u-boot.git/doc/develop, branch v2021.10-rc2

doc: Add a note about why devicetree is used

2021-08-14T18:54:41Z

This question comes up every now and then with people coming from Linux. Add some notes about it so we can point to it in the mailing list. Signed-off-by: Simon Glass Reviewed-by: Heinrich Schuchardt

doc: Update devicedocs including how to add tweaks

2021-08-14T18:54:41Z

This file is about 10 years old and the updates have not covered everything that has changed, particularly in the last few years. Update the information and add mention of the u-boot.dtsi files. Signed-off-by: Simon Glass Fix typos. Reviewed-by: Heinrich Schuchardt

doc: Move devicetree control doc to rST

2021-08-14T18:54:41Z

Move this to rST format, largely unchanged to start with. Add an index for this topic, as well as an empty intro. Note this patch does not include updates! Is it just a conversion to the new format. See the next patch. Signed-off-by: Simon Glass Reviewed-by: Heinrich Schuchart

pci: Drop migration method

2021-08-06T12:26:48Z

Migration is complete. Drop the message. Signed-off-by: Simon Glass

doc: Add basic information about running CI tests

2021-08-04T19:58:31Z

Start out by documenting general expectations on when CI is run, how anyone can run Azure pipelines, and how GitLab CI pipelines can be run. Signed-off-by: Tom Rini

doc: Fix up outdated moveconfig docs

2021-08-01T15:05:24Z

The examples here are a bit messed up since the command does not match the documentation. Use a different example instead. Signed-off-by: Simon Glass

doc: Add docs for the moveconfig tool

2021-08-01T15:05:24Z

Move these docs into htmldocs so they can be read there. Signed-off-by: Simon Glass

doc: Move coccinelle into its own section

2021-08-01T15:05:24Z

This tool has nothing to do with testing. It is for refactoring code automatically using a 'semantic patch' tool. Create a new section for 'refactoring' and move it into there. It is likely that other topics may fall under the same heading, such as using moveconfig and search/replace tools. Signed-off-by: Simon Glass

doc: Create an intro section for testing

2021-08-01T15:05:24Z

At present this information is hidden away. Make it more visible by putting it first, in an intro section. Signed-off-by: Simon Glass Reviewed-by: Heinrich Schuchardt

smbios: Fix calculating BIOS Release Date

2021-07-24T08:49:51Z

BIOS Release Date must be in format mm/dd/yyyy and must be release date. U-Boot currently sets BIOS Release Date from U_BOOT_DMI_DATE macro which is generated from current build timestamp. Fix this issue by setting U_BOOT_DMI_DATE macro to U-Boot version which is better approximation of U-Boot release date than current build timestamp. Current U-Boot versioning is in format yyyy.mm so as a day choose 01. Some operating systems are using BIOS Release Date for detecting when was SMBIOS table filled or if it could support some feature (e.g. BIOS from 1990 cannot support features invented in 2000). So this change also ensures that recompiling U-Boot from same sources but in different year does not change behavior of some operating systems. Macro U_BOOT_DMI_DATE is not used in other file than lib/smbios.c so remove it from global autogenerated files and also from Makefile. Signed-off-by: Pali Rohár Reviewed-by: Simon Glass