Messages in this thread | | | Date | Wed, 17 Jan 2018 09:20:11 +0100 | From | Rafał Miłecki <> | Subject | Re: [REGRESSION] linux-next panics when trying to mount root |
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On 2018-01-16 16:30, Boris Brezillon wrote: > On Tue, 16 Jan 2018 16:02:35 +0100 > Peter Rosin <peda@axentia.se> wrote: > >> On 2018-01-16 15:21, Boris Brezillon wrote: >> > On Tue, 16 Jan 2018 14:56:52 +0100 >> > Peter Rosin <peda@axentia.se> wrote: >> > >> >> Hmmm, I guess the question is if the command line should override the >> >> device tree or not? >> > >> > Yep, that's the problem. Now the core parses the compatible to decides >> > which part parser should be used. The thing is, the "cmdline" parser is >> > not yet exposing a compatible id, and even if it was, this would >> > require patching all DTs to add this new compatible. >> > >> > partitions { >> > compatible = "cmdline", "fixed-partitions"; >> > ... >> > }; >> > >> > Not really an option, so I'll drop the 2 patches for now until we find a >> > better solution. >> > >> >> I'm going to send a patch for the above dts change either way... >> > >> > If you want, but that does not solve the problem: we should not break >> > existing users. >> >> Well, don't let these devices stop you, they will not get a new kernel >> w/o also getting a new dtb, and I can handle this just fine. But maybe >> I'm just the first reporter and you'd rather not risk anything? >> Anyway, >> just wanted to let you know where I stand... > > Unfortunately, at91 is not the only platform to have "fixed-partitions" > defined in its DTs, and I guess users of other platforms also like to > override the default MTD layout by their own using mtdparts.I'd like to > find a solution that keeps everyone happy.
I absolutely agree with Boris, we can't risk such regressions. That had to be dropped and I'm looking for a better solution.
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