[PATCH 3/3] arm: dts: Add gta04a5 model

Dr. H. Nikolaus Schaller hns at goldelico.com
Tue Jul 29 06:03:42 PDT 2014


Hi,

Am 29.07.2014 um 14:41 schrieb Tony Lindgren:

> * Dr. H. Nikolaus Schaller <hns at goldelico.com> [140728 13:45]:
>> 
>> Yes,
>> the boot loader either loads gta04a3.dtb gta04.dtb or gta05.dtb
>> depending on board revision.
>> 
>> Therefore we have multiple device tree files to represent such hardware
>> differences. Like Gumstix Overo variants (using a  omap3-overo-base.dtsi)
>> 
>> And, this difference is not the only one. Other are to come later.
>> 
>> Unfortunately we were recommend to submit only DT nodes that already
>> have drivers. Therefore, the "big picture" of the device variants support
>> may not yet be visible from this patch.
>> 
>> I hope this gives a little background.
> 
> So what's the conclusion? Are changes needed to this patch
> series or not?

I advocate that no changes are needed.

BR,
Nikolaus




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