4 ms·

This is not completely true. You can use a generic kernel with a custom device tree. The only problem is that distributions currently tend to package them toge

This is not completely true. You can use a generic kernel with a custom device tree. The only problem is that distributions currently tend to package them together, but that shouldn't be obligatory.

dezgeg 4mo ago
You can't if the firmware provided DTB doesn't follow any upstream Linux approved bindings and instead uses some vendor kernel specific bindings.
- M95D 4mo ago
  Why would you combine mainline kernel with manufacturer device tree? Kernel includes its own device trees.
  - bestouff 4mo ago
    (S)he has a point. Sometimes the vendor dtb is all you have.