On 5/27/2016 7:46 AM, Pantelis Antoniou wrote: > Hi Frank, > >> On May 27, 2016, at 00:15 , Frank Rowand <frowand.list@xxxxxxxxx> wrote: >> >> On 5/16/2016 1:18 PM, Pantelis Antoniou wrote: >>> This patchset implements two new target methods. >>> >>> A target index method which allows selecting different >>> targets according to an argument using an extended API and >>> a target root method that fences the target only >>> to a specific given root. >>> >>> Documentation and unit-tests are included. >> >> I think you are attacking the problem the wrong way. >> >> If I understand correctly, the problem statement is: >> >> In some cases, a devicetree overlay is meant to describe >> a pluggable piece of hardware, which may be plugged into >> various locations on a platform. It should be possible >> to apply a single devicetree to one or more locations >> on a given platform. >> >> If that is the case, then putting the locations where the >> overlay can be applied into the devicetree is not the >> approach that I would use. It seems it would be better >> to specify the target location as a separate item from >> the overlay to the method that applies the devicetree. >> In that case, I would put the node(s) describing the >> pluggable hardware in the root node of the overlay >> devicetree (dtc expects a root node). The apply >> method can easily find the node(s) and relocate them >> to the appropriate location in the platform's >> devicetree. >> > > It’s a bit more complicated. This was considered initially > but we ended up with the targets on the overlay. > > It can work either way, but the problem with storing the > indirect targets in the base tree is that there is no > change in the bindings of the targets. I am not suggesting putting the targets in the base tree. I do not know where it should be. Still thinking about that part. > > Putting things in the overlay seemed like it would have > no effect on the base tree whatsoever. > > >> -Frank >> > > Regards > > — Pantelis > > -- To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe devicetree" in the body of a message to majordomo@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html
