[PATCH 10/11] mach-types: add ID for Archos G9 tablet

[Jean-Christophe PLAGNIOL-VILLARD]

On 14:26 Sun 07 Oct     , vj wrote:
> On Sun, Oct 7, 2012 at 2:16 PM, Sascha Hauer <s.hauer at pengutronix.de> wrote:
> > On Sun, Oct 07, 2012 at 02:07:28PM +0200, vj wrote:
> >> On Sun, Oct 7, 2012 at 12:30 PM, Sascha Hauer <s.hauer at pengutronix.de>wrote:
> >>
> >> > Please no manual updates to this file, they will be overwritten once the
> >> > next update from:
> >> >
> >> > http://www.arm.linux.org.uk/developer/machines/download.php
> >> >
> >> > comes in. I see that the Archos G9 does not have a machine id
> >> > registered. You can register one yourself at:
> >> >
> >> > http://www.arm.linux.org.uk/developer/machines/
> >> >
> >> > btw is 5032 the id Archos uses or did you think it up yourself?
> >> >
> >> > Sascha
> >> >
> >> > --
> >> > Pengutronix e.K.                           |                             |
> >> > Industrial Linux Solutions                 | http://www.pengutronix.de/  |
> >> > Peiner Str. 6-8, 31137 Hildesheim, Germany | Phone: +49-5121-206917-0    |
> >> > Amtsgericht Hildesheim, HRA 2686           | Fax:   +49-5121-206917-5555 |
> >> >
> >>
> >> 5032 is chosen by Archos in it's Android kernel:
> >> http://gitorious.org/archos/archos-gpl-gen9-kernel-ics/blobs/master/arch/arm/tools/mach-types
> >
> > Appearently the Archos guys can't read :(
> >
> > In this case I suggest that you just hardcode this number in your board
> > file and add a big fat warning comment that you only did that to make
> > the Archos kernel bootable.
> > Another, maybe better solution would be to:
> >
> > - register a proper id for the G9
> > - use it as default in barebox
> > - Add some template in the environment to overwrite it to make the
> >   Archos provided Kernel boot.
> >
> > Sascha
> >
> > --
> > Pengutronix e.K.                           |                             |
> > Industrial Linux Solutions                 | http://www.pengutronix.de/  |
> > Peiner Str. 6-8, 31137 Hildesheim, Germany | Phone: +49-5121-206917-0    |
> > Amtsgericht Hildesheim, HRA 2686           | Fax:   +49-5121-206917-5555 |
> 
> Well, booting the factory provided kernel would be great and that
> would be a reason to preserve the 5032.
> But the fact is that's not possible for now. Archos has added some
> tweaks to their bootloader and kernel so they write board specific
> information in the boot sector and the bootloader passes it to the
> kernel.
> To be able to boot their kernel this "feature_tags" should be
> implemented in barebox.
> For more information see:
> http://gitorious.org/archos/archos-gpl-gen9-kernel-ics/blobs/master/arch/arm/include/asm/feature_list.h
an other example for shit stuff in bootloader

hopefully the DT will fix this

this "feature_tags" need to be used in a way that we do not touch the generic
code

Maybe via a custon bootm

Best Regards,
J.
> 
> Regards,
>   Vicente.
> 
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