Messages in this thread | | | Subject | Re: [PATCH] arm64: defconfig: enable EFI_ARMSTUB_DTB_LOADER | From | Scott Branden <> | Date | Wed, 29 Aug 2018 11:59:36 -0700 |
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Hi Olof,
On 18-08-29 11:44 AM, Olof Johansson wrote: > Hi, > > On Wed, Aug 29, 2018 at 10:21 AM, Scott Branden > <scott.branden@broadcom.com> wrote: >> Enable EFI_ARMSTUB_DTB_LOADER to add support for the dtb= command line >> parameter to function with efi loader. >> >> Required to boot on existing bootloaders that do not support devicetree >> provided by the platform or by the bootloader. >> >> Fixes: 3d7ee348aa41 ("efi/libstub/arm: Add opt-in Kconfig option for the DTB loader") >> Signed-off-by: Scott Branden <scott.branden@broadcom.com> > Why did Ard create an option for this if it's just going be turned on > in default configs? Doesn't make sense to me. > > It would help to know what firmware still is crippled and how common > it is, since it's been a few years that this has been a requirement by > now. Broadcom NS2 and Stingray in current development and production need this option in the kernel enabled in order to boot. > > > -Olof
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