Segher Boessenkool wrote:
As far as I can see, you want that indirection node so that you
safe space in the DTB.
Probably more of a general desire to not duplicate things that don't
need to be duplicated... I don't think the space issue is critical in
this particular case.
With real OF it is trivial to not have
multiple copies of the data if you want a few properties with
the same data. There is no reason this could not be done in DTB
as well (and some way in DTS to express that, or maybe the tools
could auto-detect it, whatever).
You object to some slight complexity in the device binding, and want to
replace it with an incompatible, more complex change to the blob format?
That is a good question. Why is it necessary to pass the blob via the
tree?
Because sometimes the firmware is needed before networking or serial I/O
can function.
Can't you link it into the kernel then? Seems a better place for
it to me. Of course you said something about GPL, heh.
U-Boot needs it too.
-Scott
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