ARM: dts: nxp/imx6: Drop unused .dtsi

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2025-12-12 20:33 UTC #0 lore raw

PATCH 1/1 ARM: dts: nxp/imx6: Drop unused .dtsi

These .dtsi files are not included anywhere in the tree and can't be tested.

Signed-off-by Rob Herring (Arm) <[email protected]>

---
 .../dts/nxp/imx/imx6dl-kontron-samx6i.dtsi    | 12 -----
 .../dts/nxp/imx/imx6q-kontron-samx6i.dtsi     | 12 -----
 .../boot/dts/nxp/imx/imx6qdl-pico-dwarf.dtsi  | 45 ----------------
 .../boot/dts/nxp/imx/imx6qdl-pico-nymph.dtsi  | 54 -------------------
 4 files changed, 123 deletions(-)
 delete mode 100644 arch/arm/boot/dts/nxp/imx/imx6dl-kontron-samx6i.dtsi
 delete mode 100644 arch/arm/boot/dts/nxp/imx/imx6q-kontron-samx6i.dtsi
 delete mode 100644 arch/arm/boot/dts/nxp/imx/imx6qdl-pico-dwarf.dtsi
 delete mode 100644 arch/arm/boot/dts/nxp/imx/imx6qdl-pico-nymph.dtsi

arch/arm/boot/dts/nxp/imx/imx6dl-kontron-samx6i.dtsi deleted +0 ~~-12~~

deleted file mode 100644
index 5a9b819d7ee8..000000000000
@@ -1,12 +0,0 @@
-// SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0 OR X11
-/*
- * Copyright 2019 (C) Pengutronix, Marco Felsch <[email protected]>
- */
-
-#include "imx6dl.dtsi"
-#include "imx6qdl-kontron-samx6i.dtsi"
-
-/ {
-	model = "Kontron SMARC-sAMX6i Dual-Lite/Solo";
-	compatible = "kontron,imx6dl-samx6i", "fsl,imx6dl";
-};

arch/arm/boot/dts/nxp/imx/imx6q-kontron-samx6i.dtsi deleted +0 ~~-12~~

deleted file mode 100644
index e76963436079..000000000000
@@ -1,12 +0,0 @@
-// SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0 OR X11
-/*
- * Copyright 2019 (C) Pengutronix, Marco Felsch <[email protected]>
- */
-
-#include "imx6q.dtsi"
-#include "imx6qdl-kontron-samx6i.dtsi"
-
-/ {
-	model = "Kontron SMARC-sAMX6i Quad/Dual";
-	compatible = "kontron,imx6q-samx6i", "fsl,imx6q";
-};

arch/arm/boot/dts/nxp/imx/imx6qdl-pico-dwarf.dtsi deleted +0 ~~-45~~

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arch/arm/boot/dts/nxp/imx/imx6qdl-pico-nymph.dtsi deleted +0 ~~-54~~

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Marco Felsch

2025-12-13 18:13 UTC #1 lore raw

Hi Rob,

Quoted 2 lines · Rob Herring (Arm)

These .dtsi files are not included anywhere in the tree and can't be tested.

not in the tree but by other projects, please see below.

Quoted 38 lines

Signed-off-by Rob Herring (Arm) <[email protected]>

---
 .../dts/nxp/imx/imx6dl-kontron-samx6i.dtsi    | 12 -----
 .../dts/nxp/imx/imx6q-kontron-samx6i.dtsi     | 12 -----
 .../boot/dts/nxp/imx/imx6qdl-pico-dwarf.dtsi  | 45 ----------------
 .../boot/dts/nxp/imx/imx6qdl-pico-nymph.dtsi  | 54 -------------------
 4 files changed, 123 deletions(-)
 delete mode 100644 arch/arm/boot/dts/nxp/imx/imx6dl-kontron-samx6i.dtsi
 delete mode 100644 arch/arm/boot/dts/nxp/imx/imx6q-kontron-samx6i.dtsi
 delete mode 100644 arch/arm/boot/dts/nxp/imx/imx6qdl-pico-dwarf.dtsi
 delete mode 100644 arch/arm/boot/dts/nxp/imx/imx6qdl-pico-nymph.dtsi

