i'm well aware of the prevalence of including .dtsi files to create modular, extensible device tree source files, but what is the shortest, realistic .dts file? it would seem that there is no practical value in having a .dts file without at least defining the "model" and "compatible" root node properties, as in: /dts-v1/; #include "omap2420-n8x0-common.dtsi" / { model = "Nokia N800"; compatible = "nokia,n800", "nokia,n8x0", "ti,omap2420", "ti,omap2"; }; in fact, that is the entire content of the omap2420-n800.dts file. would it make any sense to not have at least that content in a .dts file? rday -- ======================================================================== Robert P. J. Day Ottawa, Ontario, CANADA http://crashcourse.ca Twitter: http://twitter.com/rpjday LinkedIn: http://ca.linkedin.com/in/rpjday ========================================================================