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SubjectRe: [PATCH 5/5] DO NOT MERGE: full sensehat device tree overlay for raspberry pi 4
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On 06/09/2022 04:52, Bagas Sanjaya wrote:
> On Tue, Aug 23, 2022 at 01:41:58PM -0400, Charles Mirabile wrote:
>> This patch shold not be merged - dtbs files are not stored in the
>> kernel tree. We just provide this file so the code can be tested.
>>
>
> Hmm, if this is DO NOT MERGE patch due to build artifacts (in this case
> dtbs), then how testing of this driver can be done with just DT source
> (like other drivers)? Does providing custom overlay needed for testing
> it?
>

As it's a extension board to the RaspberryPi the DTs are not included into the
Linux kernel. Instead an overlay is build which can be loaded to the base DT via
a special mechanism of the RPi FW.

Adding this file helps anybody who wants to test the drivers to do so without
any hustle.

Regards,
Matthias

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