Re: [PATCH 1/2] scripts/make_fit: Drop fdt image entry compatible string
From: Chen-Yu Tsai
Date: Tue May 28 2024 - 04:31:49 EST
On Fri, May 24, 2024 at 9:01 PM Simon Glass <sjg@xxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>
> Hi ChenYu,
>
> On Fri, 24 May 2024 at 00:30, Chen-Yu Tsai <wenst@xxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> >
> > Hi Simon,
> >
> > On Fri, May 24, 2024 at 1:38 AM Simon Glass <sjg@xxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> > >
> > > Hi ChenYu,
> > >
> > > On Thu, 23 May 2024 at 11:30, Chen-Yu Tsai <wens@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> > > >
> > > > On Fri, May 24, 2024 at 1:19 AM Simon Glass <sjg@xxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> > > > >
> > > > > Hi Chen-Yu,
> > > > >
> > > > > On Tue, 21 May 2024 at 00:51, Chen-Yu Tsai <wenst@xxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> > > > > >
> > > > > > According to the FIT image spec, the compatible string in the fdt image
> > > > >
> > > > > Can you please add a link to where it says this in the spec? I cannot
> > > > > find it after a short search.
> > > >
> > > > (Quick reply from my other email before I forget.)
> > > >
> > > > From the FIT source file format document, found in U-boot source
> > > > "doc/usage/fit/source_file_format.rst", or on the website:
> > > > https://docs.u-boot.org/en/latest/usage/fit/source_file_format.html
> > > >
> > > > Under "'/images' node" -> "Conditionally mandatory property", the
> > > > "compatible" property is described as "compatible method for loading image."
> > > >
> > > > I'll add the reference in the next version.
> > >
> > > OK thank you.
> > >
> > > There is also a spec version at [1] - it might be worth adding mention
> > > of this explicitly for the fdt nodes.
> >
> > It seems that this is already mentioned?
> >
> > See https://github.com/open-source-firmware/flat-image-tree/blob/main/source/chapter2-source-file-format.rst?plain=1#L343
>
> I see that but I am suggesting that it could explicitly mention that
> the FDT should not have a compatible string for the model...that
> should only be in the configuration node.
I sent a pull request on GitHub. The mailing list seemed very empty.
ChenYu
> >
> > It looks like it was copied from U-boot directly.
>
> Yes mostly it is the same, but there were some changes. It has evolved
> slowly over the years but the bones of it is stable.
>
> Regards,
> Simon
>
> >
> >
> > Regards,
> > ChenYu
> >
> > > Regards,
> > > Simon
> > >
> > > [1] https://github.com/open-source-firmware/flat-image-tree/
> > >
> > > >
> > > >
> > > > ChenYu
> > > >
> > > > > I believe this patch is correct. Since the information is in the
> > > > > configuration node it does not need to be in the FDT.
> > > > >
> > > > > > node or any image node specifies the method to load the image, not the
> > > > > > compatible string embedded in the FDT or used for matching.
> > > > > >
> > > > > > Drop the compatible string from the fdt image entry node.
> > > > > >
> > > > > > While at it also fix up a typo in the document section of output_dtb.
> > > > > >
> > > > > > Fixes: 7a23b027ec17 ("arm64: boot: Support Flat Image Tree")
> > > > > > Signed-off-by: Chen-Yu Tsai <wenst@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
> > > > > > ---
> > > > > > scripts/make_fit.py | 3 +--
> > > > > > 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 2 deletions(-)
> > > > > >
> > > > > > diff --git a/scripts/make_fit.py b/scripts/make_fit.py
> > > > > > index 3de90c5a094b..263147df80a4 100755
> > > > > > --- a/scripts/make_fit.py
> > > > > > +++ b/scripts/make_fit.py
> > > > > > @@ -190,7 +190,7 @@ def output_dtb(fsw, seq, fname, arch, compress):
> > > > > > Args:
> > > > > > fsw (libfdt.FdtSw): Object to use for writing
> > > > > > seq (int): Sequence number (1 for first)
> > > > > > - fmame (str): Filename containing the DTB
> > > > > > + fname (str): Filename containing the DTB
> > > > > > arch: FIT architecture, e.g. 'arm64'
> > > > > > compress (str): Compressed algorithm, e.g. 'gzip'
> > > > > >
> > > > > > @@ -211,7 +211,6 @@ def output_dtb(fsw, seq, fname, arch, compress):
> > > > > > fsw.property_string('type', 'flat_dt')
> > > > > > fsw.property_string('arch', arch)
> > > > > > fsw.property_string('compression', compress)
> > > > > > - fsw.property('compatible', bytes(compat))
> > > > > >
> > > > > > with open(fname, 'rb') as inf:
> > > > > > compressed = compress_data(inf, compress)
> > > > > > --
> > > > > > 2.45.0.215.g3402c0e53f-goog
> > > > > >
> > > > >
> > > > > Regards,
> > > > > Simon
> > > > >
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