On Wed, Sep 30, 2009 at 05:26:32, Kevin Hilman wrote:
> "Mark A. Greer" <[email protected]> writes:
> 
> > On Tue, Sep 29, 2009 at 02:18:42PM +0530, Sudhakar Rajashekhara wrote:
> >> On Tue, Sep 29, 2009 at 00:19:05, Kevin Hilman wrote:
> >> > "Mark A. Greer" <[email protected]> writes:
> >> > 
> >> > > On Tue, Sep 22, 2009 at 06:10:41PM +0530, Sudhakar Rajashekhara wrote:
> >> > >> On Sat, Sep 19, 2009 at 02:40:04, Mark A. Greer wrote:
> >
> >> > >> Are you trying to align with the OOB layout being followed in U-Boot?
> >> > >
> >> > > Yes.  That and to match what both TI and MV have been supporting for
> >> > > quite a while.
> >> > >
> >> > >> U-Boot for da830/omap-l137 is not in mainline yet. I am planning to
> >> > >> start working on that shortly. We can re-visit this when 
> >> > >> da830/omap-l137
> >> > >> support is present in u-boot.
> >> > >
> >> > > Hmm, okay...
> >> > >
> >> > > So what about all the platforms that are already out there?
> >> > >
> >> > > Even if it changes, I'd recommend the driver patch [1/2] still go
> >> > > in so that the functionality is there if/when its ever needed (and
> >> > > its a really simple patch).  I can alway redo the platform patch [2/2].
> >> > 
> >> > I'll apply 1/1 today.
> >> > 
> >> > Sudhakar, for 2/2, what's the reason to wait for u-boot support to go
> >> > upstream.  Is the u-boot support going to change?  If most folks are 
> >> > using
> >> > recent u-boot anyways, it seems that this should get merged as well. 
> >> > 
> >> 
> >> Kevin,
> >> 
> >> Existing u-boot for da8xx was based on u-boot for DM355/DM365 but u-boot
> >> for DM355/DM365 has changed in mainline so I expect that u-boot for da8xx
> >> is also going to change. Also, there may be some users which are using the
> >> old u-boot for DM355/DM365 and this kind of patch is required for those
> >> platforms as well. Of course it can be a different patch.
> >
> > What if we applied the patch so systems with the current u-boot work
> > and then worry about how to disable it when the new u-boot is ready
> > (e.g., CONFIG_ option or ...).
> 
> This is fine with me.
> 
> Sudhakar, any objections?
> 

No objections from my side for this approach.

Thanks,
Sudhakar


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