Re: [PATCH] ARM: Use armlinux_bootparams address for DTB

["Alexander Shiyan" <shc_work@mail.ru>]

> On Tue, Jul 09, 2013 at 04:56:40PM +0400, Alexander Shiyan wrote:
> > In some cases, the address of the devicetree, which is obtained
> > dynamically, may be located in the kernel text area, which leads
> > to malfunction of the devicetree. The patch uses the address of
> > the devicetree, designed for the board, if it possible.
> > 
> > Signed-off-by: Alexander Shiyan <shc_work@mail.ru>
> > ---
> >  arch/arm/lib/armlinux.c | 20 ++++++++++++--------
> >  1 file changed, 12 insertions(+), 8 deletions(-)
> > 
> > diff --git a/arch/arm/lib/armlinux.c b/arch/arm/lib/armlinux.c
> > index 40a63ea..12fb06d 100644
> > --- a/arch/arm/lib/armlinux.c
> > +++ b/arch/arm/lib/armlinux.c
> > @@ -261,16 +261,20 @@ void start_linux(void *adr, int swap, unsigned long initrd_address,
> >  		unsigned long initrd_size, void *oftree)
> >  {
> >  	void (*kernel)(int zero, int arch, void *params) = adr;
> > -	void *params = NULL;
> >  	int architecture;
> >  
> >  	if (oftree) {
> > -		printf("booting Linux kernel with devicetree\n");
> 
> This is a useful information that gets removed here. Could you keep it?

Yes, but I think this is duplicate previous message "using internal devicetree".

> > -		params = oftree;
> > -	} else {
> > +		if (armlinux_bootparams) {
> > +			struct fdt_header *header = oftree;
> > +
> > +			printf("Relocate DTB to 0x%p\n", armlinux_bootparams);
> 
> This is more useful for verbose mode, but I think not for the normal
> case.

This is note about address, since barebox reports us address of devicetree
before and it different than armlinux_params. Remove anyway?

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