On Tue, Nov 25, 2008 at 12:55 PM, Josh Boyer <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>wrote:
> On Tue, 25 Nov 2008 12:53:12 -0600 > "Matt Sealey" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > Nitpick, really.. shouldn't the logbuffer location(s) be some device tree > > property(ies), perhaps something in the > > /chosen node that U-Boot etc. can then fill out? > > I don't think that's a nitpick. It's a fundamental change in how this > would all work. However, I do think you're generally right. > > Perhaps not /chosen, but maybe something like /rtas or /firmware, etc. > > josh I think the best place is chosen, with things like stdin, stdout etc. - this is where you generally go and dump weird little variables which need to be passed in for early boot. You could consider the log buffer a kind of stdin/out variation. I don't think it needs a whole new device tree node just for two memory locations.. is the support really worth a compatible property, etc. to differentiate between different operating modes? -- Matt Sealey <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Genesi, Manager, Developer Relations
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