linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH] arm64: Print DT machine model in setup_machine

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Date:   Fri, 28 Apr 2017 18:16:46 +0200
From:   Geert Uytterhoeven <geert@...ux-m68k.org>
To:     Will Deacon <will.deacon@....com>
Cc:     Geert Uytterhoeven <geert+renesas@...der.be>,
        Catalin Marinas <catalin.marinas@....com>,
        Kevin Hilman <khilman@...nel.org>,
        Mark Brown <broonie@...nel.org>, Arnd Bergmann <arnd@...db.de>,
        "linux-arm-kernel@...ts.infradead.org" 
        <linux-arm-kernel@...ts.infradead.org>,
        "linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org" <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>
Subject: Re: [PATCH] arm64: Print DT machine model in setup_machine_fdt()

Hi Will,

On Fri, Apr 28, 2017 at 4:57 PM, Will Deacon <will.deacon@....com> wrote:
> On Thu, Apr 27, 2017 at 02:33:05PM +0200, Geert Uytterhoeven wrote:
>> On arm32, the machine model specified in the device tree is printed
>> during boot-up, courtesy of of_flat_dt_match_machine().
>>
>> On arm64, of_flat_dt_match_machine() is not called, and the machine
>> model information is not available from the kernel log.
>>
>> Print the machine model to make it easier to derive the machine model
>> from an arbitrary kernel boot log.
>>
>> Signed-off-by: Geert Uytterhoeven <geert+renesas@...der.be>
>> ---
>> I have scripts to save kernel boot logs, and compare logs[*] for
>> subsequent boots on the same machine.  Having a way to extract the
>> machine model from an arbitrary kernel boot log makes this easier.

> I think your use-case is slightly questionable (e.g. for ACPI, we print
> something different, and this isn't generally considered to be ABI), but
> the patch is harmless and if you find it useful then:

Not having access to an ARM ACPI system, what does it print for example?

I don't consider it ABI, though, just informational.

> Acked-by: Will Deacon <will.deacon@....com>

Thanks!

Gr{oetje,eeting}s,

                        Geert

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