From: Leif Lindholm <leif.lindholm-QSEj5FYQhm4dnm+yROfE0A@public.gmane.org> To: Mark Rutland <mark.rutland-5wv7dgnIgG8@public.gmane.org> Cc: Stefano Stabellini <stefano.stabellini-mvvWK6WmYclDPfheJLI6IQ@public.gmane.org>, Olof Johansson <olof-nZhT3qVonbNeoWH0uzbU5w@public.gmane.org>, Grant Likely <grant.likely-s3s/WqlpOiPyB63q8FvJNQ@public.gmane.org>, "linux-arm-kernel-IAPFreCvJWM7uuMidbF8XUB+6BGkLq7r@public.gmane.org" <linux-arm-kernel-IAPFreCvJWM7uuMidbF8XUB+6BGkLq7r@public.gmane.org>, Arnd Bergmann <arnd-r2nGTMty4D4@public.gmane.org>, "devicetree-u79uwXL29TY76Z2rM5mHXA@public.gmane.org" <devicetree-u79uwXL29TY76Z2rM5mHXA@public.gmane.org> Subject: Re: ACPI vs DT at runtime Date: Tue, 19 Nov 2013 15:59:18 +0100 [thread overview] Message-ID: <20131119145917.GC24997@rocoto.smurfnet.nu> (raw) In-Reply-To: <20131119143840.GN5914-NuALmloUBlrZROr8t4l/smS4ubULX0JqMm0uRHvK7Nw@public.gmane.org> On Tue, Nov 19, 2013 at 02:38:40PM +0000, Mark Rutland wrote: > > > For that case we will also require a nailed-down boot > > > protocol that allows for either DTB or ACPI. > > > > The latest documentation patch for the "arm/arm64 UEFI boot protocol" > > implies that UEFI on ARM is already capable of passing a DTB to the > > kernel: > > > > "The implementation depends on receiving information about the UEFI > > environment in a Flattened Device Tree (FDT) - so is only available with > > CONFIG_OF." > > > > Maybe we just need to better document it? > > Yes, we just need to document it. Better document it than what is currently in Booting? > As far as I'm aware, there are two ways we might boot the kernel: Nope, just one. > 1) Via the current boot protocol, passing a DTB in a particular > register. This is the only bit relevant to the kernel proper. It does not change with UEFI/ACPI. > 2) As an EFI application. As I understand it in this case the DTB will > be saved in a system table (I may have got the terminology wrong here), > and the EFI stub will need to look it up to pass it to the kernel. This applies only to the stub itself, and relates to dealing with a firmware that provides a preloaded tree. As well as an obscurity relating to _stub_ command line passing. It has also not been included in the patch sets sent out so far. > As long as that's well defined and does not preclude ACPI, then I am > happy. This is already well defined. I'll agree it may not be explicit enough. If we do need any documentation changes, I feel they belong in Booting, to explain that a minimal DT will be used even with ACPI in order _not_ to break the existing boot protocol. / Leif -- To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe devicetree" in the body of a message to majordomo-u79uwXL29TY76Z2rM5mHXA@public.gmane.org More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html
