From: mbizon@freebox.fr (Maxime Bizon)
To: linux-arm-kernel@lists.infradead.org
Subject: [PATCH RESEND] ARM: add dtbImage.<dt> and dtbuImage.<dt> rules
Date: Mon, 30 Sep 2013 22:21:23 +0200 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <1380572483.31472.51.camel@sakura.staff.proxad.net> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <20130924121939.GD12758@n2100.arm.linux.org.uk>
On Tue, 2013-09-24 at 13:19 +0100, Russell King - ARM Linux wrote:
Hi Russell,
>
> Having kbuild wrap the zImage + DTB up into a uImage goes directly
> against this goal, because it turns the produced kernel into something
> which is specific to a single target. It's much worse than what we
> had before we went to DT, because with this it can only be used on a
> _single_ target, whereas prior to DT we could boot a single kernel
> on a variety of compatible targets.
What would you think of a patch allowing multiple DTB selected using
ATAG number ?
I don't believe telling people to upgrade bootloaders in the field is a
reasonable thing to ask.
We can make fun of vendors for leaving devices with outdated kernel
versions, but this is making life harder for the one who played by the
rules.
--
Maxime
next prev parent reply other threads:[~2013-09-30 20:21 UTC|newest]
Thread overview: 23+ messages / expand[flat|nested] mbox.gz Atom feed top
2012-09-10 13:38 [PATCH] ARM: add dtbImage.<dt> and dtbuImage.<dt> rules Richard Genoud
2012-09-10 14:39 ` Gregory CLEMENT
2012-09-27 8:10 ` [PATCH RESEND] " Richard Genoud
2012-09-27 8:29 ` Jean-Christophe PLAGNIOL-VILLARD
2012-09-27 9:08 ` Richard Genoud
2013-09-24 10:55 ` Gerlando Falauto
2013-09-24 12:01 ` Jason Cooper
2013-09-24 12:19 ` Russell King - ARM Linux
2013-09-24 12:34 ` Richard Genoud
2013-09-24 15:14 ` Gerlando Falauto
2013-09-30 18:14 ` Tim Bird
2013-09-30 22:44 ` Rob Herring
2013-10-01 3:21 ` Nicolas Pitre
2013-10-01 2:40 ` Nicolas Pitre
2013-09-30 20:21 ` Maxime Bizon [this message]
2013-09-30 20:42 ` Jason Cooper
2013-09-30 21:07 ` Maxime Bizon
2013-10-01 3:14 ` Nicolas Pitre
2013-10-01 10:41 ` Maxime Bizon
2013-10-01 11:12 ` Jason Cooper
2013-10-02 21:14 ` Russell King - ARM Linux
2013-09-24 15:14 ` Gerlando Falauto
2013-09-24 15:54 ` Jason Cooper
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