[meta-freescale] [meta-fsl-arm-extra][PATCH 3/4] linux-cfa: add a kernel recipe supporting Crystalfontz boards

[Alexandre Belloni]

On 22/08/2013 19:56, Otavio Salvador wrote:
> On Thu, Aug 22, 2013 at 2:27 PM, Alexandre Belloni
> <alexandre.belloni at free-electrons.com> wrote:
>> On 22/08/2013 19:19, Otavio Salvador wrote:
>>>>> What it does different here than original linux-dtb alternatives?
>>>>>
>>>> Actually, the default environment present in the barebox mainline for
>>>> the cfa10036 is looking for a kernel named zImage-cfa10036 and DTBs
>>>> named oftree-${DTB_BOARD_NAME} in /boot. So I'm just creating more links
>>>> to the kernel and DTBs. I'm not doing anything differently, I'm just
>>>> creating more links.
>>> I'd patch the default environment so we avoid custom behaviour from
>>> other boards. Do you mind?
>>>
>> Hum, I'm not sure about that, that would mean that we would have a
>> different behaviour between the buildroot generated image and the yocto
>> generated image which is not so great from a customer support point of view.
>> Also oftree is the usual name for dtbs in barebox, I'd like to stick to
>> it. That is just a bunch of links and that part will stay in the
>> crystalfontz specific kernel recipe anyway, does it matter that much ?
> No; but it is code for you to maintain and be sure it keeps working.
> Personally I'd stick to OE-Core standard but it is up to you to
> decide. I am fine with both ways.
>
Sure but my opinion is that is is already quite stupid that yocto does
not use the names generated by the kernel in the first place.
I can make my links pointing to the yocto generated links if you find
that more future proof. I don't believe the names will change that much
anyway and I'd like to ensure maximum compatibility with what is done in
buildroot if possible.

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