[PATCH 3/5] x86/of: Add building device tree blob(s) into image.

[Dirk Brandewie]

On 11/16/2010 10:02 PM, Grant Likely wrote:
> On Tue, Nov 16, 2010 at 02:41:38PM -0800, dirk.brandewie at gmail.com wrote:
>> From: Dirk Brandewie<dirk.brandewie at gmail.com>
>>
>> This patch adds linking device tree blobs into vmlinux. DTB's are
>> added by adding the blob object name to list of objects to be linked
>> into the image.
>> e.g:
>>    obj-$(CONFIG_TEST_DTB) += test.dtb.o
>>
>> The set of DTB linked into the image is controlled the Kconfig file
>> in arch/x86/kernel/dts/Kconfig
>>
>> Signed-off-by: Dirk Brandewie<dirk.brandewie at gmail.com>
>> ---
>>   arch/x86/Kconfig            |    6 +++++-
>>   arch/x86/kernel/Makefile    |    6 ++++++
>>   arch/x86/kernel/dts/Kconfig |    7 +++++++
>>   3 files changed, 18 insertions(+), 1 deletions(-)
>>   create mode 100644 arch/x86/kernel/dts/Kconfig
>>
>> diff --git a/arch/x86/Kconfig b/arch/x86/Kconfig
>> index 5904f38..f2f516a 100644
>> --- a/arch/x86/Kconfig
>> +++ b/arch/x86/Kconfig
>> @@ -299,13 +299,17 @@ config X86_BIGSMP
>>   	---help---
>>   	  This option is needed for the systems that have more than 8 CPUs
>>
>> -config X86_OF
>> +menuconfig X86_OF
>>   	bool "Support for device tree"
>>   	select OF
>>   	select OF_FLATTREE
>>   	---help---
>>   	  Device tree support on X86.
>>
>> +if X86_OF
>> +source arch/x86/kernel/dts/Kconfig
>> +endif
>> +
>>   if X86_32
>>   config X86_EXTENDED_PLATFORM
>>   	bool "Support for extended (non-PC) x86 platforms"
>> diff --git a/arch/x86/kernel/Makefile b/arch/x86/kernel/Makefile
>> index 586df14..49e017d 100644
>> --- a/arch/x86/kernel/Makefile
>> +++ b/arch/x86/kernel/Makefile
>> @@ -114,6 +114,12 @@ obj-$(CONFIG_SWIOTLB)			+= pci-swiotlb.o
>>   obj-$(CONFIG_X86_OF)			+= prom.o
>>
>>   ###
>> +# device tree blobs
>> +obj-$(CONFIG_CE4100_DTB) += ce4100.dtb.o
>> +obj-$(CONFIG_TEST_DTB) += test.dtb.o
>> +
>> +
>> +###
>>   # 64 bit specific files
>>   ifeq ($(CONFIG_X86_64),y)
>>   	obj-$(CONFIG_AUDIT)		+= audit_64.o
>> diff --git a/arch/x86/kernel/dts/Kconfig b/arch/x86/kernel/dts/Kconfig
>> new file mode 100644
>> index 0000000..d3e5cd4
>> --- /dev/null
>> +++ b/arch/x86/kernel/dts/Kconfig
>> @@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
>> +config CE4100_DTB
>> +       bool "Intel CE4100"
>> +
>> +config TEST_DTB
>> +       bool "Test DTS"
>> +
>> +
>
> As previously mentioned, this isn't going to scale.  Need to look at
> allowing the user to specify a list of .dtbs that will be linked in.
>

These config variables will likely get pushed into being set when the
platform configuration is selected. I still need to talk to the x86 maintainers
and my distribution team to figure out what is going to happen here.

> g.
>
>> --
>> 1.7.2.3
>>
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