Re: [PATCH v7 2/5] DTBO magic and dtbo format options

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On Wed, May 25, 2016 at 11:51:26AM -0700, Frank Rowand wrote:
> On 5/24/2016 10:50 AM, Pantelis Antoniou wrote:
> > Introduce a new magic number for dynamic plugin objects,
> > which is enabled by selecting dtbo/input output options.
> 
> Why is a new magic number needed for .dtbo?  Isn't it the
> same format as the existing .dtb, just with some added
> nodes?

I insisted on that.  Yes, the encoding format is the same, but in
order to properly interpret the content, you have to know that it's an
overlay rather than a full tree.  So, it should have a different magic
number.

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