Re: [meta-fsl-arm-extra][PATCH 3/4] linux-cfa: add a kernel recipe supporting Crystalfontz boards

[Marek Vasut <marex@denx.de>]

Dear Alexandre Belloni,

> On 22/08/2013 19:56, Otavio Salvador wrote:
> > On Thu, Aug 22, 2013 at 2:27 PM, Alexandre Belloni
> > 
> > <alexandre.belloni@free-electrons.com> wrote:
> >> On 22/08/2013 19:19, Otavio Salvador wrote:
> >>>>> What it does different here than original linux-dtb alternatives?
> >>>> 
> >>>> Actually, the default environment present in the barebox mainline for
> >>>> the cfa10036 is looking for a kernel named zImage-cfa10036 and DTBs
> >>>> named oftree-${DTB_BOARD_NAME} in /boot. So I'm just creating more
> >>>> links to the kernel and DTBs. I'm not doing anything differently, I'm
> >>>> just creating more links.
> >>> 
> >>> I'd patch the default environment so we avoid custom behaviour from
> >>> other boards. Do you mind?
> >> 
> >> Hum, I'm not sure about that, that would mean that we would have a
> >> different behaviour between the buildroot generated image and the yocto
> >> generated image which is not so great from a customer support point of
> >> view. Also oftree is the usual name for dtbs in barebox, I'd like to
> >> stick to it. That is just a bunch of links and that part will stay in
> >> the crystalfontz specific kernel recipe anyway, does it matter that
> >> much ?
> > 
> > No; but it is code for you to maintain and be sure it keeps working.
> > Personally I'd stick to OE-Core standard but it is up to you to
> > decide. I am fine with both ways.
> 
> Sure but my opinion is that is is already quite stupid that yocto does
> not use the names generated by the kernel in the first place.

The linux kernel does generate files named "oftree-FOO" somehow? How?

Best regards,
Marek Vasut