* Adam Ford <aford173@xxxxxxxxx> [170106 08:06]: > On Fri, Jan 6, 2017 at 10:02 AM, Tony Lindgren <tony@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > > * Teresa Remmet <t.remmet@xxxxxxxxx> [170106 01:28]: > >> Hello Brian, > >> > >> Am Donnerstag, den 05.01.2017, 09:56 -0800 schrieb Brian Norris: > >> > On Thu, Jan 05, 2017 at 09:18:45AM -0800, Tony Lindgren wrote: > >> > > > >> > > * Tony Lindgren <tony@xxxxxxxxxxx> [170105 07:37]: > >> > > > > >> > > > * Teresa Remmet <t.remmet@xxxxxxxxx> [170105 06:57]: > >> > > > > > >> > > > > To improve NAND safety we updated the partition layout. > >> > > > > Added barebox backup partition and removed kernel and oftree > >> > > > > partition. They are kept in ubi now. > >> > > > What about the users with earlier partition tables? > >> > > > > >> > > > Please read about "flag day" changes, typically they are not > >> > > > acceptable. > >> > > Adding Brian and Adam to Cc. Can you guys come up with some > >> > > solution on this? > >> > I don't have much context for this thread, and no I don't plan to > >> > solve > >> > your problems for you. But I can provide tips! > >> > > >> > > > >> > > I'm suggesting we leave the kernel nodes empty and let u-boot > >> > > populate them, so maybe you guys can discuss this on the related > >> > > lists. > >> > That's an option. I've worked with platforms that did something like > >> > this, and that's really one of the only ways you can handle putting > >> > partition information in the device tree. You're really hamstringing > >> > yourself when you put all the partition information in the device > >> > tree. > >> > And it's just dumb once that gets codified in the kernel source tree. > >> > > >> > >> In our case the bootloader does pass the partition table to the kernel. > >> So it gets overwritten anyway. This was just more for backup, > >> if someone uses a different bootloader. But I'm fine with removing the > >> nand partition table completely from the kernel device tree. > >> Same with the SPI nor partition table. > >> > >> I will send patches for this. > > > > OK thanks! Also thank you Brian for your comments. > > > > Tony - I tested leaving the partition info as-is with the updates from > the bootloader and it works. Would you prefer that I match Brian and > remove the partition table completely, or should I just leave my board > alone? > > I am good either way. OK. How about let's remove the partitions from kernel for v4.11 as clean-up then for cases where the bootloader might change them? Regards, Tony -- 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
