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-rw-r--r--scripts/dtc/fdtoverlay.c8
1 files changed, 8 insertions, 0 deletions
diff --git a/scripts/dtc/fdtoverlay.c b/scripts/dtc/fdtoverlay.c
index 699b4f616502..ee1eb8f3ad28 100644
--- a/scripts/dtc/fdtoverlay.c
+++ b/scripts/dtc/fdtoverlay.c
@@ -46,6 +46,7 @@ static void *apply_one(char *base, const char *overlay, size_t *buf_len,
char *tmp = NULL;
char *tmpo;
int ret;
+ bool has_symbols;
/*
* We take copies first, because a failed apply can trash
@@ -62,6 +63,8 @@ static void *apply_one(char *base, const char *overlay, size_t *buf_len,
fdt_strerror(ret));
goto fail;
}
+ ret = fdt_path_offset(tmp, "/__symbols__");
+ has_symbols = ret >= 0;
memcpy(tmpo, overlay, fdt_totalsize(overlay));
@@ -74,6 +77,11 @@ static void *apply_one(char *base, const char *overlay, size_t *buf_len,
if (ret) {
fprintf(stderr, "\nFailed to apply '%s': %s\n",
name, fdt_strerror(ret));
+ if (!has_symbols) {
+ fprintf(stderr,
+ "base blob does not have a '/__symbols__' node, "
+ "make sure you have compiled the base blob with '-@' option\n");
+ }
goto fail;
}