APPLIED: [SRU][I/raspi][H/raspi][F/raspi][PATCH 0/1] Missing overlays/README (LP: #1954757)

Juerg Haefliger juerg.haefliger at canonical.com
Thu Dec 16 10:49:03 UTC 2021


Applied to I/H/F linux-raspi master-next branch.

...Juerg


> [ Impact ]
> 
> overlays/README is used by the 'dtoverlay' command to display info on available overlays and params.
> 
> [ Test Case ]
> 
> $ apt install libraspberrypi-bin
> $ dtoverlay -h uart0
> * Help file not found
> 
> With the README present:
> $ dtoverlay -h uart0
> Name:   uart0
> 
> Info:   Change the pin usage of uart0
> 
> Usage:  dtoverlay=uart0,<param>=<val>
> 
> Params: txd0_pin                GPIO pin for TXD0 (14, 32 or 36 - default 14)
> 
>         rxd0_pin                GPIO pin for RXD0 (15, 33 or 37 - default 15)
> 
>         pin_func                Alternative pin function - 4(Alt0) for 14&15,
>                                 7(Alt3) for 32&33, 6(Alt2) for 36&37
> 
> [ Where Problems Could Occur ]
> 
> The output of the `dtoverlay` could be wrong but it's only informational so should have no negative impact.
> 
> Juerg Haefliger (1):
>   UBUNTU: SAUCE: Install overlays/README
> 
>  arch/arm/boot/dts/overlays/Makefile | 4 ++++
>  scripts/Makefile.dtbinst            | 6 +++++-
>  2 files changed, 9 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)
> 

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