[U-Boot] [PATCH] dm: README: recommend u-boot.dtb to try driver-model on sandbox

Jagan Teki jagannadh.teki at gmail.com
Sat Dec 20 08:06:10 CET 2014


On 20 December 2014 at 02:18, Simon Glass <sjg at chromium.org> wrote:
> On 19 December 2014 at 06:39, Masahiro Yamada <yamada.m at jp.panasonic.com> wrote:
>> Jagan,
>>
>> On Fri, 19 Dec 2014 18:43:37 +0530
>> Jagan Teki <jagannadh.teki at gmail.com> wrote:
>>
>>> On 19 December 2014 at 10:46, Masahiro Yamada <yamada.m at jp.panasonic.com> wrote:
>>> > To enjoy driver-model on sandbox, using device tree is recommended.
>>> > While we are here, change sandbox_config to sandbox_defconfig too.
>>> >
>>> > Signed-off-by: Masahiro Yamada <yamada.m at jp.panasonic.com>
>>> > ---
>>> >
>>> >  doc/driver-model/README.txt | 4 ++--
>>> >  1 file changed, 2 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)
>>> >
>>> > diff --git a/doc/driver-model/README.txt b/doc/driver-model/README.txt
>>> > index 3e2f622..eafa825 100644
>>> > --- a/doc/driver-model/README.txt
>>> > +++ b/doc/driver-model/README.txt
>>> > @@ -36,9 +36,9 @@ How to try it
>>> >
>>> >  Build U-Boot sandbox and run it:
>>> >
>>> > -   make sandbox_config
>>> > +   make sandbox_defconfig
>>> >     make
>>> > -   ./u-boot
>>> > +   ./u-boot -d u-boot.dtb
>>>
>>> this -d is an optional I suppose without dtb we can able to access dm isn't it?
>>
>>
>> Without -d, DM can still have access to platform data, but
>> arch/sandbox/sandbox.dts provies us more features.
>> With "-d u-boot.dtb", you will notice a difference at glance: "cyan" terminal.
>
> Acked-by: Simon Glass <sjg at chromium.org>
>
> Masahiro, do you think U-Boot should automatically pick up u-boot.dtb
> in the same directory as the executable, unless -d gives another file?
> I suppose we could add a '--nodtb' option too.

In that case may be better list the options, on file itself.

Acked-by: Jagannadha Sutradharudu Teki <jagannadh.teki at gmail.com>

thanks!
-- 
Jagan.


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