On Wed, 2014-07-23 at 09:31 +0100, Ian Campbell wrote: > On Tue, 2014-07-22 at 20:50 +0100, Ben Hutchings wrote: > > On Tue, 2014-07-22 at 20:18 +0100, David Goodenough wrote: > > > In the above package the description reads:- > > > > > > The Linux kernel 3.14 and modules for use on ARMv7 multiplatform kernel for > > > Marvell Armada 370/xp, Freescale iMX5x/iMX6. > > > > > > Reading the list of DTB files it includes, this list is rather out of date. > > > > It's not really grammatical either! > > > > > Now (hopefully) this list will grow with most new kernel versions, so > > > continuously updating the description in the list might be a bit of a load on > > > whoever did it, so perhaps it should mention the main families, but it > > > should also point people at the file list for the DTBs for the complete > > > detailed list. > > > > I don't think we know exactly which machines it currently works on. > > Just because a DTB is included, doesn't mean all the drivers are > > included and working. But the intent is that all ARMv7 machines we can > > support, will be supported by this package, and the description should > > be updated to reflect that. > > I've been thinking that for a while too but always stumbled over what it > should actually say and so never did/said anything. > > How about: > > The Linux kernel 3.14 and modules for use on ARMv7 platforms > which are supported by the multiplatform kernel. This includes > but is not limited to: > . > - thing > - other thing > - one more thing > . > For the full list of supported platforms see... > > This has issues though: > > * "supported by the multiplatform kernel" is meaningless to the > average user (and even to in-the-know-but-non-ARM folks I > suspect). Perhaps just drop the entire "which are supported..." > bit? It's also circular - the multiplatform kernel can be used on everything supported by the multiplatform kernel, huh, really... > * As David observed upthread the list is bound to get out of date. > * The link between "Supported" and "has a DTB file in the package" > is a bit weak. > * Where should "see..." go to? Wiki page? > In theory a list could be autogenerated from the DTBs (they have a model > string in them). But that results in a long list of models that may not really work. > Or I suppose we could endeavour to keep it in sync with > which CONFIG_ARCH_* and CONFIG_MACH_* .config options are enabled. > > We shouldn't forget the armmp-lpae flavour too... Ben. -- Ben Hutchings Absolutum obsoletum. (If it works, it's out of date.) - Stafford Beer
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