From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Return-Path: Received: from mail.internode.on.net (bld-mail01.adl2.internode.on.net [203.16.214.65]) by ozlabs.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 6CF8567DF5 for ; Thu, 13 Apr 2006 21:07:22 +1000 (EST) Subject: Re: [patch][rfc]flattened device tree: Passing a dtb (blob) to Linux. From: Michael Ellerman To: Jimi Xenidis In-Reply-To: References: <5148225C-AE27-4365-A1C2-40C46491AF0D@watson.ibm.com> <9B2C87C5-0B69-46E7-B48B-9CDB882836B2@watson.ibm.com> <20060413053614.2648467DE3@ozlabs.org> Content-Type: text/plain Date: Thu, 13 Apr 2006 13:07:14 +0200 Message-Id: <1144926434.7777.5.camel@localhost.localdomain> Mime-Version: 1.0 Cc: linuxppc-dev@ozlabs.org, Michael Neuling List-Id: Linux on PowerPC Developers Mail List List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , On Thu, 2006-04-13 at 06:37 -0400, Jimi Xenidis wrote: > On Apr 13, 2006, at 1:36 AM, Michael Neuling wrote: > > > Hey Jimi, > > > >>> NOTE: that the dtc must also not generate the blob reservation > >>> entry. > >> > >> This reservation is only generated for "asm" dtc targets so it is > >> only that case that need to be changed. > > > > The user space kexec tools create a reserve map entry for the blob as > > well. > good point, but I thought the kexec tools used dtc, no? No, but they should. > looking passed my own world I see: > - iSeries: not reserving the blob at all That sounds right. I think having the kernel do it is definitely the right option. cheers -- Michael Ellerman IBM OzLabs wwweb: http://michael.ellerman.id.au phone: +61 2 6212 1183 (tie line 70 21183) We do not inherit the earth from our ancestors, we borrow it from our children. - S.M.A.R.T Person