linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH V11 3/5] kbuild: Allow .dtso format for overlay source files

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Date:   Fri, 12 Mar 2021 09:22:28 +0530
From:   Viresh Kumar <viresh.kumar@...aro.org>
To:     Masahiro Yamada <masahiroy@...nel.org>
Cc:     Michal Marek <michal.lkml@...kovi.net>,
        Vincent Guittot <vincent.guittot@...aro.org>,
        David Gibson <david@...son.dropbear.id.au>,
        Frank Rowand <frowand.list@...il.com>,
        Michal Simek <michal.simek@...inx.com>,
        Geert Uytterhoeven <geert@...ux-m68k.org>,
        Anmar Oueja <anmar.oueja@...aro.org>,
        Bill Mills <bill.mills@...aro.org>,
        Geert Uytterhoeven <geert+renesas@...der.be>,
        Linux Kbuild mailing list <linux-kbuild@...r.kernel.org>,
        Linux Kernel Mailing List <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>
Subject: Re: [PATCH V11 3/5] kbuild: Allow .dtso format for overlay source
 files

On 11-03-21, 00:18, Masahiro Yamada wrote:
> On Wed, Mar 10, 2021 at 11:48 PM Viresh Kumar <viresh.kumar@...aro.org> wrote:
> >
> > On 10-03-21, 20:29, Masahiro Yamada wrote:
> > > BTW, is the attached patch good for DTC?
> > >
> > > I do not know when '-O dtbo' is useful,
> > > unless I am missing something.
> >
> > It is useful if we are sending the -O option all the time (I have
> > already given more details to your patch) as outform will not be NULL.
> 
> 
> "-O dtbo" was useful to make your buggy patch work.
> 
> That is not justification.

I wasn't giving justification, but rather saying why it was required
earlier. And I agree that it isn't required once we drop the -O
parameter here.

-- 
viresh