Bug#731345: flash-kernel: add support for DT based kernels on Sheeva Plug
On Sun, 2013-12-15 at 21:13 +0100, Marc Kleine-Budde wrote:
> On 12/06/2013 09:31 AM, Ian Campbell wrote:
> [...]
>
> >>>> This is because v3.11 ships with:
> >>>>
> >>>> /usr/lib/linux-image-3.11-2-kirkwood/kirkwood-sheevaplug.dtb
> >>>>
> >>>> But non-DT Sheeva support is still in the kernel, so non-DT Sheeva Plug
> >>>> is used with current flash-kernel and v3.11. Although v3.10 and v3.11
> >>>> are not Wheezy's kernels.
> >>>
> >>> Is 3.11+DTB actively broken though?
> >>
> >> v3.11+DT works on Sheeva Plug, just tested it.
> >
> > That's good. Do you know if v3.10 or earlier shipped a DT in the kernel
> > package?
>
> I just noticed that the Ethernet is missing with v3.11+DT.
Hrm, that's rather unfortunate.
I suppose a field describing the minimum kernel version for dtb support
is the only way to go here. :-/ At least the linux-version tool is
available to simplify the logic.
> Ethernet support was added with v3.12-rc1~114^2~10^2~12. So probably
> don't want to use v3.11-DT on the Sheeva Plug.
Indeed not.
Ian.
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