arch/arm/boot/dts/nxp/imx/imx6dl-kontron-samx6i.dtsi deleted +0 ~~-12~~

deleted file mode 100644
index 5a9b819d7ee8..000000000000
@@ -1,12 +0,0 @@
-// SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0 OR X11
-/*
- * Copyright 2019 (C) Pengutronix, Marco Felsch <[email protected]>
- */
-
-#include "imx6dl.dtsi"
-#include "imx6qdl-kontron-samx6i.dtsi"
-
-/ {
-	model = "Kontron SMARC-sAMX6i Dual-Lite/Solo";
-	compatible = "kontron,imx6dl-samx6i", "fsl,imx6dl";
-};

arch/arm/boot/dts/nxp/imx/imx6q-kontron-samx6i.dtsi deleted +0 -2

deleted file mode 100644
index e76963436079..000000000000
@@ -1,12 +0,0 @@
-// SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0 OR X11
-/*

arch/arm/boot/dts/nxp/imx/imx6q-kontron-samx6i.dtsi line 12

Quoted 10 lines

arch/arm/boot/dts/nxp/imx/imx6q-kontron-samx6i.dtsi deleted +0 ~~-10~~

- * Copyright 2019 (C) Pengutronix, Marco Felsch <[email protected]>
- */
-
-#include "imx6q.dtsi"
-#include "imx6qdl-kontron-samx6i.dtsi"
-
-/ {
-	model = "Kontron SMARC-sAMX6i Quad/Dual";
-	compatible = "kontron,imx6q-samx6i", "fsl,imx6q";
-};

I can't speak for the other two .dtsi files but both kontron .dtsi files are used by barebox:

- https://elixir.bootlin.com/barebox/v2025.11.0/source/arch/arm/dts/imx6dl-samx6i.dts#L8
- https://elixir.bootlin.com/barebox/v2025.11.0/source/arch/arm/dts/imx6q-samx6i.dts#L8

Removing them here will cause a regression for barebox.

Regards,
Marco

Quoted 116 lines

arch/arm/boot/dts/nxp/imx/imx6qdl-pico-dwarf.dtsi deleted +0 ~~-45~~

deleted file mode 100644
index 3a968782e854..000000000000
@@ -1,45 +0,0 @@
-// SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0+ OR MIT
-//
-// Copyright 2017 NXP
-
-#include "imx6qdl-pico.dtsi"
-
-/ {
-	leds {
-		compatible = "gpio-leds";
-		pinctrl-names = "default";
-		pinctrl-0 = <&pinctrl_gpio_leds>;
-
-		led {
-			label = "gpio-led";
-			gpios = <&gpio5 31 GPIO_ACTIVE_HIGH>;
-		};
-	};
-
-};
-
-&i2c1 {
-	mpl3115@60 {
-		compatible = "fsl,mpl3115";
-		reg = <0x60>;
-	};
-};
-
-&i2c2 {
-	io-expander@25 {
-		compatible = "nxp,pca9554";
-		reg = <0x25>;
-		gpio-controller;
-		#gpio-cells = <2>;
-		#interrupt-cells = <2>;
-	};
-
-};
-
-&iomuxc {
-	pinctrl_gpio_leds: gpioledsgrp {
-		fsl,pins = <
-			MX6QDL_PAD_CSI0_DAT13__GPIO5_IO31	0x1b0b0
-		>;
-	};
-};

