Re: [PATCH 1/2] dt-bindings: hwinfo: Introduce board-id

[Amrit Anand]

On 1/24/2024 1:35 AM, Trilok Soni wrote:
> On 1/23/2024 10:51 AM, Elliot Berman wrote:
> > On 1/23/2024 9:18 AM, Conor Dooley wrote:
> > > On Tue, Jan 23, 2024 at 12:50:07PM +0100, Krzysztof Kozlowski wrote:
> > > > On 22/01/2024 11:10, Amrit Anand wrote:
> > > > > On 1/21/2024 12:40 AM, Trilok Soni wrote:
> > > > > > On 1/20/2024 3:20 AM, Amrit Anand wrote:
> > > > > > > From: Elliot Berman <quic_eberman@xxxxxxxxxxx>
> > > > > > >
> > > > > > > Device manufacturers frequently ship multiple boards or SKUs under a
> > > > > > > single software package. These software packages will ship multiple
> > > > > > > devicetree blobs and require some mechanism to pick the correct DTB for
> > > > > > > the board the software package was deployed. Introduce a common
> > > > > > > definition for adding board identifiers to device trees. board-id
> > > > > > > provides a mechanism for bootloaders to select the appropriate DTB which
> > > > > > > is vendor/OEM-agnostic.
> > > > > > Please extend CC list to more architectures? linux-arm-kernel, risc-v etc; since
> > > > > > the proposal below is not specific to ARM but any architecture is using the
> > > > > > devicetree.
> > > > > Wouldn't devicetree@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx will have concern folks from all the
> > > > > architectures?
> > > > > Please correct me.
> > > > No.
> > > The chromium guys should get a CC on future versions of this stuff,
> > > since they like doing wacky things with compatible strings in their
> > > bootloader and this problem is one they also face. Doug Anderson and the
> > > mediatek chromebook folks would be a good start.
> > Please CC Peter Griffin from Linaro as he helped restart this
> > discussion at Plumbers.
> >
> > Peter Griffin <peter.griffin@xxxxxxxxxx>
> >
> > Also, for the oneplus boards:
> > Caleb Connolly <caleb.connolly@xxxxxxxxxx>
> Thank you everyone. Amrit - please take care of above comments
> when you post next revision and as suggested please add other
> architecture mailing lists using the devicetree. Thank you.
Sure, will keep this in mind when sending next version. Thanks for 
pointing out.

Thanks,
Amrit.