DTS for Zynq Microzed/Picozed

[Masahiro Yamada]

Hi Michal.

2016-06-01 19:29 GMT+09:00 Michal Simek <michal.simek at xilinx.com>:
> Hi Masahiro,
>
>
> On 1.6.2016 12:10, Masahiro Yamada wrote:
>> Hi Michal,
>>
>>
>> zynq-microzed.dts and zynq-picozed.dts are missing
>> in Linux tree.
>> (I do not see them in linux-xlnx on the GitHub, either)
>
> microzed and picozed board are made by Avnet not by Xilinx and none
> pushed support for these boards.
>

I see.

I guess Avnet boards are attractive for hobbyists
because they are cheaper than xilinx ones.
Supporting them would be useful I guess,
but it is true that you have no obligation to do that.



>> Interestingly enough, I see both in U-Boot tree.
>
> Yes they are in the u-boot because IRC Nathan wanted to have support there.
>
>
>> Is there some reason for that?
>> Otherwise, do you have a plan to port them to Linux?
>
> I was in touch with Avnet to improve support for their reference boards
> but there is no conclusion from that discussion.
> I have microzed here (I don't have picozed) but I don't have any
> immediate plan to push support for this board to Linux without any
> support from them.
> And pushing board without regular testing is not the right way to go.
>
> TBH: I am thinking to remove zynq boards which are not regularly tested.
> For Linux this is not a problem because diff is just DTS and for U-Boot
> with DM I believe we can be there soon.

I see.

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Best Regards
Masahiro Yamada