arch/arm/boot/dts/nxp/imx/imx6qdl-pico-nymph.dtsi deleted +0 ~~-54~~

deleted file mode 100644
index 3d56a4216448..000000000000
@@ -1,54 +0,0 @@
-// SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0+ OR MIT
-
-#include "imx6qdl-pico.dtsi"
-
-/ {
-	leds {
-		compatible = "gpio-leds";
-		pinctrl-names = "default";
-		pinctrl-0 = <&pinctrl_gpio_leds>;
-
-		led {
-			label = "gpio-led";
-			gpios = <&gpio5 31 GPIO_ACTIVE_HIGH>;
-		};
-	};
-
-};
-
-&i2c1 {
-	adc@52 {
-		compatible = "ti,adc081c";
-		reg = <0x52>;
-		vref-supply = <&reg_2p5v>;
-	};
-};
-
-&i2c2 {
-	io-expander@25 {
-		compatible = "nxp,pca9554";
-		reg = <0x25>;
-		gpio-controller;
-		#gpio-cells = <2>;
-		#interrupt-cells = <2>;
-	};
-};
-
-&i2c3 {
-	rtc@68 {
-		compatible = "dallas,ds1337";
-		reg = <0x68>;
-	};
-};
-
-&pcie {
-	status = "okay";
-};
-
-&iomuxc {
-	pinctrl_gpio_leds: gpioledsgrp {
-		fsl,pins = <
-			MX6QDL_PAD_CSI0_DAT13__GPIO5_IO31	0x1b0b0
-		>;
-	};
-};

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Rob Herring

author maintainer

2025-12-14 14:42 UTC #2 lore raw

Quoted 61 lines · Marco Felsch

Hi Rob,

Quoted 2 lines · Rob Herring (Arm)

These .dtsi files are not included anywhere in the tree and can't be tested.

not in the tree but by other projects, please see below.

Quoted 38 lines

Signed-off-by Rob Herring (Arm) <[email protected]>

---
 .../dts/nxp/imx/imx6dl-kontron-samx6i.dtsi    | 12 -----
 .../dts/nxp/imx/imx6q-kontron-samx6i.dtsi     | 12 -----
 .../boot/dts/nxp/imx/imx6qdl-pico-dwarf.dtsi  | 45 ----------------
 .../boot/dts/nxp/imx/imx6qdl-pico-nymph.dtsi  | 54 -------------------
 4 files changed, 123 deletions(-)
 delete mode 100644 arch/arm/boot/dts/nxp/imx/imx6dl-kontron-samx6i.dtsi
 delete mode 100644 arch/arm/boot/dts/nxp/imx/imx6q-kontron-samx6i.dtsi
 delete mode 100644 arch/arm/boot/dts/nxp/imx/imx6qdl-pico-dwarf.dtsi
 delete mode 100644 arch/arm/boot/dts/nxp/imx/imx6qdl-pico-nymph.dtsi

arch/arm/boot/dts/nxp/imx/imx6dl-kontron-samx6i.dtsi deleted +0 ~~-12~~

deleted file mode 100644
index 5a9b819d7ee8..000000000000
@@ -1,12 +0,0 @@
-// SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0 OR X11
-/*
- * Copyright 2019 (C) Pengutronix, Marco Felsch <[email protected]>
- */
-
-#include "imx6dl.dtsi"
-#include "imx6qdl-kontron-samx6i.dtsi"
-
-/ {
-     model = "Kontron SMARC-sAMX6i Dual-Lite/Solo";
-     compatible = "kontron,imx6dl-samx6i", "fsl,imx6dl";
-};

arch/arm/boot/dts/nxp/imx/imx6q-kontron-samx6i.dtsi deleted +0 -2

deleted file mode 100644
index e76963436079..000000000000
@@ -1,12 +0,0 @@
-// SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0 OR X11
-/*

arch/arm/boot/dts/nxp/imx/imx6q-kontron-samx6i.dtsi line 12

Quoted 10 lines

arch/arm/boot/dts/nxp/imx/imx6q-kontron-samx6i.dtsi deleted +0 ~~-10~~

- * Copyright 2019 (C) Pengutronix, Marco Felsch <[email protected]>
- */
-
-#include "imx6q.dtsi"
-#include "imx6qdl-kontron-samx6i.dtsi"
-
-/ {
-     model = "Kontron SMARC-sAMX6i Quad/Dual";
-     compatible = "kontron,imx6q-samx6i", "fsl,imx6q";
-};

I can't speak for the other two .dtsi files but both kontron .dtsi files are used by barebox:

Quoted 4 lines

- https://elixir.bootlin.com/barebox/v2025.11.0/source/arch/arm/dts/imx6dl-samx6i.dts#L8
- https://elixir.bootlin.com/barebox/v2025.11.0/source/arch/arm/dts/imx6q-samx6i.dts#L8
Removing them here will cause a regression for barebox.

Please upstream something that uses the .dtsi. Other than the undocumented barebox property, no reason these can't be.

