Re: [PATCH v2] dtc: Add an option to generate __local_fixups__ and __fixups__

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On Mon, May 22, 2023 at 10:16:29AM +0200, Uwe Kleine-König wrote:
> This happens implicitly for dts files with a /plugin/ tag.

Remind me what the use case for this is?

> 
> Signed-off-by: Uwe Kleine-König <u.kleine-koenig@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> ---
>  Documentation/manual.txt | 14 ++++++++++++++
>  dtc.c                    |  8 +++++++-
>  2 files changed, 21 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)
> 
> diff --git a/Documentation/manual.txt b/Documentation/manual.txt
> index 15a7837d3cef..598c6e694c55 100644
> --- a/Documentation/manual.txt
> +++ b/Documentation/manual.txt
> @@ -126,6 +126,20 @@ Options:
>  	property for each label. The property's name is the label name and the
>  	value is the path of the labeled node.
>  
> +    -L
> +	Possibly generates a __local_fixups__ and a __fixups__ node at the root node.
> +	For each property that contains a phandle reference using a locally
> +	defined phandle, the __local_fixups__ node contains a property (at path
> +	/__local_fixups__/$a if $a is the path of the node). Its value is a list
> +	of offsets that are phandle values. If there are no such properties, no
> +	__local_fixups__ node is generated.
> +	For each undefined label used in at least one reference, the __fixups__
> +	node contains a property. Its name is the label name, its value is a
> +	list of locations where the label is used in a reference in the format
> +	"path:property:offset". If there is no undefined label, no __fixups__
> +	nodes is generated.
> +	Enabled by default for compiling overlays (i.e. dts files with a
> +	/plugin/ tag).
>  
>      -A
>  	Generate automatically aliases for all node labels. This is similar to
> diff --git a/dtc.c b/dtc.c
> index bc786c543b7e..d2e4e2b55b5c 100644
> --- a/dtc.c
> +++ b/dtc.c
> @@ -47,7 +47,7 @@ static void fill_fullpaths(struct node *tree, const char *prefix)
>  
>  /* Usage related data. */
>  static const char usage_synopsis[] = "dtc [options] <input file>";
> -static const char usage_short_opts[] = "qI:O:o:V:d:R:S:p:a:fb:i:H:sW:E:@AThv";
> +static const char usage_short_opts[] = "qI:O:o:V:d:R:S:p:a:fb:i:H:sW:E:@LAThv";
>  static struct option const usage_long_opts[] = {
>  	{"quiet",            no_argument, NULL, 'q'},
>  	{"in-format",         a_argument, NULL, 'I'},
> @@ -67,6 +67,7 @@ static struct option const usage_long_opts[] = {
>  	{"warning",           a_argument, NULL, 'W'},
>  	{"error",             a_argument, NULL, 'E'},
>  	{"symbols",	     no_argument, NULL, '@'},
> +	{"local-fixups",     no_argument, NULL, 'L'},
>  	{"auto-alias",       no_argument, NULL, 'A'},
>  	{"annotate",         no_argument, NULL, 'T'},
>  	{"help",             no_argument, NULL, 'h'},
> @@ -252,6 +253,11 @@ int main(int argc, char *argv[])
>  		case '@':
>  			generate_symbols = 1;
>  			break;
> +
> +		case 'L':
> +			generate_fixups = 1;
> +			break;
> +
>  		case 'A':
>  			auto_label_aliases = 1;
>  			break;
> 
> base-commit: 3b02a94b486f998aa22d898b427820a805d0904f

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