Re: [PATCH v5 06/11] dts: Add script to uprev dts/upstream subtree

Hi Marek,

On Tue, 6 Feb 2024 at 11:50, Sumit Garg <[email protected]> wrote:
>
> Hi Marek,
>
> On Tue, 6 Feb 2024 at 05:51, Marek Vasut <[email protected]> wrote:
> >
> > On 2/2/24 14:05, Sumit Garg wrote:
> > > dts/update-dts-subtree.sh is just a wrapper around git subtree commands.
> > > Usage from the top level U-Boot source tree, run:
> > >
> > > $ ./dts/update-dts-subtree.sh pull <release-tag>
> > > $ ./dts/update-dts-subtree.sh pick <commit-id>
> > >
> > > Signed-off-by: Sumit Garg <[email protected]>
> >
> > How are the fixes which land in linux-stable handled now ?
>
> Firstly, all the fixes land in the Linux mainline tree, then at every
> rc* release those would be mirrored into devicetree-rebasing repo. And
> then if there is a critical fix to address DT ABI breakage for U-Boot
> (for at least a single board) then they just need to notify us with
> the fix commit ID to be picked up. Or if people are willing to use the
> dts/update-dts-subtree.sh script themselves then we are happy to
> accept patches too.
>
> BTW, we will also work with Linux DT maintainers to improve DT ABI
> maintenance towards U-Boot.
>
> >
> > Do I have to duplicate the work which is already being done by the
> > linux-stable maintainers ?
>
> No, we don't have to backport all the fixes as they will make their
> way automatically via the next subtree pull. As above we are only
> concerned about fixes which are required to maintain DT ABI towards
> U-Boot.
>

Gentle ping. I hope my comments above address your concerns.

-Sumit