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From: Chen-Yu Tsai <wenst@chromium.org>
Date: Tue, 28 May 2024 16:31:18 +0800
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Subject: Re: [PATCH 1/2] scripts/make_fit: Drop fdt image entry compatible string
To: Simon Glass <sjg@chromium.org>
Cc: wens@kernel.org, Masahiro Yamada <masahiroy@kernel.org>, 
	Nathan Chancellor <nathan@kernel.org>, Nicolas Schier <nicolas@fjasle.eu>, 
	linux-arm-kernel@lists.infradead.org, linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org, 
	linux-kbuild@vger.kernel.org
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On Fri, May 24, 2024 at 9:01=E2=80=AFPM Simon Glass <sjg@chromium.org> wrot=
e:
>
> Hi ChenYu,
>
> On Fri, 24 May 2024 at 00:30, Chen-Yu Tsai <wenst@chromium.org> wrote:
> >
> > Hi Simon,
> >
> > On Fri, May 24, 2024 at 1:38=E2=80=AFAM Simon Glass <sjg@chromium.org> =
wrote:
> > >
> > > Hi ChenYu,
> > >
> > > On Thu, 23 May 2024 at 11:30, Chen-Yu Tsai <wens@kernel.org> wrote:
> > > >
> > > > On Fri, May 24, 2024 at 1:19=E2=80=AFAM Simon Glass <sjg@chromium.o=
rg> wrote:
> > > > >
> > > > > Hi Chen-Yu,
> > > > >
> > > > > On Tue, 21 May 2024 at 00:51, Chen-Yu Tsai <wenst@chromium.org> w=
rote:
> > > > > >
> > > > > > According to the FIT image spec, the compatible string in the f=
dt image
> > > > >
> > > > > Can you please add a link to where it says this in the spec? I ca=
nnot
> > > > > find it after a short search.
> > > >
> > > > (Quick reply from my other email before I forget.)
> > > >
> > > > From the FIT source file format document, found in U-boot source
> > > > "doc/usage/fit/source_file_format.rst", or on the website:
> > > > https://docs.u-boot.org/en/latest/usage/fit/source_file_format.html
> > > >
> > > > Under "'/images' node" -> "Conditionally mandatory property", the
> > > > "compatible" property is described as "compatible method for loadin=
g image."
> > > >
> > > > I'll add the reference in the next version.
> > >
> > > OK thank you.
> > >
> > > There is also a spec version at [1] - it might be worth adding mentio=
n
> > > of this explicitly for the fdt nodes.
> >
> > It seems that this is already mentioned?
> >
> > See https://github.com/open-source-firmware/flat-image-tree/blob/main/s=
ource/chapter2-source-file-format.rst?plain=3D1#L343
>
> I see that but I am suggesting that it could explicitly mention that
> the FDT should not have a compatible string for the model...that
> should only be in the configuration node.

I sent a pull request on GitHub. The mailing list seemed very empty.

ChenYu

> >
> > It looks like it was copied from U-boot directly.
>
> Yes mostly it is the same, but there were some changes. It has evolved
> slowly over the years but the bones of it is stable.
>
> Regards,
> Simon
>
> >
> >
> > Regards,
> > ChenYu
> >
> > > Regards,
> > > Simon
> > >
> > > [1] https://github.com/open-source-firmware/flat-image-tree/
> > >
> > > >
> > > >
> > > > ChenYu
> > > >
> > > > > I believe this patch is correct. Since the information is in the
> > > > > configuration node it does not need to be in the FDT.
> > > > >
> > > > > > node or any image node specifies the method to load the image, =
not the
> > > > > > compatible string embedded in the FDT or used for matching.
> > > > > >
> > > > > > Drop the compatible string from the fdt image entry node.
> > > > > >
> > > > > > While at it also fix up a typo in the document section of outpu=
t_dtb.
> > > > > >
> > > > > > Fixes: 7a23b027ec17 ("arm64: boot: Support Flat Image Tree")
> > > > > > Signed-off-by: Chen-Yu Tsai <wenst@chromium.org>
> > > > > > ---
> > > > > >  scripts/make_fit.py | 3 +--
> > > > > >  1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 2 deletions(-)
> > > > > >
> > > > > > diff --git a/scripts/make_fit.py b/scripts/make_fit.py
> > > > > > index 3de90c5a094b..263147df80a4 100755
> > > > > > --- a/scripts/make_fit.py
> > > > > > +++ b/scripts/make_fit.py
> > > > > > @@ -190,7 +190,7 @@ def output_dtb(fsw, seq, fname, arch, compr=
ess):
> > > > > >      Args:
> > > > > >          fsw (libfdt.FdtSw): Object to use for writing
> > > > > >          seq (int): Sequence number (1 for first)
> > > > > > -        fmame (str): Filename containing the DTB
> > > > > > +        fname (str): Filename containing the DTB
> > > > > >          arch: FIT architecture, e.g. 'arm64'
> > > > > >          compress (str): Compressed algorithm, e.g. 'gzip'
> > > > > >
> > > > > > @@ -211,7 +211,6 @@ def output_dtb(fsw, seq, fname, arch, compr=
ess):
> > > > > >          fsw.property_string('type', 'flat_dt')
> > > > > >          fsw.property_string('arch', arch)
> > > > > >          fsw.property_string('compression', compress)
> > > > > > -        fsw.property('compatible', bytes(compat))
> > > > > >
> > > > > >          with open(fname, 'rb') as inf:
> > > > > >              compressed =3D compress_data(inf, compress)
> > > > > > --
> > > > > > 2.45.0.215.g3402c0e53f-goog
> > > > > >
> > > > >
> > > > > Regards,
> > > > > Simon
> > > > >
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