[PATCH 00/11] Reduce usage of timestamp macros

[Pali Rohár]

On Monday 02 August 2021 15:18:27 Pali Rohár wrote:
> Including timestamp.h (either directly or transitionally) cause build
> system to recompile binaries at every 'make' run. This has disadvantage
> in U-Boot development as for every small change 'make' recompiles lot of
> other irrelevant files which were not touched / changed.
> 
> This patch series eliminate transitional / indirect usage of
> timestamp.h by removing unneeded inclusion of header files, moving
> timestamp values from macros to global variables, etc...
> 
> After these patches, U-Boot tools are not recompiled by every 'make' run,
> which decrease time for incremental U-Boot recompilation.
> 
> Please test these patches, specially m68k and powerpc parts as I do not
> have any of these boards.
> 
> Patch series depend on this patch (now marked as accepted):
> http://patchwork.ozlabs.org/project/uboot/patch/20210710111001.32325-1-pali@kernel.org/

Hello! Is there anything else needed for this patch series?

> Pali Rohár (11):
>   Remove #include <timestamp.h> from files which do not need it
>   Remove #include <version.h> from files which do not need it
>   efi_loader: Use directly version_string variable
>   version: Move version_string[] from version.h to version_string.h
>   m68k: mcf: Remove overloading version_string
>   version: Put version_string[] variable into section
>     .text_version_string
>   powerpc: mpc: Put U-Boot version string at correct place by linker
>     script
>   version: Do not make version_string[] variable as a weak
>   x86: quark: MRC: Remove U_BOOT_DATE and U_BOOT_TIME from debug log
>   version: Remove global macro U_BOOT_VERSION_STRING from version.h
>   Remove including timestamp.h in version.h
> 
>  arch/arm/mach-rockchip/px30-board-tpl.c       |  1 -
>  arch/arm/mach-rockchip/tpl.c                  |  4 ++++
>  arch/m68k/cpu/mcf5227x/start.S                |  6 ------
>  arch/m68k/cpu/mcf523x/start.S                 |  6 ------
>  arch/m68k/cpu/mcf52x2/start.S                 |  6 ------
>  arch/m68k/cpu/mcf530x/start.S                 |  8 -------
>  arch/m68k/cpu/mcf532x/start.S                 |  6 ------
>  arch/m68k/cpu/mcf5445x/start.S                |  7 -------
>  arch/nios2/cpu/start.S                        |  1 -
>  arch/powerpc/cpu/mpc83xx/start.S              | 10 +++------
>  arch/powerpc/cpu/mpc83xx/u-boot.lds           |  3 +++
>  arch/powerpc/cpu/mpc85xx/start.S              | 10 ++++-----
>  arch/powerpc/cpu/mpc85xx/u-boot-nand.lds      |  4 ++++
>  arch/powerpc/cpu/mpc85xx/u-boot-spl.lds       |  4 ++++
>  arch/powerpc/cpu/mpc85xx/u-boot.lds           |  4 ++++
>  arch/powerpc/cpu/mpc8xx/start.S               |  9 ++++----
>  arch/x86/cpu/quark/mrc.c                      |  4 +---
>  arch/x86/lib/acpi_table.c                     |  1 -
>  board/atmel/sama5d2_ptc_ek/sama5d2_ptc_ek.c   |  1 -
>  board/cssi/MCR3000/u-boot.lds                 |  2 ++
>  board/ge/b1x5v2/b1x5v2.c                      |  2 +-
>  board/ge/bx50v3/bx50v3.c                      |  2 +-
>  board/ge/mx53ppd/mx53ppd.c                    |  2 +-
>  board/l+g/vinco/vinco.c                       |  1 -
>  board/renesas/grpeach/lowlevel_init.S         |  1 -
>  .../work_92105/work_92105_display.c           |  1 +
>  cmd/version.c                                 |  7 ++++++-
>  common/main.c                                 |  2 +-
>  common/spl/spl.c                              |  4 ++++
>  doc/develop/version.rst                       | 21 +++++++++++--------
>  drivers/rtc/emul_rtc.c                        |  2 +-
>  drivers/usb/gadget/f_rockusb.c                |  1 -
>  drivers/video/cfb_console.c                   |  3 +--
>  include/configs/bcmstb.h                      |  1 -
>  include/version.h                             |  8 -------
>  include/version_string.h                      |  8 +++++++
>  lib/display_options.c                         |  2 +-
>  lib/efi_loader/efi_tcg2.c                     |  7 +++----
>  net/cdp.c                                     |  3 ---
>  test/print_ut.c                               |  2 +-
>  40 files changed, 75 insertions(+), 102 deletions(-)
>  create mode 100644 include/version_string.h
> 
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> 2.20.1
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