Rob

Marco Felsch

2025-12-14 18:58 UTC #3 lore raw

Quoted 62 lines · Rob Herring

Quoted 61 lines · Marco Felsch
Hi Rob,
Quoted 2 lines · Rob Herring (Arm)
These .dtsi files are not included anywhere in the tree and can't be tested.
not in the tree but by other projects, please see below.
Quoted 38 lines
Signed-off-by Rob Herring (Arm) <[email protected]>
---
 .../dts/nxp/imx/imx6dl-kontron-samx6i.dtsi    | 12 -----
 .../dts/nxp/imx/imx6q-kontron-samx6i.dtsi     | 12 -----
 .../boot/dts/nxp/imx/imx6qdl-pico-dwarf.dtsi  | 45 ----------------
 .../boot/dts/nxp/imx/imx6qdl-pico-nymph.dtsi  | 54 -------------------
 4 files changed, 123 deletions(-)
 delete mode 100644 arch/arm/boot/dts/nxp/imx/imx6dl-kontron-samx6i.dtsi
 delete mode 100644 arch/arm/boot/dts/nxp/imx/imx6q-kontron-samx6i.dtsi
 delete mode 100644 arch/arm/boot/dts/nxp/imx/imx6qdl-pico-dwarf.dtsi
 delete mode 100644 arch/arm/boot/dts/nxp/imx/imx6qdl-pico-nymph.dtsi
arch/arm/boot/dts/nxp/imx/imx6dl-kontron-samx6i.dtsi deleted +0 ~~-12~~
deleted file mode 100644
index 5a9b819d7ee8..000000000000
@@ -1,12 +0,0 @@
-// SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0 OR X11
-/*
- * Copyright 2019 (C) Pengutronix, Marco Felsch <[email protected]>
- */
-
-#include "imx6dl.dtsi"
-#include "imx6qdl-kontron-samx6i.dtsi"
-
-/ {
-     model = "Kontron SMARC-sAMX6i Dual-Lite/Solo";
-     compatible = "kontron,imx6dl-samx6i", "fsl,imx6dl";
-};
arch/arm/boot/dts/nxp/imx/imx6q-kontron-samx6i.dtsi deleted +0 -2
deleted file mode 100644
index e76963436079..000000000000
@@ -1,12 +0,0 @@
-// SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0 OR X11
-/*
arch/arm/boot/dts/nxp/imx/imx6q-kontron-samx6i.dtsi line 12
Quoted 10 lines
arch/arm/boot/dts/nxp/imx/imx6q-kontron-samx6i.dtsi deleted +0 ~~-10~~
- * Copyright 2019 (C) Pengutronix, Marco Felsch <[email protected]>
- */
-
-#include "imx6q.dtsi"
-#include "imx6qdl-kontron-samx6i.dtsi"
-
-/ {
-     model = "Kontron SMARC-sAMX6i Quad/Dual";
-     compatible = "kontron,imx6q-samx6i", "fsl,imx6q";
-};
I can't speak for the other two .dtsi files but both kontron .dtsi files are used by barebox:

Quoted 7 lines

Quoted 4 lines
- https://elixir.bootlin.com/barebox/v2025.11.0/source/arch/arm/dts/imx6dl-samx6i.dts#L8
- https://elixir.bootlin.com/barebox/v2025.11.0/source/arch/arm/dts/imx6q-samx6i.dts#L8
Removing them here will cause a regression for barebox.
Please upstream something that uses the .dtsi. Other than the undocumented barebox property, no reason these can't be.

My intention wasn't to point to the barebox-only "barebox,disable-deep-probe" property. I was refering to the include line.

The two .dtsi files we're talking about are SoM .dtsi files. We don't have access to the Kontron EVK baseboard which uses this SoM.

I've added a few Kontron devs which may can add the missing baseboard support.

+Cc: [email protected]
+Cc: [email protected]
+Cc: [email protected]
+Cc: [email protected]

I could also add the imx6dl-samx6i.dts and imx6q-samx6i.dts like we do in barebox. But as said, this would be a devicetree for a SoM which makes sense for the bootloader but not for the kernel.

