linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH V5 5/5] of: unittest: Statically apply overlays using fdtoverlay

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Message-ID: <20210121055040.eluxzb2uknuygkxz@vireshk-i7>
Date:   Thu, 21 Jan 2021 11:20:40 +0530
From:   Viresh Kumar <viresh.kumar@...aro.org>
To:     Frank Rowand <frowand.list@...il.com>
Cc:     David Gibson <david@...son.dropbear.id.au>,
        Rob Herring <robh+dt@...nel.org>,
        Pantelis Antoniou <pantelis.antoniou@...sulko.com>,
        Vincent Guittot <vincent.guittot@...aro.org>,
        Masahiro Yamada <masahiroy@...nel.org>,
        devicetree@...r.kernel.org, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org,
        Bill Mills <bill.mills@...aro.org>, anmar.oueja@...aro.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH V5 5/5] of: unittest: Statically apply overlays using
 fdtoverlay

On 20-01-21, 23:45, Frank Rowand wrote:
> I have only the most surface knowledge of fdtoverlay, mostly from
> "fdtoverlay --help", but you can apply multiple overlays with a
> single invocation of fdtoverlay.  My _assumption_ was that the
> overlays would be applied in order, and after any given overlay
> was applied, subsequent overlays could reference the previously
> applied overlay.
> 
> Is my assumption incorrect?

I think yes, if everything is in order then it should work just fine.

I was only suggesting that fdtoverlay accepting the base overlay with
/plugin/; may well be a requirement and so intentionally done.

-- 
viresh