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From: leif.lindholm@linaro.org (Leif Lindholm) To: linux-arm-kernel@lists.infradead.org Subject: ACPI vs DT at runtime Date: Tue, 19 Nov 2013 15:59:18 +0100 [thread overview] Message-ID: <20131119145917.GC24997@rocoto.smurfnet.nu> (raw) In-Reply-To: <20131119143840.GN5914@e106331-lin.cambridge.arm.com> On Tue, Nov 19, 2013 at 02:38:40PM +0000, Mark Rutland wrote: > > > For that case we will also require a nailed-down boot > > > protocol that allows for either DTB or ACPI. > > > > The latest documentation patch for the "arm/arm64 UEFI boot protocol" > > implies that UEFI on ARM is already capable of passing a DTB to the > > kernel: > > > > "The implementation depends on receiving information about the UEFI > > environment in a Flattened Device Tree (FDT) - so is only available with > > CONFIG_OF." > > > > Maybe we just need to better document it? > > Yes, we just need to document it. Better document it than what is currently in Booting? > As far as I'm aware, there are two ways we might boot the kernel: Nope, just one. > 1) Via the current boot protocol, passing a DTB in a particular > register. This is the only bit relevant to the kernel proper. It does not change with UEFI/ACPI. > 2) As an EFI application. As I understand it in this case the DTB will > be saved in a system table (I may have got the terminology wrong here), > and the EFI stub will need to look it up to pass it to the kernel. This applies only to the stub itself, and relates to dealing with a firmware that provides a preloaded tree. As well as an obscurity relating to _stub_ command line passing. It has also not been included in the patch sets sent out so far. > As long as that's well defined and does not preclude ACPI, then I am > happy. This is already well defined. I'll agree it may not be explicit enough. If we do need any documentation changes, I feel they belong in Booting, to explain that a minimal DT will be used even with ACPI in order _not_ to break the existing boot protocol. / Leif
next prev parent reply other threads:[~2013-11-19 14:59 UTC|newest] Thread overview: 186+ messages / expand[flat|nested] mbox.gz Atom feed top 2013-11-15 1:44 ACPI vs DT at runtime Olof Johansson 2013-11-15 1:44 ` Olof Johansson 2013-11-15 9:57 ` Mark Rutland 2013-11-15 9:57 ` Mark Rutland [not found] ` <20131115175241. GB27174@quad.lixom.net> [not found] ` <20131115095717.GC1709-NuALmloUBlrZROr8t4l/smS4ubULX0JqMm0uRHvK7Nw@public.gmane.org> 2013-11-15 17:52 ` Olof Johansson 2013-11-15 17:52 ` Olof Johansson 2013-11-15 18:13 ` David Goodenough 2013-11-21 16:15 ` Grant Likely 2013-11-18 17:47 ` Jon Masters 2013-11-18 17:47 ` Jon Masters [not found] ` <20131115175241.GB27174-O5ziIzlqnXUVNXGz7ipsyg@public.gmane.org> 2013-11-15 18:08 ` Russell King - ARM Linux 2013-11-15 18:08 ` Russell King - ARM Linux [not found] ` <20131115180832.GR16735-l+eeeJia6m9vn6HldHNs0ANdhmdF6hFW@public.gmane.org> 2013-11-15 18:42 ` Olof Johansson 2013-11-15 18:42 ` Olof Johansson 2013-11-15 19:56 ` Arnd Bergmann 2013-11-15 19:56 ` Arnd Bergmann [not found] ` <201311152056.47846.arnd-r2nGTMty4D4@public.gmane.org> 2013-11-15 23:21 ` Russell King - ARM Linux 2013-11-15 23:21 ` Russell King - ARM Linux [not found] ` <20131115232109.GT16735-l+eeeJia6m9vn6HldHNs0ANdhmdF6hFW@public.gmane.org> 2013-11-18 15:05 ` Arnd Bergmann 2013-11-18 15:05 ` Arnd Bergmann [not found] ` <201311181605.37300.arnd-r2nGTMty4D4@public.gmane.org> 2013-11-18 15:19 ` Russell King - ARM Linux 2013-11-18 15:19 ` Russell King - ARM Linux 2013-11-18 15:46 ` Arnd Bergmann 2013-11-18 15:46 ` Arnd Bergmann 2013-11-21 16:10 ` Grant