Re: [PATCH v2] fit: prefer the default configuration on best-match ties

[Tom Rini <trini@konsulko.com>]

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On Fri, Jul 24, 2026 at 05:30:17PM +0200, Carlo Caione wrote:
> On Thu Jul 9, 2026 at 12:48 PM CEST, Carlo Caione wrote:
> > With CONFIG_FIT_BEST_MATCH, fit_conf_find_compat() selects the
> > configuration matching the most specific U-Boot compatible string; on
> > equal matches the first listed configuration wins and the configurations
> > node 'default' property is never consulted.
> >
> > A FIT whose configurations all share the same base devicetree compatible
> > (e.g. one manifest carrying a base tree plus overlay combinations for a
> > single board) therefore always boots the first configuration, silently
> > ignoring the default chosen by the manifest author.
> >
> > Break score ties in favour of the default configuration. A strictly
> > better compatible match still wins over it, and FITs without a default
> > keep the current first-listed behaviour.
> >
> > Reviewed-by: Simon Glass <sjg@chromium.org>
> > Reviewed-by: Tom Rini <trini@konsulko.com>
> > Signed-off-by: Carlo Caione <ccaione@baylibre.com>
> 
> Hi Simon and Tom,
> any chance you can pick this up for the next release?

Ah, so I had read
https://github.com/open-source-firmware/flat-image-tree/pull/59#pullrequestreview-4663326599
as requesting a change in wording, but I guess it was acknowledging a
change in wording you had done, so I should grab this soon then, yes,
thanks for the reminder.

-- 
Tom

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