linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH 5/5] arm: boot: store ATAGs structure into DT "/chosen/linux,atags" entry

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Message-ID: <565775C6.8070500@gmail.com>
Date:	Thu, 26 Nov 2015 23:12:38 +0200
From:	Ivaylo Dimitrov <ivo.g.dimitrov.75@...il.com>
To:	Tony Lindgren <tony@...mide.com>,
	Pali Rohár <pali.rohar@...il.com>
Cc:	Frank Rowand <frowand.list@...il.com>,
	Arnd Bergmann <arnd@...db.de>, Pavel Machek <pavel@....cz>,
	"devicetree@...r.kernel.org" <devicetree@...r.kernel.org>,
	Russell King - ARM Linux <linux@....linux.org.uk>,
	Laura Abbott <lauraa@...eaurora.org>,
	Grant Likely <grant.likely@...aro.org>,
	Rob Herring <robherring2@...il.com>,
	Will Deacon <will.deacon@....com>,
	Sebastian Reichel <sre@...ian.org>,
	Andreas Färber <afaerber@...e.de>,
	linux-arm-kernel@...ts.infradead.org, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org,
	linux-omap@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH 5/5] arm: boot: store ATAGs structure into DT
 "/chosen/linux,atags" entry



On 26.11.2015 22:39, Tony Lindgren wrote:

> Just to explore options.. How about make a minimal device driver that
> just loads the atags blob from /lib/firmware and then shows it in
> /proc/atags? Of course some checking on the atags should be done by
> the driver..
>

What is the chance for such a driver to be accepted upstream? As IIRC 
the current situation is because similar driver was rejected. Might be 
wrong as well, it was about 2-3 years ago.

Regards,
Ivo
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