[U-Boot] [PATCH v2] defconfig: Add a config for AM335x High Security EVM

Lokesh Vutla lokeshvutla at ti.com
Wed Jan 18 05:14:08 CET 2017


[..snip..]

>>>>> +CONFIG_OF_LIST="am335x-evm am335x-bone am335x-boneblack am335x-evmsk am335x-bonegreen am335x-icev2"
>>>>
>>>> Just wondering, do we have HS variants of all these boards? If not we
>>>> can just keep am335x-evm.
>>>>
>>>
>>> We don't "technically" have HS vs non-HS versions of any board, the
>>> boards are the same, the non-HS ones simply have the security features
>>> locked out. If the silicon they put on any of these boards is not locked
>>> out then it becomes an HS board.
>>
>> Thanks.
>>
>>>
>>> But, yes, I only know of unlocked AM335x's currently being placed on the
>>> standard EVMs for now.
>>>
>> okay. Then drop all the other dtbs from the list.
>>
> 
> I'm not sure what that would get us, the differences between non-HS and
> HS have nothing to do with the devices on the boards. This will only
> create a support burden if someone gets an unlocked Beaglebone for
> instance. Why limit the *more* feature-full chip? HS chips needs to be
> thought of as they are, a superset of the non-HS chips, not as a
> different kind of chip.

Is this officially supported? Have you tested before posting?
If no then there should not be any argument for adding this support
assuming this can possibly be useful or experimental.

Thanks and regards,
Lokesh


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