[U-Boot] [U-boot] CONFIG_FIT and CONFIG_OF_LIBFDT

TigerLiu at viatech.com.cn TigerLiu at viatech.com.cn
Tue Aug 27 03:32:53 CEST 2013


Hi,Rini:
Thanks for your reply!
>> Just use FDT as kernel parameter passed to linux kernel's entry
point?
>
>That is one use, yes.  But that may or may not be a recommended way to
>store the FDT for a platform (based on some discussion on the
>devicetrees mailing list, while there's no formal recommendations yet,
>having the shipped with platform FDT be done in such a way that it can
>be updated is strongly encouraged, possibly without having to replace
>the rest of the firmware as that's seen as a possible way to brick the
>hardware).
>
>If you're planning on shipping hardware soon, with a device tree
>embedded within it, I would strongly encourage talking with
>devicetrees at vger.kernel.org about how to best do it, for your platform.

So, based on your experience:
Do most ARM SOC production vendors adopt which way to store dtb binary?

I think storing dtb binary into a dedicated nv-storage(such as : some
blocks in NAND chip) is a better way.

Best wishes,


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