Re: [PATCH 2/2] arm: boot: store ATAG structure into DT atags field

From: Pali RohÃr
Date: Fri May 15 2015 - 16:16:33 EST


On Friday 15 May 2015 22:12:41 Arnd Bergmann wrote:
> On Friday 15 May 2015 21:50:07 Pali RohÃr wrote:
> > }
> >
> > }
> >
> > + /* include the terminating ATAG_NONE */
> > + atag_size = (char *)atag - (char *)atag_list +
> > sizeof(struct tag_header); + setprop(fdt, "/", "atags",
> > atag_list, atag_size);
> > +
> >
> > if (memcount) {
> >
> > setprop(fdt, "/memory", "reg", mem_reg_property,
> >
> > 4 * memcount * memsize);
>
> The property should probably have a DT binding, and be named
> "linux,atags".
>
> It may also help to check if the "linux,atags" property already
> exists and not create it otherwise. That way we can put it into the
> n900 dts file and have it updated by the compat code, but not expose
> the atags on other platforms unless they opt in.
>
> Arnd

Maybe what would help: Is there a way to tell decompressor/kernel to not
touch atag memory and then after kernel/board-code starts it save copy
of atags? I think it is not possible right now, but correct me if I'm
wrong...

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Pali RohÃr
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