Adding new board to Kernel

[Josenivaldo Benito Junior]

Thanks for the info!

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Josenivaldo Benito Jr.*
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On Wed, Sep 19, 2012 at 3:55 PM, Arnd Bergmann <arnd at arndb.de> wrote:

> On Friday 27 July 2012, Josenivaldo Benito Junior wrote:
> > Hi there,
> >
> > The Embedded Artists has a board based on ARM LPC3250 called EA3250 and
> > they provide a BSP with patch to Linux Kernel version 2.6.29.2. I am
> trying
> > to "up merge" this patch to Kernel v3.4 (now 3.5) and after that get it
> in
> > the mainstream. Although I have a working version (
> > https://github.com/jrbenito/Kernel-LPC3250) I still have doubts on how
> to
> > correct submit it to mainline kernel.
> >
> > -The machine type is already registered in past (
> > http://www.arm.linux.org.uk/developer/machines/list.php?id=2512) but it
> is
> > not in mainline. Since I shall not patch this file, how can I ask to it
> be
> > updated with ea3250 board information?
>
> Sorry for the late reply, I was just going through old unread email.
>
> The lpc32xx platform is getting converted to device tree based probing,
> which means your board will have to use a device tree file rather than
> a board number anyway, which at least solves the problem of getting back
> the assigned board number entry.
>
> > -Could you please point me any documentation on how to add board support
> to
> > Linux Kernel?
> >
> > My doubts are mainly related with process and order of files to submit I
> > shall follow. Any direction will be strongly appreciated.
>
> Please have a look at the phy3250 support in arch/arm/boot/dts/phy3250.dts
> and at the files in Documentation/devicetree.
>
> There are still a few bits missing device tree bindings, in particular the
> display and the DMA engine, but you can start with a device tree file
> that describes everything else.
>
>         Arnd
>
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