From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Return-Path: Received: from rs35.luxsci.com (rs35.luxsci.com [66.216.127.90]) (using TLSv1 with cipher DHE-RSA-AES256-SHA (256/256 bits)) (Client did not present a certificate) by ozlabs.org (Postfix) with ESMTPS id D490DB7CED for ; Thu, 25 Mar 2010 05:20:57 +1100 (EST) Message-ID: <4BAA5813.30406@firmworks.com> Date: Wed, 24 Mar 2010 08:21:07 -1000 From: Mitch Bradley MIME-Version: 1.0 To: Grant Likely Subject: Re: [PATCH] powerpc/fsl: add device tree binding for QE firmware References: <1269380552-10418-1-git-send-email-timur@freescale.com> <90D93687-940F-47FB-8CEA-F3C065EA611D@kernel.crashing.org> <4BAA4C8A.70104@freescale.com> In-Reply-To: Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1; format=flowed Cc: linuxppc-dev@ozlabs.org, devicetree-discuss@lists.ozlabs.org, Timur Tabi List-Id: Linux on PowerPC Developers Mail List List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , > > > Most firmware is 8-12KB, so this will make for one ugly DTS. Plus, there's the issue of distributing non-GPL firmware data inside a DTS, which is GPL. > > > You've got the distribution problem that needs to be solved regardless > because it cannot be part of U-Boot either. How do you plan to handle > QE firmware distribution and loading? > Or you could use real Open Firmware, which is free as in free, instead of free as in whatever RMS says. From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 From: Mitch Bradley Subject: Re: [PATCH] powerpc/fsl: add device tree binding for QE firmware Date: Wed, 24 Mar 2010 08:21:07 -1000 Message-ID: <4BAA5813.30406@firmworks.com> References: <1269380552-10418-1-git-send-email-timur@freescale.com> <90D93687-940F-47FB-8CEA-F3C065EA611D@kernel.crashing.org> <4BAA4C8A.70104@freescale.com> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii"; Format="flowed" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Return-path: In-Reply-To: List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , Sender: devicetree-discuss-bounces+gldd-devicetree-discuss=m.gmane.org-uLR06cmDAlY/bJ5BZ2RsiQ@public.gmane.org Errors-To: devicetree-discuss-bounces+gldd-devicetree-discuss=m.gmane.org-uLR06cmDAlY/bJ5BZ2RsiQ@public.gmane.org To: Grant Likely Cc: linuxppc-dev-mnsaURCQ41sdnm+yROfE0A@public.gmane.org, devicetree-discuss-uLR06cmDAlY/bJ5BZ2RsiQ@public.gmane.org, Timur Tabi List-Id: devicetree@vger.kernel.org > > > Most firmware is 8-12KB, so this will make for one ugly DTS. Plus, there's the issue of distributing non-GPL firmware data inside a DTS, which is GPL. > > > You've got the distribution problem that needs to be solved regardless > because it cannot be part of U-Boot either. How do you plan to handle > QE firmware distribution and loading? > Or you could use real Open Firmware, which is free as in free, instead of free as in whatever RMS says.