Return-Path: Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org via listexpand id S1752927AbcJJOb4 (ORCPT ); Mon, 10 Oct 2016 10:31:56 -0400 Received: from pandora.armlinux.org.uk ([78.32.30.218]:34332 "EHLO pandora.armlinux.org.uk" rhost-flags-OK-OK-OK-OK) by vger.kernel.org with ESMTP id S1752375AbcJJObx (ORCPT ); Mon, 10 Oct 2016 10:31:53 -0400 Date: Mon, 10 Oct 2016 15:31:45 +0100 From: Russell King - ARM Linux To: Vignesh R Cc: Santosh Shilimkar , devicetree@vger.kernel.org, Rob Herring , linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org, linux-arm-kernel@lists.infradead.org Subject: Re: [PATCH RESEND] ARM: dts: keystone-k2*: Increase SPI Flash partition size for U-Boot Message-ID: <20161010143144.GB1041@n2100.armlinux.org.uk> References: <20161010141141.21333-1-vigneshr@ti.com> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline In-Reply-To: <20161010141141.21333-1-vigneshr@ti.com> User-Agent: Mutt/1.5.23 (2014-03-12) Sender: linux-kernel-owner@vger.kernel.org List-ID: X-Mailing-List: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org Content-Length: 972 Lines: 28 On Mon, Oct 10, 2016 at 07:41:41PM +0530, Vignesh R wrote: > U-Boot SPI Boot image is now more than 512KB for Keystone2 devices and > cannot fit into existing partition. So, increase the SPI Flash partition > for U-Boot to 1MB for all Keystone2 devices. > > Signed-off-by: Vignesh R > --- > > This was submitted to v4.9 merge window but was never picked up: > https://patchwork.kernel.org/patch/9135023/ I think you need to explain why it's safe to change the layout of the flash partitions like this. - What is this "misc" partition? - Why is it safe to move the "misc" partition in this way? - Do users need to do anything with data stored in the "misc" partition when changing kernels? If the "misc" partition is simply unused space on the flash device, why list it in DT? -- RMK's Patch system: http://www.armlinux.org.uk/developer/patches/ FTTC broadband for 0.8mile line: currently at 9.6Mbps down 400kbps up according to speedtest.net.