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linux: clarify BR2_LINUX_KERNEL_CUSTOM_DTS_PATH description

PATCH Applied Michael Opdenacker 3 participants 3 messages Jan 14, 2022 – Feb 16, 2022

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PATCH 1/1 linux: clarify BR2_LINUX_KERNEL_CUSTOM_DTS_PATH description

This clarifies that custom DTSI files can be passed too, and that the files are compiled after being copied to the Linux kernel source tree.

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 linux/Config.in | 7 ++++---
 1 file changed, 4 insertions(+), 3 deletions(-)
linux/Config.in +4 -3
index 582f37ba7c..048a7fbfd0 100644
@@ -411,9 +411,10 @@ config BR2_LINUX_KERNEL_INTREE_DTS_NAME
 config BR2_LINUX_KERNEL_CUSTOM_DTS_PATH
 	string "Out-of-tree Device Tree Source file paths"
 	help
-	  Path to the out-of-tree device tree source files.
-	  You can provide a list of dts paths to copy and
-	  build, separated by spaces.
+	  Paths to out-of-tree Device Tree Source (.dts)
+	  and Device Tree Source Include (.dtsi) files,
+	  separated by spaces. These files will be copied
+	  to the kernel sources and compiled from there.
 
 config BR2_LINUX_KERNEL_DTB_KEEP_DIRNAME
 	bool "Keep the directory name of the Device Tree"
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Quoted 14 lines · Michael Opdenacker

This clarifies that custom DTSI files can be passed too, and that the files are compiled after being copied to the Linux kernel source tree.

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  linux/Config.in | 7 ++++---
  1 file changed, 4 insertions(+), 3 deletions(-)
linux/Config.in +0 -0
index 582f37ba7c..048a7fbfd0 100644

linux/Config.in config BR2_LINUX_KERNEL_INTREE_DTS_NAME · line 417

Quoted 10 lines
linux/Config.in +4 -3
@@ -411,9 +411,10 @@ config BR2_LINUX_KERNEL_INTREE_DTS_NAME
  config BR2_LINUX_KERNEL_CUSTOM_DTS_PATH
  	string "Out-of-tree Device Tree Source file paths"
  	help
-	  Path to the out-of-tree device tree source files.
-	  You can provide a list of dts paths to copy and
-	  build, separated by spaces.
+	  Paths to out-of-tree Device Tree Source (.dts)
+	  and Device Tree Source Include (.dtsi) files,
+	  separated by spaces. These files will be copied
+	  to the kernel sources and compiled from there.

I rewrapped this at 72 columns, and added "... and dts files are compiled from
here" to clarify that the dtsi are just copied.

Applied to master, thanks.

Regards,
Arnout

linux/Config.in config BR2_LINUX_KERNEL_INTREE_DTS_NAME · line 420

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linux/Config.in +0 -0
  config BR2_LINUX_KERNEL_DTB_KEEP_DIRNAME
  	bool "Keep the directory name of the Device Tree"

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"Michael" == Michael Opdenacker <[email protected]> writes:

This clarifies that custom DTSI files can be passed too, and that the files are compiled after being copied to the Linux kernel source tree.

Committed to 2021.02.x and 2021.11.x, thanks.

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