[PATCH v8 0/5] arm64: dts: imx8mp-skov: add new 7" variant

Rob Herring robh at kernel.org
Tue Sep 1 07:04:33 PDT 2026


On Tue, Sep 01, 2026 at 09:55:47AM +0200, Steffen Trumtrar wrote:
> On 2026-08-31 at 13:22 -05, Rob Herring <robh at kernel.org> wrote:
> 
> > On Mon, Aug 31, 2026 at 10:17:37AM +0200, Steffen Trumtrar wrote:
> > > Add a new board variant for the Skov i.MX8MP based family of boards.
> > > > This variant uses a different 7" panel than the existing ones.
> > 
> > The sashiko issue needs to be addressed.
> 
> I'm not 100% sure what would be the correct solution for this case.
> 
> Would it be valid when the *.dtso just drop the "skov,imx8mp-skov-revc-touch"?
> The generic compatible is not really needed, but the base DTS wouldn't have a compatible otherwise.
> 
> Or do I have to change the binding, so that 3 entries are valid for the skov,imx8mp-skov-recv-* and keep the hierarchy (although unused)?

You have to pass schema validation on the base DT and base+overlay(s) 
DT.

Rob



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