Re: [PATCH V2 01/19] csky: Build infrastructure

From: Guo Ren
Date: Tue Jul 03 2018 - 05:14:27 EST


On Mon, Jul 02, 2018 at 09:33:51PM -0600, Rob Herring wrote:
> > +config CSKY_BUILTIN_DTB
> > + bool "Use kernel builtin dtb"
> > +
> > +config CSKY_BUILTIN_DTB_NAME
> > + string "kernel builtin dtb name"
> > + depends on CSKY_BUILTIN_DTB
> > +endmenu
>
> These options generally exist for backwards compatibility with legacy
> bootloaders that don't support DT which shouldn't apply here given
> this is a new arch. If we need this for other reasons, it should not
> be an architecture specific option.
We want the BUILTIN_DTB for some boards and they don't need change dtb
at all. And I just follow other archs BUILTIN_DTB in their Kconfig. eg:
xtensa, h8300, mips, nds32, sh, openrisc, arc ...

I just keep this in Kconfig.debug and it's not a recommended method.

Guo Ren