Re: [PATCH v2 2/2] Makefile: Don't allow new boards with SPL_FIT_GENERATOR

[Mark Kettenis <mark.kettenis@xs4all.nl>]

> Date: Mon, 31 Jan 2022 15:40:39 -0500
> From: Tom Rini <trini@konsulko.com>
> 
> On Mon, Jan 31, 2022 at 12:57:57PM -0700, Simon Glass wrote:
> > Hi Tom,
> > 
> > On Mon, 31 Jan 2022 at 11:00, Tom Rini <trini@konsulko.com> wrote:
> > >
> > > On Mon, Jan 31, 2022 at 10:27:41AM -0700, Simon Glass wrote:
> > > > Hi Tom,
> > > >
> > > > On Mon, 31 Jan 2022 at 09:15, Tom Rini <trini@konsulko.com> wrote:
> > > > >
> > > > > On Mon, Jan 31, 2022 at 09:13:02AM -0700, Simon Glass wrote:
> > > > > > Hi Tom,
> > > > > >
> > > > > > On Mon, 31 Jan 2022 at 07:24, Tom Rini <trini@konsulko.com> wrote:
> > > > > > >
> > > > > > > On Sun, Jan 30, 2022 at 08:52:25AM -0700, Simon Glass wrote:
> > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > More than a year after this migration message appeared, we still have new
> > > > > > > > boards being added with this option. Add a check against this.
> > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > Signed-off-by: Simon Glass <sjg@chromium.org>
> > > > > > >
> > > > > > > Please just make this an error in checkpatch.pl instead.
> > > > > >
> > > > > > I couldn't think of a way of doing that...do you have an idea?
> > > > >
> > > > > Yes, 2f3e8d6a86cb ("checkpatch: report ERROR only on disabling of fdt
> > > > > and initrd relocation") updates the check I had for fdt_high/initrd_high
> > > > > being in the file at all to only be for additions.  And yes, I check
> > > > > every PR for new checkpatch ERROR lines and only ignore the ones for
> > > > > code imported from other projects.
> > > >
> > > > Yes, I understand that, but SPL_FIT_GENERATOR defaults to on for
> > > > certain boards, so there is no need to mention it anywhere in the
> > > > patch. Also someone could adjust the condition in the Kconfig to add
> > > > other boards.
> > >
> > > Then you want something a bit more like the fdt|initrd_high check now,
> > > along with updating the help around SPL_FIT_GENERATOR to note that this
> > > option is deprecated, is the path forward then I think.
> > 
> > I'm still a bit lost.
> > 
> > What I want: break the build if someone adds a new board that uses
> > SPL_FIT_GENERATOR
> > 
> > What you are offering: checkpatch check for people adding that option
> > 
> > But the patch doesn't generally include that option.
> > 
> > I can certainly mention in the Kconfig help that the option is
> > deprecated, but without checking if it is defined for a NEW board, I
> > cannot prevent it from growing.
> > 
> > What am I missing? Can you be more specific?
> 
> How do you add a new board that enables SPL_FIT_GENERATOR without
> "SPL_FIT_GENERATOR" being in the resulting patch, other than being
> ARCH_ZYNQMP/ARCH_ROCKCHIP ?

Well, that's a problem isn't it?  Simon is basically saying no to any
new rk3399 board, which doesn't make any sense since this isn't a
board-specific issue but a SoC specific issue.  Adding new boards
doesn't make it more difficult to fix the issue.  I guess he is hoping
that saying no to a new rk3399 board will trick someone into actually
doing the work of adding the necessary code to binman?