From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 From: scott.branden@broadcom.com (Scott Branden) Date: Wed, 29 Aug 2018 11:59:36 -0700 Subject: [PATCH] arm64: defconfig: enable EFI_ARMSTUB_DTB_LOADER In-Reply-To: References: <1535563287-24803-1-git-send-email-scott.branden@broadcom.com> Message-ID: To: linux-arm-kernel@lists.infradead.org List-Id: linux-arm-kernel.lists.infradead.org Hi Olof, On 18-08-29 11:44 AM, Olof Johansson wrote: > Hi, > > On Wed, Aug 29, 2018 at 10:21 AM, Scott Branden > wrote: >> Enable EFI_ARMSTUB_DTB_LOADER to add support for the dtb= command line >> parameter to function with efi loader. >> >> Required to boot on existing bootloaders that do not support devicetree >> provided by the platform or by the bootloader. >> >> Fixes: 3d7ee348aa41 ("efi/libstub/arm: Add opt-in Kconfig option for the DTB loader") >> Signed-off-by: Scott Branden > Why did Ard create an option for this if it's just going be turned on > in default configs? Doesn't make sense to me. > > It would help to know what firmware still is crippled and how common > it is, since it's been a few years that this has been a requirement by > now. Broadcom NS2 and Stingray in current development and production need this option in the kernel enabled in order to boot. > > > -Olof