[U-Boot] [PATCH v2 3/3] common: Generic loader for file system

[Chee, Tien Fong]

On Mon, 2018-06-11 at 11:39 +0200, Marek Vasut wrote:
> On 06/11/2018 07:01 AM, Chee, Tien Fong wrote:
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> > > > > This is a configuration. You do not need (new) a DT
> > > > > compatible
> > > > > for
> > > > > that.
> > > > > So why is the DT compatible even needed in the FW loader at
> > > > > all ?
> > > > > 
> > > > I thought DT compatible is used by driver to find the fs_loader
> > > > node in
> > > > DTS. May be i am wrong.
> > > There should be no FW loader in the DTS. Why would there be one ?
> > > 
> >  I added DTS support for user to define storage type and default
> > partition. So you want me to remove the DTS?
> > Removing the DTS, then user can only set storage type and partition
> > through dev instance. So, this design OK for you?
> How does Linux do it ?
> 
Linux firmware loading method is different with this
Linux loading firmware with
1. Firmware search paths - which is hardcoded in root file system
2. Built-in firmware - part of kernel binaries

This patch loading firmware with
1. Storage type and partition specified in DTS, but storage type can
be overridden dev instance and partition through U-boot variable
environment.

Or:

2. Storage type can be set through dev instance, and partition through
U-boot variable environment. No DTS is required.

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