Daniel Ng wrote:
> Thanks for your helpful responses Scott and Ming Qian. Now, from reading the
> docco can you please verify my understanding is correct?-
>
> First, I need a basic DTS file which will give me a basic Device Tree. The
> cuboot*.c file takes care of adding other parameters to the Device Tree passed
> from u-boot via the old bd_info struct.
>
> Is this correct?
Yes.
> If so, would it be possible to do away with the DTS file
> altogether?
How, other than by encoding all the information about the board in code
rather than data, which would be a step backwards?
> On the other hand, would it be possible to do away with the
> cuboot*.c file by providing a complete DTS file?
Yes, though that eliminates the ability to dynamically set certain
parameters from the firmware. Better is to use an up-to-date u-boot,
and have u-boot fill in the dynamic fields (MAC address, clocks, command
line, etc) directly.
-Scott
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