linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH] ARM: /proc/atags: Export also for DT

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Date:	Tue, 27 Jan 2015 14:21:27 +0100
From:	Pavel Machek <pavel@....cz>
To:	Rob Herring <robherring2@...il.com>
Cc:	Pali Rohár <pali.rohar@...il.com>,
	Russell King <linux@....linux.org.uk>,
	Will Deacon <will.deacon@....com>,
	Ivaylo Dimitrov <ivo.g.dimitrov.75@...il.com>,
	Sebastian Reichel <sre@...ian.org>,
	"linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org" <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>,
	"linux-arm-kernel@...ts.infradead.org" 
	<linux-arm-kernel@...ts.infradead.org>,
	Tony Lindgren <tony@...mide.com>
Subject: Re: [PATCH] ARM: /proc/atags: Export also for DT

On Mon 2015-01-26 14:33:21, Rob Herring wrote:
> On Mon, Jan 26, 2015 at 1:16 PM, Pali Rohár <pali.rohar@...il.com> wrote:
> > This patch will cause that decompressor store full ATAG structure into DT tree ("/atags"):
> >

> > +       /* include the terminating ATAG_NONE */
> > +       atag_size = (char *)atag - (char *)atag_list + sizeof(struct tag_header);
> > +       setprop(fdt, "/", "atags", atag_list, atag_size);
> > +
> >         if (memcount) {
> >                 setprop(fdt, "/memory", "reg", mem_reg_property,
> >                         4 * memcount * memsize);
> >
> >
> >
> > And this patch will export ATAG structure from DT tree ("/atags") into /proc/atags file:
> 
> Please properly send your patches.

Actually, when sending patches for discussion, this is format easier
to read.

> > Some userspace applications needs access to ATAG structure where can be stored some information passed
> > from bootloader to kernel. Example is Nokia N900 device and NOLO bootloader which provides information
> > about bootreason (device was started by power button or by alarm or restarted...) and bootmode (normal
> > mode or device update mode).
> 
> This goes in the commit message.
> 
> These would be non-standard fields which are not upstream. I don't
> know that we care in that case...

Other devices are going to care about boot reason, too, and we might
as well be compatible...
									Pavel

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