Re: [PATCH v3] arm64: dts: qcom: install DT overlays via dtbs_install

[Krzysztof Kozlowski <krzk@kernel.org>]

On 22/06/2026 07:52, Vishwas Udupa wrote:
> Overlay binaries (.dtbo) are currently only built implicitly as
> dependencies of composite firmware images and are therefore absent from the
> kernel install output.
> 
> Even when final DTBs are produced at build time, some distributions rely on
> standalone DTBOs for runtime selection and application by bootloaders or
> firmware. Without explicit install targets, DTBOs are not picked up by the
> standard dtbs_install flow and therefore cannot be packaged alongside DTBs.
> 
> Add explicit dtb-$(CONFIG_ARCH_QCOM) entries for DT overlays defined in
> this Makefile so they are installed via dtbs_install, matching existing DTB
> install behaviour, while excluding EL2 DTBOs as they are not intended for
> independent use and are only meaningful in conjunction with their base DTBs.
> 
> Signed-off-by: Vishwas Udupa <vishwas.udupa@oss.qualcomm.com>
> ---
> Changes in v3:
> - Address review feedback from sashiko on commit message
> - Link to v2: https://lore.kernel.org/all/20260619180951.325272-1-vishwas.udupa@oss.qualcomm.com/

Do not attach (thread) your patchsets to some other threads (unrelated
or older versions). This buries them deep in the mailbox and might
interfere with applying entire sets. See also:
https://elixir.bootlin.com/linux/v6.16-rc2/source/Documentation/process/submitting-patches.rst#L830


Reviewed-by: Krzysztof Kozlowski <krzysztof.kozlowski@oss.qualcomm.com>

Best regards,
Krzysztof