Re: [PATCH 0/5] fdtput: Make it clearer how to create nodes

[David Gibson <david@gibson.dropbear.id.au>]

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On Tue, Oct 27, 2026 at 06:01:14AM -0600, Simon Glass wrote:
> fdtput can create nodes with -c, and -p creates any missing nodes along
> the way, but this is easy to miss. A user has asked for a way to add
> nodes, not realising that one exists.
> 
> The first patch explains in the help and the manual how to create
> nodes. The second fixes -p for a path which starts with an alias, which
> creates a stray node at the top level. The third suggests -p when a
> node is missing, naming the parent which is missing. The fourth names
> the property, rather than the node, when it cannot be deleted. The
> fifth corrects the manual's description of -t.
> 
> Link: https://github.com/dgibson/dtc/issues/49

I've merged patches 1 & 5.  I think 2 & 4 need some refinement.  3
looks good to me, but I haven't merged since it may depend on 2.

> 
> 
> Simon Glass (5):
>   fdtput: Explain how to create nodes
>   fdtput: Follow an alias when creating nodes with -p
>   fdtput: Suggest -p when a node is missing
>   fdtput: Name the property when it cannot be deleted
>   fdtput: Correct the description of -t in the manual
> 
>  Documentation/manual.txt | 38 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++-----
>  fdtput.c                 | 43 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++------
>  tests/run_tests.sh       | 11 ++++++++++
>  3 files changed, 81 insertions(+), 11 deletions(-)
> 
> ---
> base-commit: 9a712e0c7fb7eec14cc83a06d7a2ff7910f49b97
> branch: fdtput-nodes
> 
> -- 
> 2.43.0
> 
> 

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