An empty __dtb_start to __dtb_end section might result in initial_boot_params
being null for arch/mips/ralink. This showed that the boot process hangs
indefinitely in of_scan_flat_dt().
Signed-off-by: Tobias Wolf <dev-NTEO@xxxxxxxxx>
---
--- a/drivers/of/fdt.c
+++ b/drivers/of/fdt.c
@@ -628,6 +628,9 @@
void *data),
void *data)
{
+ if (!initial_boot_params)
+ return 0;
+
const void *blob = initial_boot_params;
const char *pathp;
int offset, rc = 0, depth = -1;
---
Dear Sergei,
After checking the use of "of_scan_flat_dt()" I revised the patch to return 0
as any other value would most likely break code in:
Best regards
Tobias
