On Wed, Sep 5, 2018 at 3:36 PM Frank Rowand <frowand.list@xxxxxxxxx> wrote: > > On 09/04/18 01:05, Tero Kristo wrote: > > Currently the makefile is setup in such manner that even if > > we build a DT file in a subdirectory under arch/arm/boot/dts, > > it gets built based on the base boot/dts/Makefile rules. > > This patch modifies the base makefile in such manner, that > > it detects which makefile to use based on build target path. > > This allows setting for example per-directory DTC_FLAGS and > > using those for the subdir build. The dtbdir local variable > > is setup to target to the build path. > > > > Signed-off-by: Tero Kristo <t-kristo@xxxxxx> > > --- > > arch/arm/Makefile | 4 +++- > > 1 file changed, 3 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-) > > > > diff --git a/arch/arm/Makefile b/arch/arm/Makefile > > index ab555a0..b7c21e8 100644 > > --- a/arch/arm/Makefile > > +++ b/arch/arm/Makefile > > @@ -339,8 +339,10 @@ $(BOOT_TARGETS): vmlinux > > $(INSTALL_TARGETS): > > $(Q)$(MAKE) $(build)=$(boot) MACHINE=$(MACHINE) $@ > > > > +%.dtb %.dtbo: dtbdir = $(patsubst %/,%,$(patsubst %./,%,$(boot)/dts/$(dir $@))) > > + > > %.dtb %.dtbo: | scripts > > - $(Q)$(MAKE) $(build)=$(boot)/dts MACHINE=$(MACHINE) $(boot)/dts/$@ > > + $(Q)$(MAKE) $(build)=$(dtbdir) MACHINE=$(MACHINE) $(boot)/dts/$@ > > > > PHONY += dtbs dtbs_install > > > > > > The makefile magic to handle subdirectories below $(boot)/dts/ already > works properly to have Makefiles in $(boot)/dts/, using the following > rule in arch/arm64/Makefile: > > %.dtb: scripts > $(Q)$(MAKE) $(build)=$(boot)/dts $(boot)/dts/$@ > > I don't understand why that works for arm64, but it should work the > same way for arm. Or if arch/arm is missing another piece from > arch/arm64 we should be consistent with however the make system > specifies it in arch/arm64 It should just need a subdir-y for the sub-directory. The target is "subdir/some.dtb" though. If we want to build specific directories, we should get the standard way of doing that to work: make arch/arm/boot/dts/subdir/ Rob