Re: [PATCH v2] fdtoverlay: Remove bogus type info from help text

[Geert Uytterhoeven <geert@linux-m68k.org>]

Hi Rob,

On Thu, May 30, 2024 at 2:31 PM Rob Herring <robh@kernel.org> wrote:
> On Wed, May 29, 2024 at 5:11 AM Geert Uytterhoeven
> <geert+renesas@glider.be> wrote:
> >
> > "fdtoverlay -h" shows a.o.:
> >
> >     <type>      s=string, i=int, u=unsigned, x=hex
> >             Optional modifier prefix:
> >                     hh or b=byte, h=2 byte, l=4 byte (default)
> >
> > However, unlike fdtget and fdtput, fdtoverlay does not support the
> > "-t"/"--type" option.
> >
> > Signed-off-by: Geert Uytterhoeven <geert+renesas@glider.be>
> > ---
> > Upstream dtc has Uwe's commit 2cdf93a6d402a161 ("fdtoverlay: Fix usage
> > string to not mention "<type>"").
>
> So you want me to sync upstream? That's how upstream commits get into
> the kernel. I don't take patches (unless there's some urgent
> breakage).

If that's the policy, then yes please ;-)

Apparently it's been +2.5y since last sync...

Gr{oetje,eeting}s,

                        Geert

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