linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH 3/4] ARM: tegra: nyan-big: Include compatible revisions for proper detection

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Message-ID: <a9485a88-55a5-9dd1-1a1b-a6c0a78ff476@nvidia.com>
Date:   Tue, 20 Sep 2016 18:41:53 +0100
From:   Jon Hunter <jonathanh@...dia.com>
To:     Paul Kocialkowski <contact@...lk.fr>,
        <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>
CC:     <devicetree@...r.kernel.org>,
        Stephen Warren <swarren@...dotorg.org>,
        Thierry Reding <thierry.reding@...il.com>,
        <linux-tegra@...r.kernel.org>,
        Alexandre Courbot <gnurou@...il.com>,
        <linux-arm-kernel@...ts.infradead.org>
Subject: Re: [PATCH 3/4] ARM: tegra: nyan-big: Include compatible revisions
 for proper detection


On 28/08/16 18:32, Paul Kocialkowski wrote:
> Depthcharge (the payload used with cros devices) will attempt to detect
> boards using their revision. This includes all the known revisions for
> the nyan-big board so that the dtb can be selected preferably.

May be I am missing something here, but for the mainline there is only
one dtb available and so why is this needed for the mainline?

I understand for the downstream kernels that the chromebooks ship with
they may include multiple dtbs, but for the mainline we only have one.

Cheers
Jon

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