Hi all,
I looked a bit into parsing the DeviceTree files but it's a bit of a
pain. Tools like dts2yaml and dtc exists, however the output is not
really useful: A lot of auto detection prevents the parser from knowing
flash & storage sizes or number of USB ports.
Therefore I decided to create a simple shell script to get all relevant
information. I'd add it to ./scripts/, maybe there is a simple way with
Makefile integration as well like Petr suggested.
Next mail will contain some patch.
If anybody wants to continue the DeviceTree approach, dts2yaml creates
links pointing to files outside the OpenWrt sources, meaning the Python
YAML libs fails to read it due to missing anchors. Converting dtb files
via dtc works however, just be aware that you have to convert it from
dtb to dts first and in a second run from dts to yaml. Single step is
not supported.
Best,
Paul
On 1/13/20 3:03 AM, Thomas Endt wrote:
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Von: openwrt-devel <openwrt-devel-boun...@lists.openwrt.org> Im
Auftrag von Paul Spooren
Gesendet: Sonntag, 12. Januar 2020 22:47
An: 'OpenWrt Development List' <openwrt-devel@lists.openwrt.org>
Betreff: [OpenWrt-Devel] [RFC] commit message in YAML format for new
devices
An illustrative commit therefore:
soc: Qualcomm IPQ4029
ram_mb: 512
flash:
If there is manual user input, you need to validate and normalize the input
data.
Example:
- soc: Qualcomm IPQ4029
- soc: IPQ4029
- soc: qUaLcOmMm IPQ4029
We want uniform naming and spelling.
If all this is created via script, ok, no problem, the script can handle that.
If you want users to deliver acceptable yaml files, you should create a
"yaml-generator" where you can easily chose in dropdown lists which SoC, what
RAM chip, .....
The current dataentries do already have dropdowns for several features,
however, SoC + Wireless hardware are freetext, no dropdowns. Having that
automated would be a gain.
Regards,
Thomas
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