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From: Sascha Hauer <s.hauer@pengutronix.de>
To: "Uwe Kleine-König" <u.kleine-koenig@pengutronix.de>
Cc: barebox@lists.infradead.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH v2 1/3] Documentation: state: adapt description to reality
Date: Thu, 28 Sep 2017 12:53:15 +0200	[thread overview]
Message-ID: <20170928105315.2mc2dimf375g7mhi@pengutronix.de> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <20170928090329.28006-2-u.kleine-koenig@pengutronix.de>

On Thu, Sep 28, 2017 at 11:03:27AM +0200, Uwe Kleine-König wrote:
> Signed-off-by: Uwe Kleine-König <u.kleine-koenig@pengutronix.de>
> ---
>  .../devicetree/bindings/barebox/barebox,state.rst      | 18 ++++++++++--------
>  1 file changed, 10 insertions(+), 8 deletions(-)

This one does not apply. Please rebase to master.

Sascha

> 
> diff --git a/Documentation/devicetree/bindings/barebox/barebox,state.rst b/Documentation/devicetree/bindings/barebox/barebox,state.rst
> index 40d7bc2e6fdf..ed17e3e75883 100644
> --- a/Documentation/devicetree/bindings/barebox/barebox,state.rst
> +++ b/Documentation/devicetree/bindings/barebox/barebox,state.rst
> @@ -127,14 +127,16 @@ Variable Types
>  Backends
>  --------
>  
> -Currently two backends exist. The raw backend is a very compact format
> -consisting of a magic value for identification, the raw values and a
> -CRC. Two copies are maintained for making sure that during update the
> -storage device still contains a valid state. The dtb backend stores
> -the state as a devicetree binary blob. This is exactly the original
> -devicetree description of the state itself, but additionally contains
> -the actual values of the variables. Unlike the raw state backend the
> -dtb state backend can describe itself.
> +Currently two backends exist. The ``raw`` backend is a very compact format
> +consisting of a magic value for identification, a crc-protected header giving
> +the actual length and then the raw values and another CRC. To make sure that
> +during update the storage device always contains a valid state, the data is
> +replicated on the medium.
> +
> +The ``dtb`` backend stores the state as a devicetree binary blob.  This is
> +exactly the original devicetree description of the state itself, but
> +additionally contains the actual values of the variables. Unlike the ``raw``
> +state backend the ``dtb`` state backend can describe itself.
>  
>  HMAC
>  ----
> -- 
> 2.11.0
> 
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  reply	other threads:[~2017-09-28 10:53 UTC|newest]

Thread overview: 5+ messages / expand[flat|nested]  mbox.gz  Atom feed  top
2017-09-28  9:03 [PATCH v2 0/3] state: add support for pre-mainline state format Uwe Kleine-König
2017-09-28  9:03 ` [PATCH v2 1/3] Documentation: state: adapt description to reality Uwe Kleine-König
2017-09-28 10:53   ` Sascha Hauer [this message]
2017-09-28  9:03 ` [PATCH v2 2/3] state: new backend format "rawcompat" Uwe Kleine-König
2017-09-28  9:03 ` [PATCH v2 3/3] state: storage: direct: skip writing meta data if this makes data fit Uwe Kleine-König

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