Re: [PATCH] ARM: dts: omap3-evm: Fix missing NAND partition information

Ladislav Michl
2017-12-12T17:51:05Z

On Tue, Dec 12, 2017 at 08:55:42AM -0800, Tony Lindgren wrote:
> * Derald D. Woods <woods.technical@gmail.com> [171212 16:34]:
> > I am testing using an appended device-tree. This has been the most
> > reliable method for the OMAP34XX boards that I have. If you have an
> > example config, with working command line MTDPARTS, for beagleboard(Rev.
> > C4), Overo TOBI, or similiar OMAP34XX, I will gladly use it. Also note
> > that other OMAP34XX boards currently provide a default partition
> > layout. Is that bad practice for all of those as well? I am open to
> > exploring the method that actually works.
>
> I think we came to the conclusion at some point that it's best to rely
> on u-boot passed partitions because with later u-boot versions the
> size was increased for the bootloader partition.
>
> Ideally of course we would read the partition information from the
> MTD device somewhere..

Already done and called UBI :)