[PATCH 0/4] board: ti: Update to latest board configuration

[Mahaveer, Vishal]

> On 13:40-20231128, Vishal Mahaveer wrote:
> > This patch series brings in the latest board configurations for
> > am62 and am62a device.
> >
> > Patch "board: ti: am62x/am62ax: Update virtual interrupt allocations
> > in board config" is needed for booting with the latest TIFS and DM
> > firmware [1].
> >
> > [1]
> > https://git.ti.com/cgit/processor-firmware/ti-linux-firmware/log/?h=ti
> > -linux-firmware
> > SHA: e891ddc65c55bfa7111e4f45834b7c26444dff72
> >
> >
> > U-boot boot log -
> > https://gist.github.com/vishalmti/6b38fb80d557478131d5aaed5aeb3596
> >
> >
> > Vishal Mahaveer (4):
> >   board: ti: am62x/am62ax: Formatting updates to board config files
> >   board: ti: am62ax: Add C7x resource allocation entries to board config
> >   board: ti: am62x/am62ax: Update MCU GPIO interrupt allocation in board
> >     config
> >   board: ti: am62x/am62ax: Update virtual interrupt allocations in board
> >     config
> >
> >  board/ti/am62ax/rm-cfg.yaml | 522
> > +++++++++++++++---------------------
> >  board/ti/am62x/rm-cfg.yaml  | 481 +++++++++++++--------------------
> >  2 files changed, 396 insertions(+), 607 deletions(-)
> 
> 
> Sorry, but this is completely confusing. There is no documentation to
> indicate there is backward compatibility break in firmware. do all users
> need to upgrade firmware along with board config updates?? what is the
> minimum firmware version that is supported? is there an ABI version check
> that should be enforced?
> 
> Is there absolutely no way for people to use the new firmware and keep
> their old u-boot? Rather disappointing to see backward compatible breakage
> occurring this stage of the device. This is not appreciated.
> 
> Please see if you can fix your firmware to maintain compatibility (as has
> been the case for year+ now)

Understood the concern. Sorry about that.

Will send a V2 with the virtual interrupt patch dropped.
The firmware will be updated to have the change reverted that causes backward compatibility issue.

> 
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> Regards,
> Nishanth Menon
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