[meta-freescale] [meta-fsl-arm-extra][PATCH] nitrogen6x.conf: Allow kernel provider override

[Gary Thomas]

On 2013-10-30 08:33, Otavio Salvador wrote:
> On Wed, Oct 30, 2013 at 12:25 PM, Gary Thomas <gary at mlbassoc.com> wrote:
>> On 2013-10-30 08:10, Otavio Salvador wrote:
>>>
>>> On Wed, Oct 30, 2013 at 11:41 AM, Gary Thomas <gary at mlbassoc.com> wrote:
>>>>
>>>> This change lets the user override the choice of kernel in local.conf
>>>> Without it, there is no way to build any kernel, e.g. linux-imx, other
>>>> than the linux-boundary version.
>>>>
>>>> Signed-off-by: Gary Thomas <gary at mlbassoc.com>
>>>
>>>
>>> I really dislike this.
>>>
>>> I understand your need, and it is a valid one, but it'd be better you
>>> to make a new machine (which includes this one) and override it there.
>>
>> Even if I did that (and I have), if I include this config file, I can
>> never override this setting in a soft (user settable) way.
>
> Then you can force it in your machine.
>
>>> If we start allow all kind of override in machine configuration it
>>> loses its meaning and complicates the support.
>>>
>>> Eric? comments?
>>>
>>
>> Eric has already approved this change.
>
> This is not up to me but I'd like to discuss it a little bit further
> before merging it...
>
> My main concern about this is the support. As I said it is a valid
> use-case but /most/ people will end with a .conf for the custom
> settings in the end with their internal fork or so. Do it in
> local.conf or environment is not advised as it is easy to be forgotten
> or do wrong so for every product it is better to have a .conf in case
> it needs specific kernel/u-boot patches.
>

A reasonable concern.  I do note that having this be soft in <MACHINE>.conf
seems to be common practice in the rest of the Yocto world.

-- 
------------------------------------------------------------
Gary Thomas                 |  Consulting for the
MLB Associates              |    Embedded world
------------------------------------------------------------