linux-kernel - [RFC PATCH 27/77] dtc: Add support for export symbols sorting

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Message-ID: <20260112142009.1006236-28-herve.codina@bootlin.com>
Date: Mon, 12 Jan 2026 15:19:17 +0100
From: Herve Codina <herve.codina@...tlin.com>
To: David Gibson <david@...son.dropbear.id.au>,
	Rob Herring <robh@...nel.org>,
	Krzysztof Kozlowski <krzk@...nel.org>,
	Conor Dooley <conor+dt@...nel.org>
Cc: Ayush Singh <ayush@...gleboard.org>,
	Geert Uytterhoeven <geert@...ux-m68k.org>,
	devicetree-compiler@...r.kernel.org,
	devicetree@...r.kernel.org,
	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org,
	devicetree-spec@...r.kernel.org,
	Hui Pu <hui.pu@...ealthcare.com>,
	Ian Ray <ian.ray@...ealthcare.com>,
	Luca Ceresoli <luca.ceresoli@...tlin.com>,
	Thomas Petazzoni <thomas.petazzoni@...tlin.com>,
	Herve Codina <herve.codina@...tlin.com>
Subject: [RFC PATCH 27/77] dtc: Add support for export symbols sorting

dtc can sort items when the command line --sort option is set.

Add support for export symbols sorting when this option is used.

Signed-off-by: Herve Codina <herve.codina@...tlin.com>
---
 livetree.c | 37 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
 1 file changed, 37 insertions(+)

diff --git a/livetree.c b/livetree.c
index 7efa1da..1de5990 100644
--- a/livetree.c
+++ b/livetree.c
@@ -916,6 +916,42 @@ static void sort_properties(struct node *node)
 	free(tbl);
 }
 
+static int cmp_symbol(const void *ax, const void *bx)
+{
+	const struct symbol *a, *b;
+
+	a = *((const struct symbol * const *)ax);
+	b = *((const struct symbol * const *)bx);
+
+	return strcmp(a->name, b->name);
+}
+
+static void sort_exportsyms(struct node *node)
+{
+	int n = 0, i = 0;
+	struct symbol *symbol, **tbl;
+
+	for_each_symbol(node->exportsymlist, symbol)
+		n++;
+
+	if (n == 0)
+		return;
+
+	tbl = xmalloc(n * sizeof(*tbl));
+
+	for_each_symbol(node->exportsymlist, symbol)
+		tbl[i++] = symbol;
+
+	qsort(tbl, n, sizeof(*tbl), cmp_symbol);
+
+	node->exportsymlist = tbl[0];
+	for (i = 0; i < (n-1); i++)
+		tbl[i]->next = tbl[i+1];
+	tbl[n-1]->next = NULL;
+
+	free(tbl);
+}
+
 static int cmp_subnode(const void *ax, const void *bx)
 {
 	const struct node *a, *b;
@@ -957,6 +993,7 @@ static void sort_node(struct node *node)
 	struct node *c;
 
 	sort_properties(node);
+	sort_exportsyms(node);
 	sort_subnodes(node);
 	for_each_child_withdel(node, c)
 		sort_node(c);
-- 
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