Re: [PATCH 1/5] ARM: dts: ti: Enable overlays for all DTB files

[Andreas Kemnade <andreas@kemnade.info>]

On Tue, 17 Feb 2026 09:58:04 +0100
H. Nikolaus Schaller <hns@goldelico.com> wrote:

> Hi Kory,
> 
> > Am 16.02.2026 um 16:11 schrieb Kory Maincent <kory.maincent@bootlin.com>:
> >   
> >>>>>   
> >>>>>>> Am 12.02.2026 um 16:26 schrieb Kory Maincent (TI)
> >>>>>>> <kory.maincent@bootlin.com>:
> >>>>>>> 
> >>>>>>> Allow overlays to be applied to any DTB. This adds around ~40% to the
> >>>>>>> total size of the DTB files on average.    
> > 
> > Yes, I will move on to this solution for now to avoid too many complaints about
> > the devicetree size increases.  
> 
> I have done some experimentation with this patch (on top of v6.19 and our private defconfig)
> but could not find any DTB size increase.
> 
> Does it require another patch or CONFIG change?
> 
if it is your letux_defconfig, then it does not require anything else.

I think something already enables symbols in your tree. Look with
fdtdump at the generated dtbs for a __symbols__ node.
If it is there, then it is enabled.

Regards,
Andreas