[Buildroot] [PATCH 01/11] rpi-firmware: allow disabling installation of binary DTBs

Yann E. MORIN yann.morin.1998 at free.fr
Sun Jun 28 22:25:10 UTC 2015


From: Floris Bos <bos at je-eigen-domein.nl>

The binary .dtb files are not suitable for everyone as they are
kernel-version specific.

Reintroduce BR2_PACKAGE_RPI_FIRMWARE_INSTALL_DTBS option.

Signed-off-by: Floris Bos <bos at je-eigen-domein.nl>
[yann.morin.1998 at free.fr: don't install DTBs if kernel builds
 its own; fix default; rephrase help text]
Signed-off-by: Yann E. MORIN <yann.morin.1998 at free.fr>
Cc: Pascal de Bruijn <pmjdebruijn at pcode.nl>

---
Changes v1 -> v2:
  - hide if kernel installs a DTB
  - fix default for bool
  - rephrasing
---
 package/rpi-firmware/Config.in       | 12 ++++++++++++
 package/rpi-firmware/rpi-firmware.mk |  2 ++
 2 files changed, 14 insertions(+)

diff --git a/package/rpi-firmware/Config.in b/package/rpi-firmware/Config.in
index cd45be4..179fb47 100644
--- a/package/rpi-firmware/Config.in
+++ b/package/rpi-firmware/Config.in
@@ -45,4 +45,16 @@ config BR2_PACKAGE_RPI_FIRMWARE_BOOT
 	default "_x"    if BR2_PACKAGE_RPI_FIRMWARE_X
 	default "_cd"   if BR2_PACKAGE_RPI_FIRMWARE_CD
 
+config BR2_PACKAGE_RPI_FIRMWARE_INSTALL_DTBS
+	bool "Install Device Tree Blobs (DTBs)"
+	depends on !BR2_LINUX_KERNEL_DTS_SUPPORT
+	default y
+	help
+	  If you are using a Linux kernel <= 3.18, you should say 'y' here.
+
+	  If you are using a Linux kernel >= 3.19, you should say 'n' here,
+	  and enable BR2_LINUX_KERNEL_DTS_SUPPORT to let the kernel build
+	  the DTB.
+
+
 endif # BR2_PACKAGE_RPI_FIRMWARE
diff --git a/package/rpi-firmware/rpi-firmware.mk b/package/rpi-firmware/rpi-firmware.mk
index cbcf790..9cccb38 100644
--- a/package/rpi-firmware/rpi-firmware.mk
+++ b/package/rpi-firmware/rpi-firmware.mk
@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@ RPI_FIRMWARE_INSTALL_IMAGES = YES
 
 RPI_FIRMWARE_DEPENDENCIES += host-rpi-firmware
 
+ifeq ($(BR2_PACKAGE_RPI_FIRMWARE_INSTALL_DTBS),y)
 define RPI_FIRMWARE_INSTALL_DTB
 	$(INSTALL) -D -m 0644 $(@D)/boot/bcm2708-rpi-b.dtb $(BINARIES_DIR)/rpi-firmware/bcm2708-rpi-b.dtb
 	$(INSTALL) -D -m 0644 $(@D)/boot/bcm2708-rpi-b-plus.dtb $(BINARIES_DIR)/rpi-firmware/bcm2708-rpi-b-plus.dtb
@@ -21,6 +22,7 @@ define RPI_FIRMWARE_INSTALL_DTB
 		$(INSTALL) -D -m 0644 $${ovldtb} $(BINARIES_DIR)/rpi-firmware/overlays/$${ovldtb##*/} || exit 1; \
 	done
 endef
+endif
 
 define RPI_FIRMWARE_INSTALL_IMAGES_CMDS
 	$(INSTALL) -D -m 0644 $(@D)/boot/bootcode.bin $(BINARIES_DIR)/rpi-firmware/bootcode.bin
-- 
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