linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH] ARM64: dts: bcm: Use a symlink to R-Pi dtsi files from arch=arm

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Message-ID: <CAL_JsqKs+9UxKa=_PZWM-AO8b+MqbxypO_3h6ZGQtYjHcB1Drg@mail.gmail.com>
Date:	Wed, 3 Aug 2016 08:13:51 -0500
From:	Rob Herring <robh+dt@...nel.org>
To:	Ian Campbell <ijc@...lion.org.uk>
Cc:	"linux-arm-kernel@...ts.infradead.org" 
	<linux-arm-kernel@...ts.infradead.org>,
	Mark Rutland <mark.rutland@....com>,
	"devicetree@...r.kernel.org" <devicetree@...r.kernel.org>,
	"arm@...nel.org" <arm@...nel.org>,
	Stephen Warren <swarren@...dotorg.org>,
	Catalin Marinas <catalin.marinas@....com>,
	Lee Jones <lee@...nel.org>, Will Deacon <will.deacon@....com>,
	"linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org" <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>,
	Eric Anholt <eric@...olt.net>,
	Gerd Hoffmann <kraxel@...hat.com>,
	Frank Rowand <frowand.list@...il.com>,
	linux-rpi-kernel@...ts.infradead.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH] ARM64: dts: bcm: Use a symlink to R-Pi dtsi files from arch=arm

On Wed, Aug 3, 2016 at 3:40 AM, Ian Campbell <ijc@...lion.org.uk> wrote:
> The ../../../arm... style cross-references added by commit 9d56c22a7861
> ("ARM: bcm2835: Add devicetree for the Raspberry Pi 3.") do not work in the
> context of the split device-tree repository[0] (where the directory
> structure differs). As with commit 8ee57b8182c4 ("ARM64: dts: vexpress: Use
> a symlink to vexpress-v2m-rs1.dtsi from arch=arm") use symlinks instead.
>
> These includes in turn require a skeleton.dtsi to be present, so add one as
> a real file (with the same contents as arch/arm) rather than a symlink.

I don't follow why skeleton.dtsi is needed. The 32-bit RPi dts files
are including it? If so, can we just remove it. We decided
skeleton.dtsi was a bad idea.

Rob