On Tue, Apr 14, 2015 at 10:36:15AM -0500, Rob Herring wrote: > On Sat, Apr 11, 2015 at 2:20 PM, Rowand, Frank > <Frank.Rowand@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > > In recent years there have been proposed tools to aid in the creation of valid > > device trees and in debugging device tree issues. An example of this is the > > various approaches proposed (with source code provided) to validate device tree > > source against valid bindings. As of today, device tree related tools, > > techniques, and debugging infrastructure have not progressed very far. I have > > submitted a device tree related proposal for the Linux Plumbers 2015 conference > > to spur action and innovation in such tools, techniques, and debugging > > infrastructure. > > > > The current title of the track is "Device Tree Tools, Validation, and > > Troubleshooting". The proposal is located at > > > > http://wiki.linuxplumbersconf.org/2015:device_tree_tools_validation_and_trouble_shooting > > > > I am looking for several things at the moment: > > > > 1) Suggestions of additional topics to be discussed. > > A few things on my list: > > - Supported and not supported overlay usecases > - Tools for overlays - I think overlays has created new challenges in > validation and a need for new tools. How to test an overlay applies? > Generating a dtb from dts + overlay dts. Generating an overlay from a > diff of old and new dts (overlay as a way to update old dtbs) > - Shrinking the binding review fire hose. How to improve binding > documentation structure and review. > - Standardizing Android dtb handling. Appended DTB for arm64? Not > liked by upstream, but already in use. - Clean up of existing hardware-specific bindings to conform to the generic bindings, working dts files in the kernel tree, and bring consistency to the documentation style/syntax. > > 2) Emails or other messages expressing an interest in attending the > > device tree track. > > > > 3) Commitments to attend the device tree track (the conference committee > > is looking at attendee interest and commitments as part of the process > > of accepting the device tree track). > > I plan to attend. I'm probably attending some of the Android mini conf > too, so I'll have to split my time. > > > 4) Identifying additional people who should attend the device tree track. > > Arnd Bergmann > Matt Porter > Jon Loeliger > Gaurav Minocha I also plan to attend. I have an interest in most of the topics already mentioned as well as the topic I added above. -Matt -- To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-embedded" in the body of a message to majordomo@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html
