From: dirk.behme@de•bosch.com (Dirk Behme)
To: linux-arm-kernel@lists•infradead.org
Subject: [Query] Does u-boot processes dtb file
Date: Fri, 14 Sep 2012 09:35:30 +0200 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <5052DE42.6080109@de.bosch.com> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <CAKohpomubFQMj2uoP+Pb1xBsO7B14W3nR1ddSQ-ajRERNBQ+kg@mail.gmail.com>
On 14.09.2012 09:16, Viresh Kumar wrote:
> On 14 September 2012 12:38, Dirk Behme <dirk.behme@de•bosch.com> wrote:
>> Working with U-Boot, to my understanding U-Boot modifies ('patches') the dtb
>> read from the boot device before passing it to the kernel. It e.g. adds the
>> kernel command line and the memory size you specify in U-Boot to the dtb.
>
> Thanks for your response.
>
> But, if this information is also embedded in the dts earlier, will my workaround
> of filling r2 work?
I think so, but I never tried it. It's on my todo list to try this ;) If
you add all the information needed in the dts file and the resulting dtb
file is identical to the 'patched' dtb U-Boot passes to the kernel,
there should be no difference (?).
> Is filling bootargs and memory size the only stuff or some other things too?
I'm not totally sure on this. You could debug this: (a) Take the dtb
file from your boot device. (b) dump the dtb file U-Boot passes to the
kernel (i.e. do a memory dump from the pointer U-Boot passes in r2).
Compare (a) and (b) with a binary diff.
Best regards
Dirk
next prev parent reply other threads:[~2012-09-14 7:35 UTC|newest]
Thread overview: 5+ messages / expand[flat|nested] mbox.gz Atom feed top
2012-09-14 6:58 [Query] Does u-boot processes dtb file Viresh Kumar
2012-09-14 7:08 ` Dirk Behme
2012-09-14 7:16 ` Viresh Kumar
2012-09-14 7:35 ` Dirk Behme [this message]
2012-09-14 9:16 ` Stefan Roese
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