Re: linux-next: build warnings after merge of the ti tree
From: Nishanth Menon
Date: Thu Oct 05 2023 - 11:53:08 EST
On 16:12-20231005, Roger Quadros wrote:
> Hi,
>
> On 05/10/2023 11:25, Raghavendra, Vignesh wrote:
> > + Rob and DT list
> >
> > Hi Stephen
> >
> > On 10/5/2023 8:45 AM, Stephen Rothwell wrote:
> >> Hi all,
> >>
> >> [I may have missed this yesterday, sorry]
> >>
> >> After merging the ti tree, today's linux-next build (arm64 defconfig)
> >> produced these warnings:
> >>
> >> arch/arm64/boot/dts/ti/k3-am642-evm-nand.dtso:65.8-140.3: Warning (avoid_default_addr_size): /fragment@3/__overlay__: Relying on default #address-cells value
> >> arch/arm64/boot/dts/ti/k3-am642-evm-nand.dtso:65.8-140.3: Warning (avoid_default_addr_size): /fragment@3/__overlay__: Relying on default #size-cells value
> >>
> >> Introduced by commit
> >>
> >> 45a0c06571e1 ("arm64: dts: ti: am642-evm: Add overlay for NAND expansion card")
> >>
> >
> > Thanks for the report. I will drop the offending comment.
> >
> > Roger,
> >
> > Sorry, this would need to be fixed in dtc or need exception from DT
> > maintainers to ignore the warnings.
>
> Please don't drop this patch as the issue is not with the patch but with
> the dtc tool itself.
>
> As this is a DT overlay there is no way to specify address-cells/size-cells
> of parent here. This will be resolved only after merge with base tree.
>
> This will be fixed in next dtc sync.
> https://www.spinics.net/lists/devicetree-compiler/msg04036.html
>
> See further discussion here
> https://lore.kernel.org/all/CAL_JsqLmv904+_2EOmsQ__y1yLDvsT+_02i85phuh0cpe7X8NQ@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx/
>
Roger, build warnings are a strict NO,NO for kernel. Lets bring in the
series *after* the dtc sync is complete.
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Regards,
Nishanth Menon
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