From: linux@arm.linux.org.uk (Russell King - ARM Linux)
To: linux-arm-kernel@lists.infradead.org
Subject: [PATCH] ARM: Versatile Express: Add default memory layout
Date: Thu, 22 Jul 2010 12:44:27 +0100 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <20100722114427.GP31293@n2100.arm.linux.org.uk> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <1279798823.9564.47.camel@e102109-lin.cambridge.arm.com>
On Thu, Jul 22, 2010 at 12:40:23PM +0100, Catalin Marinas wrote:
> On Thu, 2010-07-22 at 12:30 +0100, Russell King - ARM Linux wrote:
> > It's also an argument for avoiding DT! If boot loaders can't even get
> > the most basic of information right...
>
> With DT I see it as slightly different. The DT information is provided
> by the board manufacturer and the boot loader doesn't need to do much
> discovery. It can be a pretty dumb boot loader just passing the relevant
> DT address to the kernel. But that's another thread of discussion (which
> unfortunately I didn't have time to follow properly).
The boot loader is also provided by the board manufacturer... I see it
as being not much different.
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Thread overview: 10+ messages / expand[flat|nested] mbox.gz Atom feed top
2010-07-21 16:55 [PATCH] ARM: Versatile Express: Add default memory layout Catalin Marinas
2010-07-22 10:30 ` Russell King - ARM Linux
2010-07-22 10:54 ` Catalin Marinas
2010-07-22 10:57 ` Russell King - ARM Linux
2010-07-22 11:11 ` Catalin Marinas
2010-07-22 11:16 ` Russell King - ARM Linux
2010-07-22 11:19 ` Catalin Marinas
2010-07-22 11:30 ` Russell King - ARM Linux
2010-07-22 11:40 ` Catalin Marinas
2010-07-22 11:44 ` Russell King - ARM Linux [this message]
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