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> When people update the kernel version don't they update also the devicetree?

DT is ABI. Driver writers should not break old blobs running on new
kernels. Often the DT blob is updated with the kernel, but it is not
required. It could be stored in a hard to reach place, shared with
u-boot etc.

	Andrew