From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 From: "H. Peter Anvin" Subject: Re: bootloader support for DTB on x86 Date: Tue, 22 May 2012 14:53:54 -0700 Message-ID: <4FBC0AF2.2030106@zytor.com> References: <20120522125622.GA21187@avionic-0098.mockup.avionic-design.de> <20120522195107.GA17501@linutronix.de> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="utf-8" Content-Transfer-Encoding: base64 Return-path: In-Reply-To: <20120522195107.GA17501-hfZtesqFncYOwBW4kG4KsQ@public.gmane.org> List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , Errors-To: devicetree-discuss-bounces+gldd-devicetree-discuss=m.gmane.org-uLR06cmDAlY/bJ5BZ2RsiQ@public.gmane.org Sender: devicetree-discuss-bounces+gldd-devicetree-discuss=m.gmane.org-uLR06cmDAlY/bJ5BZ2RsiQ@public.gmane.org To: Sebastian Andrzej Siewior , Thomas Renninger Cc: x86-DgEjT+Ai2ygdnm+yROfE0A@public.gmane.org, devicetree-discuss-uLR06cmDAlY/bJ5BZ2RsiQ@public.gmane.org, Rob Herring , Ingo Molnar , Thomas Gleixner List-Id: devicetree@vger.kernel.org T24gMDUvMjIvMjAxMiAxMjo1MSBQTSwgU2ViYXN0aWFuIEFuZHJ6ZWogU2lld2lvciB3cm90ZToK PiAKPiBJdCBzaG91bGQgbm90IGJlIHRoYXQgZGlmZmljdWx0LiAKPiAtIExvb2sgaG93IHRoZSBp bml0cmQgaXMgbG9hZGVkLiBVc2UgdGhlIHNhbWUgdGVjaG5pcXVlIHRvIGxvYWQgdGhlIGR0YiAK PiAgIGJsb2IuIAo+IAo+IC0gQWxsb2NhdGUgYW5vdGhlciBtZW1vcnkgYmxvY2sgZm9yIHNldHVw X2RhdGEuIFlvdSBuZWVkIG9uZSBlbnRyeSBvZiAKPiAgIHR5cGUgU0VUVVBfRFRCIHBvaW50aW5n IHRvIHRoZSBkdGIuIElmIEkgcmVtZW1iZXIgY29ycmVjdGx5LCB0aGUgCj4gICBzZXR1cF9kYXRh IGlzIHRocm93biBhd2F5IGJ5IGtlcm5lbCBhbmQgdGhlIGR0YiBibG9iIGl0c2VsZiBpcyAgCj4g ICByZWxvY2F0ZWQgdG8gc29tZSBwbGFjZSBzYWZlLgo+IAo+IC0gWW91IG1heSBuZWVkIHRvIHNl dCBoYXJkd2FyZV9zdWJhcmNoIHRvIHNvbWUgc2ltaWxhciB0byAKPiAgIFg4Nl9TVUJBUkNIX0NF NDEwMC4gSSBtZWFuIHlvdSAqbWF5KiBuZWVkIHlvdXIgb3duIHN1YmFyY2ggdmFsdWUgYnV0IAo+ ICAgeW91IGNhbiBtb3N0IGxpa2VseSByZXVzZSBtb3N0IG9mIHRoZSBmdW5jdGlvbnMgdGhhdCBj ZTQxMDAgaXMgdXNpbmcuIAo+ICAgVGhlIFBDSSBidXMgYW5kIFVBUlQgaXMgYnJva2VuIGlzIGEg c3BlY2lhbCB3YXksIGV2ZXJ5dGhpbmcgZWxzZSBpcwo+ICAgZ2VuZXJpYy4gU2luY2Ugd2UgZG9u