linux-kernel - RE: [PATCH] [RFC] arm: Replace "multiple platforms" by "common platform"

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Date:   Fri, 22 Jun 2018 13:34:47 +0000
From:   Chris Brandt <Chris.Brandt@...esas.com>
To:     Russell King - ARM Linux <linux@...linux.org.uk>,
        Geert Uytterhoeven <geert+renesas@...der.be>
CC:     Greg Ungerer <gerg@...ux-m68k.org>,
        Nicolas Pitre <nicolas.pitre@...aro.org>,
        Arnd Bergmann <arnd@...db.de>,
        Vladimir Murzin <vladimir.murzin@....com>,
        Simon Horman <horms@...ge.net.au>,
        Magnus Damm <magnus.damm@...il.com>,
        "linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org" <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>,
        "linux-arm-kernel@...ts.infradead.org" 
        <linux-arm-kernel@...ts.infradead.org>
Subject: RE: [PATCH] [RFC] arm: Replace "multiple platforms" by "common
 platform"

On Friday, June 22, 2018, Russell King - ARM Linux wrote:
> We've worked around the issues with "multi-platform" XIP/NOMMU by
> using things such as "ARM_SINGLE_V7M" to cover all V7M platforms
> (which must, by definition) have compatible physical layouts.
> Exactly the same approach should be adopted for other XIP/NOMMU
> platforms, and _not_ reusing ARCH_MULTIPLATFORM, which will lead
> to lots of non-bootable kernels.


FYI, I already submitted at patch like that:

https://patchwork.kernel.org/patch/9563975/


Chris