[PATCH 4/5] env: allow default environment to be amended from control dtb

Wolfgang Denk wd at denx.de
Tue Nov 17 12:31:07 CET 2020


Dear Simon,

In message <CAPnjgZ3Tdkr-r0D1q-nk48pfGvoMG4ZodUJLh_ZxMQAQb3E=wg at mail.gmail.com> you wrote:
>
> > Apending data to it is not acceptable.  If you need to append data,
> > then only to the regular environment.
> >
> > And please, for the sake of avoiding further confusiion, please do
> > not name this "default-environment".
>
> Apart from what Wolfgang says here, it does seem useful.

On the other hand I wonder in which way "appending to the existing
environment" is different from what "env import" does?

> I wonder if we should have a way to load the (whole) environment from DT?

You mean adding a DT type specifier to the "env import" command?

Sounds good to me...

Best regards,

Wolfgang Denk

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