Regards,
Marco

Quoted 3 lines

Rob

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Rob Herring

author maintainer

2025-12-15 19:43 UTC #4 lore raw

Quoted 87 lines · Marco Felsch

Quoted 62 lines · Rob Herring
Quoted 61 lines · Marco Felsch
Hi Rob,
Quoted 2 lines · Rob Herring (Arm)
These .dtsi files are not included anywhere in the tree and can't be tested.
not in the tree but by other projects, please see below.
Quoted 38 lines
Signed-off-by Rob Herring (Arm) <[email protected]>
---
 .../dts/nxp/imx/imx6dl-kontron-samx6i.dtsi    | 12 -----
 .../dts/nxp/imx/imx6q-kontron-samx6i.dtsi     | 12 -----
 .../boot/dts/nxp/imx/imx6qdl-pico-dwarf.dtsi  | 45 ----------------
 .../boot/dts/nxp/imx/imx6qdl-pico-nymph.dtsi  | 54 -------------------
 4 files changed, 123 deletions(-)
 delete mode 100644 arch/arm/boot/dts/nxp/imx/imx6dl-kontron-samx6i.dtsi
 delete mode 100644 arch/arm/boot/dts/nxp/imx/imx6q-kontron-samx6i.dtsi
 delete mode 100644 arch/arm/boot/dts/nxp/imx/imx6qdl-pico-dwarf.dtsi
 delete mode 100644 arch/arm/boot/dts/nxp/imx/imx6qdl-pico-nymph.dtsi
arch/arm/boot/dts/nxp/imx/imx6dl-kontron-samx6i.dtsi deleted +0 ~~-12~~
deleted file mode 100644
index 5a9b819d7ee8..000000000000
@@ -1,12 +0,0 @@
-// SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0 OR X11
-/*
- * Copyright 2019 (C) Pengutronix, Marco Felsch <[email protected]>
- */
-
-#include "imx6dl.dtsi"
-#include "imx6qdl-kontron-samx6i.dtsi"
-
-/ {
-     model = "Kontron SMARC-sAMX6i Dual-Lite/Solo";
-     compatible = "kontron,imx6dl-samx6i", "fsl,imx6dl";
-};
arch/arm/boot/dts/nxp/imx/imx6q-kontron-samx6i.dtsi deleted +0 -2
deleted file mode 100644
index e76963436079..000000000000
@@ -1,12 +0,0 @@
-// SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0 OR X11
-/*
arch/arm/boot/dts/nxp/imx/imx6q-kontron-samx6i.dtsi line 12
Quoted 10 lines
arch/arm/boot/dts/nxp/imx/imx6q-kontron-samx6i.dtsi deleted +0 ~~-10~~
- * Copyright 2019 (C) Pengutronix, Marco Felsch <[email protected]>
- */
-
-#include "imx6q.dtsi"
-#include "imx6qdl-kontron-samx6i.dtsi"
-
-/ {
-     model = "Kontron SMARC-sAMX6i Quad/Dual";
-     compatible = "kontron,imx6q-samx6i", "fsl,imx6q";
-};
I can't speak for the other two .dtsi files but both kontron .dtsi files are used by barebox:
Quoted 7 lines
Quoted 4 lines
- https://elixir.bootlin.com/barebox/v2025.11.0/source/arch/arm/dts/imx6dl-samx6i.dts#L8
- https://elixir.bootlin.com/barebox/v2025.11.0/source/arch/arm/dts/imx6q-samx6i.dts#L8
Removing them here will cause a regression for barebox.
Please upstream something that uses the .dtsi. Other than the undocumented barebox property, no reason these can't be.
My intention wasn't to point to the barebox-only "barebox,disable-deep-probe" property. I was refering to the include line.
The two .dtsi files we're talking about are SoM .dtsi files. We don't have access to the Kontron EVK baseboard which uses this SoM.
I've added a few Kontron devs which may can add the missing baseboard support.
(quoted diff) +4 -0
+Cc: [email protected]
+Cc: [email protected]
+Cc: [email protected]
+Cc: [email protected]

Quoted 3 lines

I could also add the imx6dl-samx6i.dts and imx6q-samx6i.dts like we do in barebox. But as said, this would be a devicetree for a SoM which makes sense for the bootloader but not for the kernel.

