u-boot.git/doc/develop, branch v2025.07-rc1

Prepare v2025.07-rc1

2025-04-28T21:39:42+00:00

Signed-off-by: Tom Rini

python: Use and refer to the venv module rather than virtualenv

2025-04-24T21:37:27+00:00

Using some form of sandbox with Python modules is a long standing best
practice with the language. There are a number of ways to have a Python
sandbox be created. At this point in time, it seems the Python community
is moving towards using the "venv" module provided with Python rather
than a separate tool. To match that we make the following changes:

- Refer to a "Python sandbox" rather than virtualenv in comments, etc.
- Install the python3-venv module in our container and not virtualenv.
- In our CI files, invoke "python -m venv" rather than "virtualenv".
- In documentation, tell users to install python3-venv and not
  virtualenv.

Signed-off-by: Tom Rini

doc: dt_qemu: correct dumpdtb description

2025-04-19T10:47:47+00:00

Use only a single -machine parameter.

Describe that the same invocation of qemu-system- has to be
used for dumping the device-tree as will be used when executing U-Boot.

Signed-off-by: Heinrich Schuchardt

doc: release_cycle: Use variable substitution for next version

2025-04-19T10:45:59+00:00

To avoid the problem fixed in commit 57a95d522ca8 ("doc: release_cycle:
fix next release version") moving forward, make use of the variable
substitution feature of rST. This adds a next_ver variable and
references it in all of the places where I had been listing the version
being worked on.

Suggested-by: Quentin Schulz 
Signed-off-by: Tom Rini 
Reviewed-by: Quentin Schulz 
Tested-by: Quentin Schulz

Merge patch series "Switch to using $(PHASE_) in Makefiles"

2025-04-11T18:16:49+00:00

Tom Rini  says:

This series switches to always using $(PHASE_) in Makefiles when
building rather than $(PHASE_) or $(XPL_). It also starts on documenting
this part of the build, but as a follow-up we need to rename
doc/develop/spl.rst and expand on explaining things a bit.

Link: https://lore.kernel.org/r/20250401225851.1125678-1-trini@konsulko.com

doc/develop/codingstyle.rst: Expand to include CONFIG_IS_ENABLED and PHASE_

2025-04-11T18:16:44+00:00

Expand the conditional compilation section to explain when to use
CONFIG_IS_ENABLED rather than IS_ENABLED and provide an example. Next,
note what the PHASE_ macro is supposed to be used for as well.

Signed-off-by: Tom Rini

doc/develop/codingstyle.rst: Add a section on conditional compilation

2025-04-11T18:16:44+00:00

In order to make a start on explaining how and when to use certain
macros, we need to document their usage somewhere. As a first step, take
section 21 of the v6.13 Linux Kernel coding-style document on
conditional compilation, verbatim, and add it to our documentation.
Further rewording to be clearer about U-Boot will be done next.

Signed-off-by: Tom Rini

Kbuild: Always use $(PHASE_)

2025-04-11T18:16:44+00:00

It is confusing to have both "$(PHASE_)" and "$(XPL_)" be used in our
Makefiles as part of the macros to determine when to do something in our
Makefiles based on what phase of the build we are in. For consistency,
bring this down to a single macro and use "$(PHASE_)" only.

Signed-off-by: Tom Rini

Merge tag 'u-boot-imx-master-20250411' of https://gitlab.denx.de/u-boot/custodians/u-boot-imx

2025-04-11T15:11:38+00:00

CI: https://source.denx.de/u-boot/custodians/u-boot-imx/-/pipelines/25652

- Add i.MX8MP LDB support.
- Various phycore-imx93 environment improvements.
- Add support for Toradex SMARC iMX8MP.

doc: Update authenticated capsules documentation

2025-04-11T11:25:34+00:00

Now that we moved out the capsule signature from the DTB, remove the
relevant documentation.

Signed-off-by: Ilias Apalodimas