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

[Otavio Salvador]

On Thu, Aug 22, 2013 at 8:11 PM, Alexandre Belloni
<alexandre.belloni at free-electrons.com> wrote:
> 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.

I am fine with it than. :)

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