Re: [PATCH v2] fit: prefer the default configuration on best-match ties

["Carlo Caione" <ccaione@baylibre.com>]

On Thu Jul 9, 2026 at 12:48 PM CEST, Carlo Caione wrote:
> With CONFIG_FIT_BEST_MATCH, fit_conf_find_compat() selects the
> configuration matching the most specific U-Boot compatible string; on
> equal matches the first listed configuration wins and the configurations
> node 'default' property is never consulted.
>
> A FIT whose configurations all share the same base devicetree compatible
> (e.g. one manifest carrying a base tree plus overlay combinations for a
> single board) therefore always boots the first configuration, silently
> ignoring the default chosen by the manifest author.
>
> Break score ties in favour of the default configuration. A strictly
> better compatible match still wins over it, and FITs without a default
> keep the current first-listed behaviour.
>
> Reviewed-by: Simon Glass <sjg@chromium.org>
> Reviewed-by: Tom Rini <trini@konsulko.com>
> Signed-off-by: Carlo Caione <ccaione@baylibre.com>

Hi Simon and Tom,
any chance you can pick this up for the next release?

Thanks,

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Carlo Caione