Re: [meta-ti] [dunfell/master PATCH 0/6] am65x/j7*: Remove non-existent 5.10.y dtb*

["Denys Dmytriyenko" <denis@denix.org>]

On Thu, Apr 15, 2021 at 02:00:31PM -0500, Bajjuri, Praneeth wrote:
> 
> 
> On 4/15/2021 1:24 PM, Denys Dmytriyenko wrote:
> >On Thu, Apr 15, 2021 at 12:07:05PM -0500, praneeth via lists.yoctoproject.org wrote:
> >>Denys,
> >>
> >>On 4/15/2021 12:10 AM, praneeth@ti.com wrote:
> >>>From: Praneeth Bajjuri <praneeth@ti.com>
> >>>
> >>>The current ti-linux-5.10.y integration branch doesnt have support for
> >>>non base board dtb/o form the primary latest processor board on am65 and
> >>>j7* evms yet.
> >>>
> >>>Removing these dtb/o for enabling the builds to continue.
> >>>Plan to add these blob and overlays back once the equivalent support is
> >>>added in the integrated ti-linux-5.10.y kernel.
> >>>
> >>
> >>Need your recommendation if this is the right approach to enable the
> >>builds at this early stage of LTS migration (and re-enable the
> >>overlays once the support is added in kernel).
> >
> >That's kind of normal to start a new LTS with bare minimum of dtb/o support.
> >
> >But I have 2 concerns:
> >
> >1. Maybe better to just push commit with removal, instead of reverting old
> >commits - it may get quite confusing soon with reverts of reverts...
> 
> makes sense. will squash in v2.
> 
> >
> >2. Do you think it's still premature to make 5.10 as a default in meta-ti
> >dunfell branch? Since dunfell is kind of established stable (not a new LTS),
> >anyone who updates meta-ti will go from fully working 5.4 to a very minimal
> >and bare 5.10 - may be a bad user experience...
> 
> Was thinking in similar line.
> So, till the 5.10 baseline matures i will continue to use
> dunfell-next to stage the patches and keep dunfell branch untouched
> w.r.t merging 5.10 specific changes.
> 
> Let me know if this a good approach, The only problem in that case
> is the graphics update for 5.10 that i recently pulled to dunfell
> branch. Need to revert it to keep 5.4 dunfell experience retained.

Try those updates first with 5.4 before reverting them, mayve they'll work.


> Any other ideas?
> 
> >
> >
> >>>Praneeth Bajjuri (6):
> >>>   Revert "conf: j7-evm: Add jailhouse dtbo"
> >>>   Revert "j7-evm: add new k3-j721e-proc-board-tps65917.dtb"
> >>>   Revert "j7-evm: add new infotainment DTBO file"
> >>>   Revert "j7-evm: add k3-j721e-pcie-backplane.dtbo"
> >>>   Revert "conf: machine: j7200-evm: Add Jailhouse overlay"
> >>>   conf/machine: am65xx: Remove non-existent dtb* from 5.10
> >>>
> >>>  conf/machine/include/am65xx.inc | 11 -----------
> >>>  conf/machine/j7-evm.conf        |  4 ----
> >>>  conf/machine/j7200-evm.conf     |  1 -
> >>>  3 files changed, 16 deletions(-)
> >>>
> >
> 

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