Re: [PATCH] arm: rpi: Device tree modifications for U-Boot

From: Pavel Machek
Date: Thu Oct 08 2015 - 11:50:29 EST


Hi!

> This updates the device tree from the kernel version to something suitable
> for U-Boot:
>
> - Add stdout-path alias for console
> - Mark the /soc node to be available pre-relocation so that the early
> serial console works (we need the 'ranges' property to be available)
>
> Signed-off-by: Simon Glass <sjg@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
> ---
>
> arch/arm/boot/dts/bcm2835.dtsi | 4 +++-
> 1 file changed, 3 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)
>
> @@ -16,6 +17,7 @@
> #size-cells = <1>;
> ranges = <0x7e000000 0x20000000 0x02000000>;
> dma-ranges = <0x40000000 0x00000000 0x20000000>;
> + u-boot,dm-pre-reloc;
>

Given low ammount of memory available for SPL, such stuff is going to be neccessary.

Should it have more generic name... "critical-for-early-boot" ?

Best regards,
Pavel
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