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

Marc Zyngier
2015-01-05T09:50:52Z

On 31/12/14 09:25, Peter Maydell wrote:
> 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 :-)

I'll try to find some time (or a victim to do the testing... ;-). To
those interested, I have a few extra PCI backplanes (just the PCB, not
the huge noisy carrier rack) I could be convinced to part with...

Thanks,

M.
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