[PATCH v4] ARM: multi_v7_defconfig: Enable shmobile platforms

Arnd Bergmann
2015-02-25T16:18:36Z

On Tuesday 24 February 2015 15:14:45 Geert Uytterhoeven wrote:
> Enable support for shmobile platforms that became multi-platform aware.
> Several non-critical drivers and subsystems are built as modules, to keep
> kernel size reasonable.
>
> Tested on:
> - r8a73a4/ape6evm:
> - U-Boot fails with "Error: unrecognized/unsupported machine ID",
> - kexec works.
> - r8a7740/armadillo:
> - Hermit boot loader fails (larger image, more memory corruption),
> - kexec works.
> - r8a7791/koelsch,
> - sh73a0/kzm9g:
> - zImage+DTB from U-Boot needs CONFIG_ARM_ATAG_DTB_COMPAT=n,
> - kexec works.
> - am335x/boneblack.
>
> Signed-off-by: Geert Uytterhoeven <geert+renesas@glider.be>
> Acked-by: Simon Horman <horms+renesas@verge.net.au>
> ---
> Many thanks for applying!
>
> v4:
> - Add Acked-by,
> - Enable R-Mobile reset driver (for r8a73a4/r8a7740/sh73a0),
> - Add r8a73a4/ape6evm, as it became multi-platform aware,
> - Drop useless SERIAL_8250_EXTENDED=y,
> - Make lots of new (and only new) stuff modular:
> - media,
> - RTC,
> - USB (except for USB_GADGET, as that would affect USB_CHIPIDEA),
> - accelerometer,
> - i2c host drivers for buses with devices that have modular or no
> drivers.
> This saves ca. 256 KiB according to bloat-o-meter.
>

Nice!

Should we take this for 4.0, or 4.1?

Arnd