From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 From: linux@arm.linux.org.uk (Russell King - ARM Linux) Date: Wed, 20 Nov 2013 13:56:18 +0000 Subject: [RFC PATCH V2 2/2] kbuild: dtbs_install: new make target In-Reply-To: <20131120131004.ACA1BC4079D@trevor.secretlab.ca> References: <528A6CA3.9030904@wwwdotorg.org> <20131118195243.GJ10335@titan.lakedaemon.net> <528A98C8.9040803@wwwdotorg.org> <20131119122801.GL16735@n2100.arm.linux.org.uk> <20131119142336.GA28859@titan.lakedaemon.net> <20131119150212.GM16735@n2100.arm.linux.org.uk> <20131119152047.GB28859@titan.lakedaemon.net> <20131119152146.GN16735@n2100.arm.linux.org.uk> <20131119192246.GP16735@n2100.arm.linux.org.uk> <20131120131004.ACA1BC4079D@trevor.secretlab.ca> Message-ID: <20131120135617.GS16735@n2100.arm.linux.org.uk> To: linux-arm-kernel@lists.infradead.org List-Id: linux-arm-kernel.lists.infradead.org On Wed, Nov 20, 2013 at 01:10:04PM +0000, Grant Likely wrote: > On Tue, 19 Nov 2013 19:22:46 +0000, Russell King - ARM Linux wrote: > > On Tue, Nov 19, 2013 at 03:21:46PM +0000, Russell King - ARM Linux wrote: > > > On Tue, Nov 19, 2013 at 10:20:47AM -0500, Jason Cooper wrote: > > > > By "That" are you referring to extending the standard for compatible > > > > strings to the board level, or forcing consistent naming on the dts > > > > files? > > > > > > A consistent file naming on both the dtb and dts files. > > > > It's time to knock the idea of naming the DT blobs after the compatible > > string on its head as well. That's really not going to work. Just > > leave the filenames as is, and move the problem into userspace to solve. > > > [...] > > > > Just use the filenames we already have in the kernel tree. Let userspace > > parse the DT blobs for the compatible strings - it can then provide the > > user with the choice of all and _also_ show that certain of DT blobs > > may be compatible with a range of boards as well. > > Yes, the consistent filename format is a non-problem. The files that > exist already have names. Nothing else is going to use them. Done. Grant, you have the wrong end of the stick. This discussion is about what happens when files from $(objtree)/arch/arm/boot/dts get installed into /lib/modules/$(kernelversion)/... and their renaming from the filenames we already have in arch/arm/boot/dts to a filename generated from the compatible string.