linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH V6 2/6] scripts: dtc: Build fdtoverlay tool

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Message-ID: <20210125031525.iomtztlzfjftwfj7@vireshk-i7>
Date:   Mon, 25 Jan 2021 08:45:25 +0530
From:   Viresh Kumar <viresh.kumar@...aro.org>
To:     David Gibson <david@...son.dropbear.id.au>
Cc:     Frank Rowand <frowand.list@...il.com>,
        Rob Herring <robh+dt@...nel.org>,
        Pantelis Antoniou <pantelis.antoniou@...sulko.com>,
        Masahiro Yamada <masahiroy@...nel.org>,
        Vincent Guittot <vincent.guittot@...aro.org>,
        linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org, anmar.oueja@...aro.org,
        Bill Mills <bill.mills@...aro.org>, devicetree@...r.kernel.org,
        Michal Marek <michal.lkml@...kovi.net>
Subject: Re: [PATCH V6 2/6] scripts: dtc: Build fdtoverlay tool

On 23-01-21, 11:35, David Gibson wrote:
> On Fri, Jan 22, 2021 at 04:20:32PM +0530, Viresh Kumar wrote:
> > We will start building overlays for platforms soon in the kernel and
> > would need fdtoverlay going forward. Lets start building it.
> > 
> > The fdtoverlay program applies (or merges) one or more overlay dtb
> 
> Saying "merges" here is probably misleading, since as I mentioned
> elsewhere fdtoverlay can *not* merge overlays, only apply them to a
> base tree.

Right, my mistake.

-- 
viresh