[GIT PULL] omap changes for v2.6.39 merge window

Richard Cochran richardcochran at gmail.com
Sat Apr 2 00:38:04 EDT 2011


On Fri, Apr 01, 2011 at 04:19:31PM -0400, Nicolas Pitre wrote:
> 
> In a perfect world the bootloader would be bug free and always up to 
> date with the best DT data.  In practice I'm very skeptical this will 
> always be the case and painless.  At least the above makes it very 
> simple to have a self contained kernel when (not if) need be.

Yes, my experience with DT on powerpc teaches me that, although DT
sounds wonderful in theory, in practice kernel/dtb/uboot form a love
triangle (or perhaps a hate triangle) where all three points must be
exactly up to date with each other. If one part is even just a month
or two too old/new, then your kernel might not boot.

Richard



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