Re: [PATCH] kbuild: Allow DTB overlays to built from .dtso named source files

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On Fri, Oct 14, 2022 at 10:13 AM Andrew Davis <afd@xxxxxx> wrote:
>
> Currently DTB Overlays (.dtbo) are build from source files with the same
> extension (.dts) as the base DTs (.dtb). This may become confusing and
> even lead to wrong results. For example, a composite DTB (created from a
> base DTB and a set of overlays) might have the same name as one of the
> overlays that create it.
>
> Different files should be generated from differently named sources.
>  .dtb  <-> .dts
>  .dtbo <-> .dtso
>
> We do not remove the ability to compile DTBO files from .dts files here,
> only add a new rule allowing the .dtso file name. The current .dts named
> overlays can be renamed with time. After all have been renamed we can
> remove the other rule.

There was a patch from Geert converting everything. I'd rather not
support both ways.

Rob



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