Messages in this thread | | | Subject | Re: [PATCH 0/3 - V2] Introducing Device Tree Overlays | From | Pantelis Antoniou <> | Date | Thu, 7 Nov 2013 22:06:31 +0200 |
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Hi Sebastian,
On Nov 7, 2013, at 9:25 PM, Sebastian Andrzej Siewior wrote:
> On 06.11.13, Guenter Roeck wrote: > |… > thanks for the explanation. > >> We use DT overlays to describe the hardware on those boards and, if necessary, >> its configuration. For example, if there is a PCIe switch, the overlay would >> describe its memory and bus number configuration. > > So have your "fix" configuration and a few overlays you switch at > runtime. The problem you have is that you want to switch a specific part > if your configuration at runtime. I assume you run DT on ARM. What > happens if you swtich from ARM to x86 and you "keep" your FPGA > configuration requirement? You can't use both, DT and ACPI, right? So > what happens then? >
FWIW DT has been ported to x86. And is present on arm/powerpc/mips/arc and possibly others.
So what are we talking about again? If you care about the non-DT case, why don't you make a patch about how you could support Guenter's use case on the x86.
His use case is not uncommon, believe it or not, and x86 would benefit from something this flexible.
>> >> Guenter > > Sebastian
Regards
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