Re: [PATCH 1/1 RFC] treewide: Deprecate OF_PRIOR_STAGE

Simon Glass
2021-09-26T15:54:42Z

Hi Mark,

On Sat, 25 Sept 2021 at 11:01, Mark Kettenis <mark.kettenis@xs4all.nl> wrote:
>
> > From: Ilias Apalodimas <ilias.apalodimas@linaro.org>
> > Date: Fri, 24 Sep 2021 16:12:51 +0300
> >
> > Forgot to include Mark, which showed some interest for MBPs
>
> Well, I am currently using OF_BOARD, so this doesn't affect me. I was
> merely pointing out that having OF_PRIOR_STAGE makes some sense as it
> clearly indicates that the DT is coming from an earlier firmware
> stage. OF_BOARD is more flexible and could be used to read the DT
> from an onboard ROM or something like that.

Yes I totally agree and would prefer something more specific. To me,
OF_BOARD is just crazy-town, every board for himself.

But I think we need to get there in stages, so perhaps it doesn't
matter exactly what path we take.

Regards,
Simon