linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH RESEND] efi_stub: update documentation on dtb= parameter

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Date:   Sun, 9 Sep 2018 14:47:11 -0600
From:   Jonathan Corbet <corbet@....net>
To:     Grant Likely <grant.likely@....com>
Cc:     linux-efi@...r.kernel.org, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org,
        linux-arm-kernel@...ts.infradead.org, olof@...om.net,
        scott.branden@...adcom.com, catalin.marinas@....com,
        will.deacon@....com, arnd@...db.de, leif.lindholm@...aro.org,
        agraf@...e.de, nd@....com,
        Ard Biesheuvel <ard.biesheuvel@...aro.org>
Subject: Re: [PATCH RESEND] efi_stub: update documentation on dtb= parameter

On Thu,  6 Sep 2018 19:29:27 +0100
Grant Likely <grant.likely@....com> wrote:

> The dtb= parameter is no longer the primary mechanism for providing a
> devicetree to the kernel. Now either firmware or the boot selector (ex.
> Grub) should provide the devicetree and dtb= should only be used for
> debug or when using firmware that doesn't understand DT.
> Update the EFI stub documentation to reflect the current usage.
> 
> Signed-off-by: Grant Likely <grant.likely@....com>
> Reviewed-by: Alexander Graf <agraf@...e.de>
> Acked-by: Leif Lindholm <leif.lindholm@...aro.org>
> Acked-by: Olof Johansson <olof@...om.net>
> Cc: Ard Biesheuvel <ard.biesheuvel@...aro.org>

Applied, thanks.

jon