J3QgaGF2ZSBBQ1BJL1NGSSzDosKAxaAgd2UgbmVlZCBzb21ldGhpbmcgdG8gZmluZAo+ICAgSFBF VCwgSU8tQVBJQywgaXJxIHJvdXRpbmcsw6LCgMWgCj4gCgpDYXJlZnVsIGhlcmUhCgpXZSBoYXZl IGp1c3QgaGFkIGEgbG9uZyBkaXNjdXNzaW9uIGhvdyB3ZSB3YW50IHRvIGhhbmRsZSBsYXJnZSBk YXRhCmJsb2JzIHdoaWNoIG5lZWQgYm9vdGxvYWRlciBzdXBwb3J0IGluIHg4NiBzcGFjZS4gIFRo ZSBjb25zZW5zdXMgb3BpbmlvbgplbmRlZCB1cCB0aGF0IHRoZXkgc2hvdWxkIGJlIHByZXBlbmRl ZCB0byB0aGUgaW5pdHJhbWZzLCB1bmNvbXByZXNzZWQsCmFuZCB1c2luZyBhIGNwaW8gaGVhZGVy IHdpdGggYSBmaWxlIG5hbWUgYmVnaW5uaW5nIHdpdGggImtlcm5lbC8iLgoKVGh1cywgaXQgaXMg bG9naWNhbGx5IHBhcnQgb2YgaW5pdHJhbWZzIGJ1dCBjYW4gYmUgYWNjZXNzZWQgZWFybGllciBp bgp0aGUgYm9vdC4gIFRoaXMgaGFzIGEgbnVtYmVyIG9mIGFkdmFudGFnZXMgZm9yIHRoZSBib290 bG9hZGVyLCBpbmNsdWRpbmcKYSBtb2RpY3VtIG9mIGJhY2t3YXJkIGNvbXBhdGliaWxpdHkgd2l0 aCBsZWdhY3kgYm9vdGxvYWRlcnMuCgpJbnRlbmRlZCB1c2VycyBvZiB0aGlzIG1lY2hhbmlzbSBp bmNsdWRlIG1pY3JvY29kZSB1cGRhdGVzIGFuZCBBQ1BJCnRhYmxlIG92ZXJyaWRlcy4KCkkgcmVh bGx5IGRvbid0IHdhbnQgdG8gc2VlIG1vcmUgYWQgaG9ja2VyeSBvZiB0aGUgQ0U0MTAwIHZhcmll dHkuCgpUaGUgY29kZSBmb3IgdGhpcyBpcyBzdGlsbCBub3QgaW50ZWdyYXRlZDsgSSB3cm90ZSB1 cCBzb21lIGNwaW8gcGFyc2luZwpjb2RlIGZvciB0aGlzOgoKaHR0cDovL3d3dy56eXRvci5jb20v fmhwYS9rZXJuZWwvZmluZGNwaW8uYwoKLi4uIGJ1dCBpdCBoYXNuJ3QgYmVlbiBpbmNsdWRlZCBp biBhbnkga2VybmVsIHRyZWVzIHlldC4gIEkga25vdyBUaG9tYXMKUmVubmluZ2VyIHNhaWQgaGUg d2FzIGdvaW5nIHRvIHdvcmsgb24gaXQsIGJ1dCBJIGhhdmVuJ3Qgc2VlbiBhbnl0aGluZy4KClNl ZSB0aGUgTEtNTCB0aHJlYWQgIltQQVRDSF0gQUNQSTogSW1wbGVtZW50IG92ZXJyaWRpbmcgb2Yg YXJiaXRyYXJ5CkFDUEkgdGFibGVzIHZpYSBpbml0cmQiOgoKaHR0cDovL2xrbWwua2VybmVsLm9y Zy9yLzEzMzI1MTI5ODQtNzk2NjQtMS1naXQtc2VuZC1lbWFpbC10cmVubkBzdXNlLmRlCgoJLWhw YQoKLS0gCkguIFBldGVyIEFudmluLCBJbnRlbCBPcGVuIFNvdXJjZSBUZWNobm9sb2d5IENlbnRl cgpJIHdvcmsgZm9yIEludGVsLiAgSSBkb24ndCBzcGVhayBvbiB0aGVpciBiZWhhbGYuCgpfX19f X19fX19fX19fX19fX19fX19fX19fX19fX19fX19fX19fX19fX19fX19fXwpkZXZpY2V0cmVlLWRp c2N1c3MgbWFpbGluZyBsaXN0CmRldmljZXRyZWUtZGlzY3Vzc0BsaXN0cy5vemxhYnMub3JnCmh0 dHBzOi8vbGlzdHMub3psYWJzLm9yZy9saXN0aW5mby9kZXZpY2V0cmVlLWRpc2N1c3MK