Re: [PATCH v3 0/3] A-core no-SPL Boot Support

[Gokul Praveen <g-praveen@ti.com>]

Hi Bryan.

On 02/09/26 19:15, Bryan Brattlof wrote:
> On September  2, 2026 thus sayeth Gokul Praveen:
>> Hi Bryan,
>>
>> On 01/09/26 21:53, Bryan Brattlof wrote:
>>> On August 19, 2026 thus sayeth Gokul Praveen:
>>>> A-Core no-SPL Mode is a boot approach that bypasses
>>>> the A Core SPL while retaining U-Boot in the boot flow.
>>>> This mode provides faster boot times compared to normal boot
>>>> while maintaining U-Boot's flexibility for kernel loading
>>>> and system configuration..
>>>>
>>>> v3<==> v2
>>>> ===========
>>>> * Updated the naming convention used from "no-spl" to "A-core no-spl" to
>>>> * make it more specific and clear..
>>>> * Link to v2:https://lore.kernel.org/all/20260818115322.101705-1-g-praveen@ti.com/
>>>>
>>>> v2<==> v1
>>>> ===========
>>>> * Updated the naming convention used from "semi-falcon" to "no-spl".
>>>> * Link to v1: https://lore.kernel.org/all/20260814102153.44487-1-g-praveen@ti.com/
>>>>
>>>> Boot logs link :
>>>> https://gist.github.com/GokulPraveen2001/fef407a482e2dad30272006de557627c
>>>>
>>>> Gokul Praveen (3):
>>>>     configs: add A-core no-SPL mode fragment for k3 devices
>>>>     arm: k3-binman: add tinospl.bin for direct U-Boot boot
>>>>     doc: ti: document A Core no-SPL boot mode for J784S4 EVM
>>>>
>>>>    Makefile                               |   2 +-
>>>>    arch/arm/dts/k3-binman.dtsi            |  47 ++++++++
>>>>    arch/arm/dts/k3-j784s4-binman.dtsi     |  65 +++++++++++
>>>>    arch/arm/dts/k3-j784s4-evm-u-boot.dtsi |  14 +++
>>>>    configs/k3_a72_nospl.config            |   1 +
>>>>    configs/k3_r5_nospl.config             |   1 +
>>> Please make sure to update the board/ti/*/MAINTAINERS entries for these
>>> config fragments.
>> Got it, do you recommend creating a separate MAINTAINERS folder
>>
>> in the board/ti folder and adding my name under some TI BOOTFLOWS heading
>> with subheading as
>>
>> A-Core no-SPL mode or do you instead  recommend adding TI BOOTFLOWS heading
>> with subheading as
>>
>> A-Core no-SPL mode inside all the board/ti/*/MAINTAINERS files.
> As long as one board has it covered we should be good. Because this
> looks to only be for the J784S4-EVM I would suggest adding them to the
> EVM block inside board/ti/j784s4/MAINTAINERS

Sure , I will do that. Can you also put a "reviewed by" if possible

so that I can add that while sending the v4 patch.

Regards

Gokul Praveen

>
> ~Bryan