linux-kernel - Re: [RFC PATCH 00/77] Add support for dtb metadata and addon device-trees

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Message-ID: <aWiTDl3RSs_tyqKz@zatzit>
Date: Thu, 15 Jan 2026 18:11:10 +1100
From: David Gibson <david@...son.dropbear.id.au>
To: Herve Codina <herve.codina@...tlin.com>
Cc: Rob Herring <robh@...nel.org>, Krzysztof Kozlowski <krzk@...nel.org>,
	Conor Dooley <conor+dt@...nel.org>,
	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>
Subject: Re: [RFC PATCH 00/77] Add support for dtb metadata and addon
 device-trees

On Thu, Jan 15, 2026 at 11:08:51AM +1100, David Gibson wrote:
> On Mon, Jan 12, 2026 at 03:18:50PM +0100, Herve Codina wrote:
> > This big picture series adds support for dtb metadata and addon
> > device-trees.
> 
> Oof.  So, I lobbied for (at least aspects of) this approach, I think
> it's a better idea than more ad-hoc extensions to overlays.
> 
> Now I'm reaping what I sowed: reviewing 77 patches for dtc/libfdt is
> going to be a real challenge - I've been struggling to find time to
> review a 6 patch series for months.  Well, I guess we'll see what we
> can do.

Jsyk

In line with the above, the review I've done so far is, deliberately,
a shallow, first-pass approach.  I'm looking primarily at the commit
messages rather than code, and I'm focussing on generalities and
reviewability, rather than details.

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