[U-Boot] [PATCH v2 17/19] powerpc: ppc4xx: Change from OF_SEPARATE to OF_EMBED

Masahiro Yamada yamada.m at jp.panasonic.com
Thu Feb 19 11:45:12 CET 2015


Hi,



On Sat,  7 Feb 2015 11:51:50 -0700
Simon Glass <sjg at chromium.org> wrote:

> From: Stefan Roese <sr at denx.de>
> 
> This is necessary, as ppc4xx has the reset vector located at the end
> of the U-Boot image. This needs to be flashed to the end of the NOR
> flash. Adding the dtb to the main U-Boot image will break booting
> on ppc4xx. This patch now embeds the dtb in the U-Boot image instead.
> 
> Signed-off-by: Stefan Roese <sr at denx.de>
> Cc: Simon Glass <sjg at chromium.org>
> Reviewed-by: Simon Glass <sjg at chromium.org>
> Signed-off-by: Simon Glass <sjg at chromium.org>
> ---


It this a common requirement for PowerPC architecture?
If so, does it make sense to change default value only for PowerPC?


choice
        prompt "Provider of DTB for DT control"
        depends on OF_CONTROL
        default OF_EMBED if PPC


Or, introduce OF_SEPARATE_TOP ??
I do not know...


Best Regards
Masahiro Yamada



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