Re: [RFC] consolidated libdt proposal

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Re: [RFC] consolidated libdt proposal

From: Milton Miller <hidden>
Date: 2006-08-10 16:51:30

On Tue Aug  8 2006 01:04:08 PM CDT, Mark A. Greer wrote:
If we're going to allow cmdline editing in the bootwrapper, we would
need to extend the size of a property.  We've never really talked about
cmdline editing in the powerpc branch but I assume that its a good
thing(tm).  I know I would like to have it so, IMHO, I think we should
add it (and therefore require extending a property).
We already have replace the command line merged (it's why my patches
don't apply).

milton

Re: [RFC] consolidated libdt proposal

From: Mark A. Greer <hidden>
Date: 2006-08-10 18:55:14

On Thu, Aug 10, 2006 at 11:51:30AM -0500, Milton Miller wrote:
On Tue Aug  8 2006 01:04:08 PM CDT, Mark A. Greer wrote:
quoted
If we're going to allow cmdline editing in the bootwrapper, we would
need to extend the size of a property.  We've never really talked about
cmdline editing in the powerpc branch but I assume that its a good
thing(tm).  I know I would like to have it so, IMHO, I think we should
add it (and therefore require extending a property).
We already have replace the command line merged (it's why my patches
don't apply).
That's different.  What you're talking about is the code that supports
sticking a cmdline in a separate section of the zImage and using it.
What I'm talking about is editing the cmdline at runtime (as in what
used to happen in arch/ppc).

Not sure if we need all of these options but that's what I was talking
about.

Mark

Re: [RFC] consolidated libdt proposal

From: Milton Miller <hidden>
Date: 2006-08-11 04:55:32

On Aug 10, 2006, at 1:55 PM, Mark A. Greer wrote:
On Thu, Aug 10, 2006 at 11:51:30AM -0500, Milton Miller wrote:
quoted
On Tue Aug  8 2006 01:04:08 PM CDT, Mark A. Greer wrote:
quoted
If we're going to allow cmdline editing in the bootwrapper, we would
need to extend the size of a property.
...
quoted
We already have replace the command line merged (it's why my patches
don't apply).
That's different.
...

Yes, but it still requires changing the size or inserting a
property, which is the real requirement we were discussing.

Yes, editing at command line would require an input function.

milton
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