From: andrew@lunn.ch (Andrew Lunn)
To: linux-arm-kernel@lists.infradead.org
Subject: [PATCH] ARM: dts: orion5x: add mtd flash support to linkstation lswtgl
Date: Tue, 2 Feb 2016 03:20:35 +0100 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <20160202022035.GC12673@lunn.ch> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <CAEQ9gEmbw++Qkt0B+5-zN111pn9vFJCfqyBV00=mMTxdKD284A@mail.gmail.com>
> I find "Documentation/devicetree/bindings/mtd/partition.txt" is quite
> new and was just updated in kernel 4.4.
> So I tried "linux-image-4.4.0-trunk-orion5x" in Debian experimental
> repo, YES, with my updated dts, the MTD goes back to work as
> partitioned as before.
>
> In this way, if I write dts for partition like this, user cannot
> simply take dtb from kernel 4.4/4.5 to their stable kernel (such as
> Debian Jessie's 3.16-ckt series).
> For some advanced functionality, this kind of non-backport capable
> change is deserved; but for partitions IMHO it doesn't deserve,
> especially for a device/platform existing for more than 5 years.
>
> What do you think?
Since this might be used with older Debian kernel, skipping the
partitions subnode is O.K. for me.
Andrew
prev parent reply other threads:[~2016-02-02 2:20 UTC|newest]
Thread overview: 6+ messages / expand[flat|nested] mbox.gz Atom feed top
2016-01-27 15:10 [PATCH] ARM: dts: orion5x: add mtd flash support to linkstation lswtgl Roger Shimizu
2016-01-27 17:32 ` Andrew Lunn
2016-01-27 18:22 ` Roger Shimizu
2016-01-28 13:45 ` Roger Shimizu
2016-01-29 13:48 ` Roger Shimizu
2016-02-02 2:20 ` Andrew Lunn [this message]
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