Why not? People use the kernel as a bootloader. There's also some discussions about splitting SoMs and baseboards into overlays for baseboards (and also even into SoC base DT plus overlay for boards).

Rob

Marco Felsch

2025-12-18 16:42 UTC #5 lore raw

Quoted 88 lines · Rob Herring

Quoted 87 lines · Marco Felsch
Quoted 62 lines · Rob Herring
Quoted 61 lines · Marco Felsch
Hi Rob,
Quoted 2 lines · Rob Herring (Arm)
These .dtsi files are not included anywhere in the tree and can't be tested.
not in the tree but by other projects, please see below.
Quoted 38 lines
Signed-off-by Rob Herring (Arm) <[email protected]>
---
 .../dts/nxp/imx/imx6dl-kontron-samx6i.dtsi    | 12 -----
 .../dts/nxp/imx/imx6q-kontron-samx6i.dtsi     | 12 -----
 .../boot/dts/nxp/imx/imx6qdl-pico-dwarf.dtsi  | 45 ----------------
 .../boot/dts/nxp/imx/imx6qdl-pico-nymph.dtsi  | 54 -------------------
 4 files changed, 123 deletions(-)
 delete mode 100644 arch/arm/boot/dts/nxp/imx/imx6dl-kontron-samx6i.dtsi
 delete mode 100644 arch/arm/boot/dts/nxp/imx/imx6q-kontron-samx6i.dtsi
 delete mode 100644 arch/arm/boot/dts/nxp/imx/imx6qdl-pico-dwarf.dtsi
 delete mode 100644 arch/arm/boot/dts/nxp/imx/imx6qdl-pico-nymph.dtsi
arch/arm/boot/dts/nxp/imx/imx6dl-kontron-samx6i.dtsi deleted +0 ~~-12~~
deleted file mode 100644
index 5a9b819d7ee8..000000000000
@@ -1,12 +0,0 @@
-// SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0 OR X11
-/*
- * Copyright 2019 (C) Pengutronix, Marco Felsch <[email protected]>
- */
-
-#include "imx6dl.dtsi"
-#include "imx6qdl-kontron-samx6i.dtsi"
-
-/ {
-     model = "Kontron SMARC-sAMX6i Dual-Lite/Solo";
-     compatible = "kontron,imx6dl-samx6i", "fsl,imx6dl";
-};
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-// SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0 OR X11
-/*
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- * Copyright 2019 (C) Pengutronix, Marco Felsch <[email protected]>
- */
-
-#include "imx6q.dtsi"
-#include "imx6qdl-kontron-samx6i.dtsi"
-
-/ {
-     model = "Kontron SMARC-sAMX6i Quad/Dual";
-     compatible = "kontron,imx6q-samx6i", "fsl,imx6q";
-};
I can't speak for the other two .dtsi files but both kontron .dtsi files are used by barebox:
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- https://elixir.bootlin.com/barebox/v2025.11.0/source/arch/arm/dts/imx6dl-samx6i.dts#L8
- https://elixir.bootlin.com/barebox/v2025.11.0/source/arch/arm/dts/imx6q-samx6i.dts#L8
Removing them here will cause a regression for barebox.
Please upstream something that uses the .dtsi. Other than the undocumented barebox property, no reason these can't be.
My intention wasn't to point to the barebox-only "barebox,disable-deep-probe" property. I was refering to the include line.
The two .dtsi files we're talking about are SoM .dtsi files. We don't have access to the Kontron EVK baseboard which uses this SoM.
I've added a few Kontron devs which may can add the missing baseboard support.
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I could also add the imx6dl-samx6i.dts and imx6q-samx6i.dts like we do in barebox. But as said, this would be a devicetree for a SoM which makes sense for the bootloader but not for the kernel.
Why not? People use the kernel as a bootloader. There's also some

Using the kernel as bootloader is a good point, which I didn't had in my mind!

I will add the som.dts, please don't remove the kontron dtsi files yet.

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discussions about splitting SoMs and baseboards into overlays for baseboards (and also even into SoC base DT plus overlay for boards).

Do you have pointers?

Regards,
Marco

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