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diff --git a/Documentation/kbuild/makefiles.txt b/Documentation/kbuild/makefiles.txt
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--- a/Documentation/kbuild/makefiles.txt
+++ b/Documentation/kbuild/makefiles.txt
@@ -1136,6 +1136,21 @@ When kbuild executes, the following steps are followed (roughly):
resulting in the target file being recompiled for no
obvious reason.
+ dtc
+ Create flattend device tree blob object suitable for linking
+ into vmlinux. Device tree blobs linked into vmlinux are placed
+ in an init section in the image. Platform code *must* copy the
+ blob to non-init memory prior to calling unflatten_device_tree().
+
+ Example:
+ #arch/x86/platform/ce4100/Makefile
+ clean-files := *dtb.S
+
+ DTC_FLAGS := -p 1024
+ obj-y += foo.dtb.o
+
+ $(obj)/%.dtb: $(src)/%.dts
+ $(call cmd,dtc)
--- 6.7 Custom kbuild commands