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Subject: Re: [PATCH v11 2/7] MIPS: Loongson64: dts: introduce ls3A4000
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On 2022/3/23 10:29, Jiaxun Yang wrote:
>
>
> 在 2022/3/23 1:53, Sui Jingfeng 写道:
>> Hi, Jiaxun
>>
>> Build all dts into vmlinuz will make the vmlinuz bigger and bigger.
>> How does the kernel get the dtb is another big issue, either from 
>> built-in
>> dtb or pass from the firmware(pmon and uefi etc). This should be
>> solved with another patch carefully. Providing board specific dts
>> helps to code review, it helps reviewers understand that there are
>> variant boards and have to be express with different OF graph.
> Hi,
>
> I insist my taste on those code. If the only intention is to demonstrate
> the usage of the driver then please just leave them in dt document
> or commit message.
>
>>
>> Now, there are about 6 dts under arch/mips/boot/dts/loongson/,
>> Suppose loongson have 1000+ different board, do you want built all
>> of them into vmlinuz?
> Note that we are supporting all those boards on "platform" bias. Which
> means if they share similar design then they will use the same DTS.
> If we have a new design then unfortunately our kernel binary must grow.
>
> For those who intended to build a size-optimized kernel they will be
> able to disable unused DTS in Kconfig.
>
> If you want to blame somebody for the problem then please don't
> blame us. We tried very hard to fit all those stuff into kernel's model
> of devices. You should blame those who did the initial design of
> Loongson's boot interface that failed to introduce a proper way
> to describe the platform.
>
>>
>> Besides, ls7a1000 and ls2k1000 lack a i2c driver, gpio driver,
>> pwm driver, clk driver, can you pay more attention to salve those
>> problems, please ?
> Are you trying to make a TODO list for your colleague :-)
>
> We , community developers, don't owe you anything. So please
> don't expect anything from us. I lost access to most Loongson
> devices since I'm currently study abroad, but I'm determined to
> keep platform code in a good shape. That's my duty as a maintainer.
>
> Thanks.
> - Jiaxun

Providing a few board specific dts doesn't hurt anybody.

Can we leave the problem(passing correct dts to the kernel) untouched and

solve it in the feature with a another patch, ok?