Re: [PATCHv3] ARM:boot:device tree: Allow the device tree binary to be appended to zImage

On Wed, 4 May 2011, Tony Lindgren wrote:

* Nicolas Pitre [off-list ref] [110429 12:11]:

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I don't think the DT data is that huge, but that's a point in favor of 
doing it in the zImage code.  We'll just need to feed the total size of 
the uncompressed kernel .bss section to zImage when compiling it.

One more thing to consider though.. I don't think we want to copy the
DT data twice. It's not big right now, but could get large if we pass
all the clocks in it.

So this should be probably fixed in the original patch.. John got
any thoughts on that?

No.  The original patch is good (and complex) enough as it is now.  It 
already required 3 rounds of reviews before it was right. This should be 
fixed in a subsequent patch.


Nicolas