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diff --git a/Documentation/powerpc/booting-without-of.txt b/Documentation/powerpc/booting-without-of.txt
index 6d5a5a0fa5e8..a1f83f1c24c9 100644
--- a/Documentation/powerpc/booting-without-of.txt
+++ b/Documentation/powerpc/booting-without-of.txt
@@ -265,6 +265,9 @@ struct boot_param_header {
booting on */
/* version 3 fields below */
u32 size_dt_strings; /* size of the strings block */
+
+ /* version 17 fields below */
+ u32 size_dt_struct; /* size of the DT structure block */
};
Along with the constants:
@@ -335,10 +338,13 @@ struct boot_param_header {
to reallocate it easily at boot and free up the unused flattened
structure after expansion. Version 16 introduces a new more
"compact" format for the tree itself that is however not backward
- compatible. You should always generate a structure of the highest
- version defined at the time of your implementation. Currently
- that is version 16, unless you explicitly aim at being backward
- compatible.
+ compatible. Version 17 adds an additional field, size_dt_struct,
+ allowing it to be reallocated or moved more easily (this is
+ particularly useful for bootloaders which need to make
+ adjustments to a device tree based on probed information). You
+ should always generate a structure of the highest version defined
+ at the time of your implementation. Currently that is version 17,
+ unless you explicitly aim at being backward compatible.
- last_comp_version
@@ -347,7 +353,7 @@ struct boot_param_header {
is backward compatible with version 1 (that is, a kernel build
for version 1 will be able to boot with a version 2 format). You
should put a 1 in this field if you generate a device tree of
- version 1 to 3, or 0x10 if you generate a tree of version 0x10
+ version 1 to 3, or 16 if you generate a tree of version 16 or 17
using the new unit name format.
- boot_cpuid_phys
@@ -360,6 +366,17 @@ struct boot_param_header {
point (see further chapters for more informations on the required
device-tree contents)
+ - size_dt_strings
+
+ This field only exists on version 3 and later headers. It
+ gives the size of the "strings" section of the device tree (which
+ starts at the offset given by off_dt_strings).
+
+ - size_dt_struct
+
+ This field only exists on version 17 and later headers. It gives
+ the size of the "structure" section of the device tree (which
+ starts at the offset given by off_dt_struct).
So the typical layout of a DT block (though the various parts don't
need to be in that order) looks like this (addresses go from top to
@@ -417,7 +434,7 @@ root node who has no parent.
A node has 2 names. The actual node name is generally contained in a
property of type "name" in the node property list whose value is a
zero terminated string and is mandatory for version 1 to 3 of the
-format definition (as it is in Open Firmware). Version 0x10 makes it
+format definition (as it is in Open Firmware). Version 16 makes it
optional as it can generate it from the unit name defined below.
There is also a "unit name" that is used to differentiate nodes with