On Fri, Dec 16, 2022 at 01:36:03AM +0100, Marek Vasut wrote: > On 12/15/22 09:04, Miquel Raynal wrote: > > > > That would fix all cases and only have an impact on the affected > > > > boards. > > > > > > Sadly, it does only fix the known cases, not the unknown cases > > > like downstream forks which never get any bootloader updates ever, > > > and which you can't find in upstream U-Boot, and which you > > > therefore cannot easily catch in the arch side fixup. > > > > And ? > > I was under the impression Linux was supposed to deliver the best possible > experience to its users even on not-perfect hardware, and if there are any > quirks, the kernel should try to fix them up or work around them as best as > it can, not dismiss them as broken hardware and fail to boot outright. I would say something more on this. We are not talking about Linux not working well on some hardware, we are talking about breaking hardware that was working fine since ever. I believe that the Linux has a quite strong point of view on such kind of regression. Quoting Linus > If the kernel used to work for you, the rule is that it continues to work for you. Francesco
