[Buildroot] [EXT] Re: [PATCH 6/9] package/freescale-qoriq/cadence: new package
Thomas Petazzoni
thomas.petazzoni at bootlin.com
Wed Nov 20 09:36:25 UTC 2019
Hello,
On Wed, 20 Nov 2019 09:30:26 +0000
Jerry Huang <jerry.huang at nxp.com> wrote:
> > Also, "cadence" is not descriptive enough as a package name.
> > freescale-qoriq-cadence-dp-firmware perhaps? It's a bit long, but at least it's
> > descriptive.
> I think "cadence-dp-firmware" can be used for its name.
> Because it is under sub-directory " freescale-qoriq",
> we can remove the prefix " freescale-qoriq" from package name.
Being inside the freescale-qoriq doesn't improve things in any way: the
namespace of package names (and therefore variables) is global in
Buildroot.
> > Indentation is not correct, we also need a link to some upstream web site that
> > gives details about this firmware.
> Sure, I will adjust it.
>
> > Just curious: the DisplayPort really needs a firmware that runs on the main CPU,
> > at EL3 ? This is pretty scary :-/ How does it get loaded ?
> Yes, LS1028ARDB need this firmware for display port.
> We used the command "hdp load" in uboot before starting Linux kernel.
OK. Where is this firmware image stored? You just install it to
$(BINARIES_DIR). Should it be installed in the rootfs instead, so that
U-Boot can pick it up from there ?
Thanks,
Thomas
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