From: Grant Likely <grant.likely-s3s/WqlpOiPyB63q8FvJNQ@public.gmane.org>
To: Christian Gmeiner
<christian.gmeiner-Re5JQEeQqe8AvxtiuMwx3w@public.gmane.org>
Cc: devicetree-discuss-uLR06cmDAlY/bJ5BZ2RsiQ@public.gmane.org
Subject: Re: x86 FDT and bootloader
Date: Mon, 4 Jul 2011 00:51:29 -0600 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <20110704065129.GN15152@ponder.secretlab.ca> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <BANLkTi=481j5L7tc1nBdC5qQsYwTzSSGEg-JsoAwUIsXosN+BqQ9rBEUg@public.gmane.org>
On Fri, Jul 01, 2011 at 01:59:51PM +0200, Christian Gmeiner wrote:
> Hi list,
>
> I am very new to device trees and have some questions. I am working on an
> embedded x86 device, which has some extra chips connected to an i2c bus.
> As it is not possible to probe for these devices - no ID register etc
> - I am looking
> into DT/FDT.
> How is it possible to pass the FDT to the linux kernel via grub? How far is FDT
> support for x86?
I don't think any work has been done to pass DT using grub. Right now
(IIRC) the DT is passed via the x86 boot protocol
(Documentation/x86/boot.txt), but I don't see the device tree bits in
the current mainline version of that document.
g.
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2011-07-01 11:59 x86 FDT and bootloader Christian Gmeiner
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