Messages in this thread | | | Subject | Re: [PATCH RESEND] ARM: dts: keystone-k2*: Increase SPI Flash partition size for U-Boot | From | Santosh Shilimkar <> | Date | Mon, 10 Oct 2016 09:01:58 -0700 |
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Vignesh,
On 10/10/2016 7:31 AM, Russell King - ARM Linux wrote: > On Mon, Oct 10, 2016 at 07:41:41PM +0530, Vignesh R wrote: >> U-Boot SPI Boot image is now more than 512KB for Keystone2 devices and >> cannot fit into existing partition. So, increase the SPI Flash partition >> for U-Boot to 1MB for all Keystone2 devices. >> >> Signed-off-by: Vignesh R <vigneshr@ti.com> >> --- >> >> This was submitted to v4.9 merge window but was never picked up: >> https://patchwork.kernel.org/patch/9135023/
Another point is, if you want me to pick your patch, please copy me next time :-). AFAIK, am seeing this patch in my inbox first time.
> > I think you need to explain why it's safe to change the layout of the > flash partitions like this. > > - What is this "misc" partition? > > - Why is it safe to move the "misc" partition in this way? > > - Do users need to do anything with data stored in the "misc" partition > when changing kernels? > > If the "misc" partition is simply unused space on the flash device, why > list it in DT? > Thanks Russell. Yes, above clarification would be good to get first.
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