Hi Caleb, On Wed, 29 May 2024 at 15:55, Caleb Connolly <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > On 29/05/2024 21:49, Simon Glass wrote: > > Hi Caleb, > > > > On Wed, 29 May 2024 at 13:04, Caleb Connolly <[email protected]> > > wrote: > >> > >> > >>> > >>> How about using the compatible string, instead of a GUID? Is that > >>> possible? > >> > >> Could you elaborate? > > > > Well, the compatible string (in the root node) is how we normally > > decide which DT to use and which machine we are targeting. So I am > > wondering if we can somehow use that, rather than producing a GUID > > from it? > > No, we can't. The GUIDs are required as part of the EFI FMP spec. We > currently hardcode these GUIDs per-board (meaning if a vendor productize > some board they need to make source modifications to replace the GUIDs). > This series generates those GUIDs deterministically at runtime so we > don't need to maintain a big list.
OK thanks for the info. Regards, Simon
