Re: [PATCH 0/9] ARM Versatile multi-platform support

Peter Maydell
2014-12-31T09:25:41Z

On 30 December 2014 at 19:28, Rob Herring <robherring2-Re5JQEeQqe8AvxtiuMwx3w@public.gmane.org> wrote:
> This has been tested on QEMU. A previous version was tested on
> Versatile/AB by Linus Walleij. Linus reported a problem with the
> display panel detection. Investigation on h/w is needed still as I have
> not been able to identify the issue by inspection and the display
> detection seems to work correctly on QEMU.
>
> Linus had also mentioned to me that QEMU users may have some issue with
> removing non-DT code as the work flow has to change somewhat.

As long as you call out the requirement for a DT now in whatever
your equivalent of release notes is that should be fine. (Does
the kernel provide a useful message to serial in the absence of a
DT or does it now not have enough platform knowledge to do that?)

> Copying
> Peter Maydell here for comment (and there's rumors he may have actual PB
> h/w with PCI as well).

Will Deacon and Marc Zyngier are currently in possession of that h/w.
I'm sure they'd be delighted to pull it out of the cupboard and
give it a spin :-)

-- PMM