Re: [edk2-devel] [edk2-platforms][PATCH 1/2] RPi: rip out FdtDxe logic to use internal DTB

2020-05-01 Thread Ard Biesheuvel
l ; Andrei Warkentin ; devel@edk2.groups.io *Cc:* l...@nuviainc.com ; phi...@redhat.com *Subject:* Re: [edk2-devel] [edk2-platforms][PATCH 1/2] RPi: rip out FdtDxe logic to use internal DTB On 2020.05.01 16:13, Ard Biesheuvel wrote: On 5/1/20 5:11 PM, Pete Batard wrote: On 2020.05.01 14:19, Ard Bie

Re: [edk2-devel] [edk2-platforms][PATCH 1/2] RPi: rip out FdtDxe logic to use internal DTB

2020-05-01 Thread Andrei Warkentin
d an update. A From: devel@edk2.groups.io on behalf of Pete Batard via groups.io Sent: Friday, May 1, 2020 10:16 AM To: Ard Biesheuvel ; Andrei Warkentin ; devel@edk2.groups.io Cc: l...@nuviainc.com ; phi...@redhat.com Subject: Re: [edk2-devel] [edk2-platforms][PATCH 1/2] RPi: rip out F

Re: [edk2-devel] [edk2-platforms][PATCH 1/2] RPi: rip out FdtDxe logic to use internal DTB

2020-05-01 Thread Pete Batard
On 2020.05.01 16:13, Ard Biesheuvel wrote: On 5/1/20 5:11 PM, Pete Batard wrote: On 2020.05.01 14:19, Ard Biesheuvel wrote: On 4/30/20 11:16 PM, Andrei Warkentin wrote: Initially, FdtDxe used an internal (embedded in UEFI) FDT, because it was neither understood how to consume the one loaded by

Re: [edk2-devel] [edk2-platforms][PATCH 1/2] RPi: rip out FdtDxe logic to use internal DTB

2020-05-01 Thread Ard Biesheuvel
On 5/1/20 5:11 PM, Pete Batard wrote: On 2020.05.01 14:19, Ard Biesheuvel wrote: On 4/30/20 11:16 PM, Andrei Warkentin wrote: Initially, FdtDxe used an internal (embedded in UEFI) FDT, because it was neither understood how to consume the one loaded by the VideoCore firmware, nor understood just

Re: [edk2-devel] [edk2-platforms][PATCH 1/2] RPi: rip out FdtDxe logic to use internal DTB

2020-05-01 Thread Pete Batard
On 2020.05.01 14:19, Ard Biesheuvel wrote: On 4/30/20 11:16 PM, Andrei Warkentin wrote: Initially, FdtDxe used an internal (embedded in UEFI) FDT, because it was neither understood how to consume the one loaded by the VideoCore firmware, nor understood just how important it is to use the DTB pro

Re: [edk2-devel] [edk2-platforms][PATCH 1/2] RPi: rip out FdtDxe logic to use internal DTB

2020-05-01 Thread Ard Biesheuvel
On 4/30/20 11:16 PM, Andrei Warkentin wrote: Initially, FdtDxe used an internal (embedded in UEFI) FDT, because it was neither understood how to consume the one loaded by the VideoCore firmware, nor understood just how important it is to use the DTB provided by config.txt. Embedding the DT was a

Re: [edk2-devel] [edk2-platforms][PATCH 1/2] RPi: rip out FdtDxe logic to use internal DTB

2020-05-01 Thread Pete Batard
Two non-blocking minor remarks inline: On 2020.04.30 22:16, Andrei Warkentin wrote: Initially, FdtDxe used an internal (embedded in UEFI) FDT, because it was neither understood how to consume the one loaded by the VideoCore firmware, nor understood just how important it is to use the DTB provide

[edk2-devel] [edk2-platforms][PATCH 1/2] RPi: rip out FdtDxe logic to use internal DTB

2020-04-30 Thread Andrei Warkentin
Initially, FdtDxe used an internal (embedded in UEFI) FDT, because it was neither understood how to consume the one loaded by the VideoCore firmware, nor understood just how important it is to use the DTB provided by config.txt. Embedding the DT was a bad idea, because: - Permanently stale - No ov