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JoelMcCracken
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What is DTB??
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A file format to describe device trees, which describe the HW attached to the system. Mainly used on !x86 arches, as an alternative to ACPI-style autodiscovery:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Devicetree
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I laughed out loud reading at his devicetree frustration, because while it's pretty gross to work with at times, at least it's not ACPI!
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