On Thu, Feb 05, 2009 at 02:20:22PM +0800, Eric Miao wrote: > On Thu, Feb 5, 2009 at 2:10 PM, Lennert Buytenhek > <[email protected]> wrote: > > On Wed, Feb 04, 2009 at 05:02:59PM -0700, Mark A. Greer wrote: > > > >> Hi Lennert. > > > > Hi Marc, > > > > > >> I'm working on adding support for a DaVinci-like ARM SoC from TI > >> called the DM830 (aka OMAP L137). > >> > >> http://focus.ti.com/docs/prod/folders/print/omap-l137.html > >> > >> It is not a DaVinci but close enough that we're trying to enable one > >> common davinci kernel to work on this this SoC as well. > >> > >> One of the differences between the DA830 and a true DaVinci is > >> PHYS_OFFSET. So, this brings me to your patch for a runtime-determined > >> PHYS_OFFSET value that google found for me. I see that it is not in the > >> kernel but I can't seem to find much conversation about it. > >> > >> What is the status of that patch? > >> Do you have any further plans to get it into the kernel? > > > > It seems to work alright for me. I submitted it to the patch system > > at some point, but it sat there for a while and then got discarded > > with the message 'Being discarded as a clearout of the patch system': > > > > http://www.arm.linux.org.uk/developer/patches/viewpatch.php?id=3878/1 > > > > There's some renewed interest in it from various sides, and e.g. Eric > > (CC'd) made some noise about it at some point as well. Maybe he feels > > like trying to get it upstream? > > > > Despite my noise, Russell seems to have no comments on this :( > > BTW: someone seems to have suggested using a similar approach as > x86 relocation patches, which I didn't have time to look into that.
Lennert, Eric, Thanks for your responses, Mark -- _______________________________________________ Davinci-linux-open-source mailing list [email protected] http://linux.davincidsp.com/mailman/listinfo/davinci-linux-open-source