Likely 2013-11-21 16:10 ` Grant Likely [not found] ` <20131121161037.C528CC406A3-WNowdnHR2B42iJbIjFUEsiwD8/FfD2ys@public.gmane.org> 2013-11-21 18:26 ` Arnd Bergmann 2013-11-21 18:26 ` Arnd Bergmann 2013-11-21 19:40 ` Mark Brown 2013-11-21 19:40 ` Mark Brown [not found] ` <20131118151900.GF16735@ n2100.arm.linux.org.uk> [not found] ` <20131118151900.GF16735-l+eeeJia6m9vn6HldHNs0ANdhmdF6hFW@public.gmane.org> 2013-11-21 16:11 ` Grant Likely 2013-11-21 16:11 ` Grant Likely 2013-11-21 16:00 ` Grant Likely 2013-11-21 16:00 ` Grant Likely 2013-11-19 11:30 ` Mark Rutland 2013-11-19 11:30 ` Mark Rutland 2013-11-19 11:35 ` Mark Rutland 2013-11-19 11:35 ` Mark Rutland [not found] ` <20131119113557.GI5914-NuALmloUBlrZROr8t4l/smS4ubULX0JqMm0uRHvK7Nw@public.gmane.org> 2013-11-19 11:51 ` Leif Lindholm 2013-11-19 11:51 ` Leif Lindholm [not found] ` <20131119113015.GH5914-NuALmloUBlrZROr8t4l/smS4ubULX0JqMm0uRHvK7Nw@public.gmane.org> 2013-11-19 11:57 ` Russell King - ARM Linux 2013-11-19 11:57 ` Russell King - ARM Linux 2013-11-19 13:56 ` Stefano Stabellini 2013-11-19 13:56 ` Stefano Stabellini 2013-11-19 14:38 ` Mark Rutland 2013-11-19 14:38 ` Mark Rutland [not found] ` <20131119143840.GN5914-NuALmloUBlrZROr8t4l/smS4ubULX0JqMm0uRHvK7Nw@public.gmane.org> 2013-11-19 14:59 ` Leif Lindholm [this message] 2013-11-19 14:59 ` Leif Lindholm 2013-11-19 18:23 ` Olof Johansson 2013-11-19 18:23 ` Olof Johansson 2013-11-19 14:05 ` Arnd Bergmann 2013-11-19 14:05 ` Arnd Bergmann 2013-11-19 15:21 ` Mark Rutland 2013-11-19 15:21 ` Mark Rutland [not found] ` <20131119152157.GO5914-NuALmloUBlrZROr8t4l/smS4ubULX0JqMm0uRHvK7Nw@public.gmane.org> 2013-11-19 16:19 ` Arnd Bergmann 2013-11-19 16:19 ` Arnd Bergmann 2013-11-19 18:34 ` Olof Johansson 2013-11-19 18:34 ` Olof Johansson 2013-11-19 19:06 ` Tom Rini 2013-11-19 19:06 ` Tom Rini 2013-11-19 18:19 ` Olof Johansson 2013-11-19 18:19 ` Olof Johansson [not found] ` <20131119181959.GA20967-O5ziIzlqnXUVNXGz7ipsyg@public.gmane.org> 2013-11-21 16:37 ` Grant Likely 2013-11-21 16:37 ` Grant Likely 2013-11-21 16:29 ` Grant Likely 2013-11-21 16:29 ` Grant Likely [not found] ` <20131121170122. GB22960@srcf.ucam.org> [not found] ` <20131121170122.GB22960-1xO5oi07KQx4cg9Nei1l7Q@public.gmane.org> 2013-11-21 18:38 ` Grant Likely 2013-11-21 18:38 ` Grant Likely [not found] ` <20131121162944.F087FC406A3-WNowdnHR2B42iJbIjFUEsiwD8/FfD2ys@public.gmane.org> 2013-11-21 17:01 ` Matthew Garrett 2013-11-21 17:01 ` Matthew Garrett 2013-11-21 17:58 ` Olof Johansson 2013-11-21 17:58 ` Olof Johansson [not found] ` <20131121175822.GA9590-O5ziIzlqnXUVNXGz7ipsyg@public.gmane.org> 2013-11-21 18:19 ` Matthew Garrett 2013-11-21 18:19 ` Matthew Garrett 2013-11-21 18:33 ` Arnd Bergmann 2013-11-21 18:33 ` Arnd Bergmann 2013-11-21 18:54 ` Russell King - ARM Linux 2013-11-21 18:54 ` Russell King - ARM Linux [not found] ` <20131121185408.GX16735-l+eeeJia6m9vn6HldHNs0ANdhmdF6hFW@public.gmane.org> 2013-11-21 18:59 ` Olof Johansson 2013-11-21 18:59 ` Olof Johansson [not found] ` <CAOesGMgzUSMDy99XojipfRd5OM88UhfbCYO0aoc5m-Q8Fwnddg-JsoAwUIsXosN+BqQ9rBEUg@public.gmane.org> 2013-11-21 19:01 ` Russell King - ARM Linux 2013-11-21 19:01 ` Russell King - 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