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

[Tom Rini]

On Tue, Nov 17, 2020 at 12:31:07PM +0100, Wolfgang Denk wrote:
> 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...

Adding in Marek as well since I believe he's been doing things with
append-only environment, and it would be good to make sure we have
something that fits everyones needs, and doesn't break what people are
already doing as well.

-- 
Tom
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