From: plagnioj@jcrosoft.com (Jean-Christophe PLAGNIOL-VILLARD)
To: linux-arm-kernel@lists.infradead.org
Subject: [PATCH 1/1] mtd: physmap_of: allow to specify the mtd name for retro compatiblity
Date: Thu, 15 Nov 2012 16:50:11 +0100 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <20121115155011.GD4398@game.jcrosoft.org> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <20121115131926.47F853E0B12@localhost>
On 13:19 Thu 15 Nov , Grant Likely wrote:
> On Sun, 4 Nov 2012 21:57:21 +0100, Jean-Christophe PLAGNIOL-VILLARD <plagnioj@jcrosoft.com> wrote:
> > linux,mtd-name allow to specify the mtd name for retro capability with
> > physmap-flash drivers as boot loader pass the mtd partition via the old
> > device name physmap-flash.
>
> Ummm. I don't follow. Could you explain more about how this change will
> be used?
the bootloader pass the nor flash (aka physmap) partitions via cmdline
when switching to DT the mtd name change so the kernel does not found the
partition table anymore as the mtd name is now the node name
and no I can not change the bootloader (product on the market)
Best Regards,
J.
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From: Jean-Christophe PLAGNIOL-VILLARD <plagnioj@jcrosoft.com>
To: Grant Likely <grant.likely@secretlab.ca>
Cc: devicetree-discuss@lists.ozlabs.org,
linux-arm-kernel@lists.infradead.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH 1/1] mtd: physmap_of: allow to specify the mtd name for retro compatiblity
Date: Thu, 15 Nov 2012 16:50:11 +0100 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <20121115155011.GD4398@game.jcrosoft.org> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <20121115131926.47F853E0B12@localhost>
On 13:19 Thu 15 Nov , Grant Likely wrote:
> On Sun, 4 Nov 2012 21:57:21 +0100, Jean-Christophe PLAGNIOL-VILLARD <plagnioj@jcrosoft.com> wrote:
> > linux,mtd-name allow to specify the mtd name for retro capability with
> > physmap-flash drivers as boot loader pass the mtd partition via the old
> > device name physmap-flash.
>
> Ummm. I don't follow. Could you explain more about how this change will
> be used?
the bootloader pass the nor flash (aka physmap) partitions via cmdline
when switching to DT the mtd name change so the kernel does not found the
partition table anymore as the mtd name is now the node name
and no I can not change the bootloader (product on the market)
Best Regards,
J.
next prev parent reply other threads:[~2012-11-15 15:50 UTC|newest]
Thread overview: 12+ messages / expand[flat|nested] mbox.gz Atom feed top
2012-11-04 20:57 [PATCH 1/1] mtd: physmap_of: allow to specify the mtd name for retro compatiblity Jean-Christophe PLAGNIOL-VILLARD
2012-11-04 20:57 ` Jean-Christophe PLAGNIOL-VILLARD
2012-11-15 13:19 ` Grant Likely
2012-11-15 13:19 ` Grant Likely
2012-11-15 15:50 ` Jean-Christophe PLAGNIOL-VILLARD [this message]
2012-11-15 15:50 ` Jean-Christophe PLAGNIOL-VILLARD
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2012-11-07 15:32 Jean-Christophe PLAGNIOL-VILLARD
2012-11-07 15:32 ` Jean-Christophe PLAGNIOL-VILLARD
2012-11-07 15:32 ` Jean-Christophe PLAGNIOL-VILLARD
2012-11-16 9:02 ` Artem Bityutskiy
2012-11-16 9:02 ` Artem Bityutskiy
2012-11-16 9:02 ` Artem Bityutskiy
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