[PATCH v2 2/2] Makefile: Don't allow new boards with SPL_FIT_GENERATOR

[Tom Rini]

On Mon, Jan 31, 2022 at 10:27:41AM -0700, Simon Glass wrote:
> Hi Tom,
> 
> On Mon, 31 Jan 2022 at 09:15, Tom Rini <trini at konsulko.com> wrote:
> >
> > On Mon, Jan 31, 2022 at 09:13:02AM -0700, Simon Glass wrote:
> > > Hi Tom,
> > >
> > > On Mon, 31 Jan 2022 at 07:24, Tom Rini <trini at konsulko.com> wrote:
> > > >
> > > > On Sun, Jan 30, 2022 at 08:52:25AM -0700, Simon Glass wrote:
> > > >
> > > > > More than a year after this migration message appeared, we still have new
> > > > > boards being added with this option. Add a check against this.
> > > > >
> > > > > Signed-off-by: Simon Glass <sjg at chromium.org>
> > > >
> > > > Please just make this an error in checkpatch.pl instead.
> > >
> > > I couldn't think of a way of doing that...do you have an idea?
> >
> > Yes, 2f3e8d6a86cb ("checkpatch: report ERROR only on disabling of fdt
> > and initrd relocation") updates the check I had for fdt_high/initrd_high
> > being in the file at all to only be for additions.  And yes, I check
> > every PR for new checkpatch ERROR lines and only ignore the ones for
> > code imported from other projects.
> 
> Yes, I understand that, but SPL_FIT_GENERATOR defaults to on for
> certain boards, so there is no need to mention it anywhere in the
> patch. Also someone could adjust the condition in the Kconfig to add
> other boards.

Then you want something a bit more like the fdt|initrd_high check now,
along with updating the help around SPL_FIT_GENERATOR to note that this
option is deprecated, is the path forward then I think.

-- 
Tom
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