Re: [PATCH 1/9] arm64: dts: renesas: r8a774a1: Add soc: label to soc node

From: Geert Uytterhoeven

Date: Mon Jun 22 2026 - 10:40:34 EST


Hi Marek,

On Mon, 22 Jun 2026 at 15:56, Marek Vasut <marek.vasut@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> On 6/22/26 12:35 PM, Geert Uytterhoeven wrote:
> > On Sun, 21 Jun 2026 at 04:51, Marek Vasut
> > <marek.vasut+renesas@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> >> Add soc: label to the /soc {} node to align the DT with r8a77951.dtsi
> >> which already has that soc: label. The soc: label is useful in U-Boot
> >> where it is used in U-Boot extras DT fragments.
> >>
> >> Signed-off-by: Marek Vasut <marek.vasut+renesas@xxxxxxxxxxx>
> >
> > For the whole series:
> > Reviewed-by: Geert Uytterhoeven <geert+renesas@xxxxxxxxx>
> > i.e. will queue in renesas-devel for v7.3, squashed into a single
> > commit. Unfortunately there is no cover letter, so I will have to add
> > all nine Link-tags.
>
> Is that why cover letter helps you ?

Another reason is that my scripting turns cover letters into empty
commits in my local tree, serving as separators between patch series.

> If so, I will start generating ones ?

Thanks!

Gr{oetje,eeting}s,

Geert

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