Merge tag 'dm-pull-29apr21' of https://source.denx.de/u-boot/custodians/u-boot-dmWIP/29Apr2021

buildman environment fix
binman FMAP improvements
minor test improvements and fixes
minor dm improvements

30 files changed, 472 insertions, 277 deletions

diff --git a/.azure-pipelines.yml b/.azure-pipelines.yml
index d176e045e1..59e99b8894 100644
--- a/.azure-pipelines.yml
+++ b/.azure-pipelines.yml
@@ -144,7 +144,7 @@ jobs:
           export USER=azure
           virtualenv -p /usr/bin/python3 /tmp/venv
           . /tmp/venv/bin/activate
-          pip install pyelftools pytest pygit2
+          pip install -r test/py/requirements.txt
           export UBOOT_TRAVIS_BUILD_DIR=/tmp/sandbox_spl
           export PYTHONPATH=${UBOOT_TRAVIS_BUILD_DIR}/scripts/dtc/pylibfdt
           export PATH=${UBOOT_TRAVIS_BUILD_DIR}/scripts/dtc:${PATH}
diff --git a/.gitlab-ci.yml b/.gitlab-ci.yml
index 51bd64308a..bff487404f 100644
--- a/.gitlab-ci.yml
+++ b/.gitlab-ci.yml
@@ -151,7 +151,7 @@ Run binman, buildman, dtoc, Kconfig and patman testsuites:
       export USER=gitlab;
       virtualenv -p /usr/bin/python3 /tmp/venv;
       . /tmp/venv/bin/activate;
-      pip install pyelftools pytest pygit2;
+      pip install -r test/py/requirements.txt;
       export UBOOT_TRAVIS_BUILD_DIR=/tmp/sandbox_spl;
       export PYTHONPATH="${UBOOT_TRAVIS_BUILD_DIR}/scripts/dtc/pylibfdt";
       export PATH="${UBOOT_TRAVIS_BUILD_DIR}/scripts/dtc:${PATH}";
diff --git a/drivers/core/ofnode.c b/drivers/core/ofnode.c
index fa0bd2a9c4..d50533338e 100644
--- a/drivers/core/ofnode.c
+++ b/drivers/core/ofnode.c
@@ -303,6 +303,8 @@ fdt_addr_t ofnode_get_addr_size_index(ofnode node, int index, fdt_size_t *size)
 {
 	int na, ns;
 
+	*size = FDT_SIZE_T_NONE;
+
 	if (ofnode_is_np(node)) {
 		const __be32 *prop_val;
 		u64 size64;
@@ -347,6 +349,15 @@ fdt_addr_t ofnode_get_addr(ofnode node)
 	return ofnode_get_addr_index(node, 0);
 }
 
+fdt_size_t ofnode_get_size(ofnode node)
+{
+	fdt_size_t size;
+
+	ofnode_get_addr_size_index(node, 0, &size);
+
+	return size;
+}
+
 int ofnode_stringlist_search(ofnode node, const char *property,
 			     const char *string)
 {
diff --git a/drivers/core/root.c b/drivers/core/root.c
index d9a19c5e6b..f852d867db 100644
--- a/drivers/core/root.c
+++ b/drivers/core/root.c
@@ -265,7 +265,7 @@ int dm_scan_plat(bool pre_reloc_only)
 static int dm_scan_fdt_node(struct udevice *parent, ofnode parent_node,
 			    bool pre_reloc_only)
 {
-	int ret = 0, err;
+	int ret = 0, err = 0;
 	ofnode node;
 
 	if (!ofnode_valid(parent_node))
diff --git a/drivers/firmware/scmi/smt.c b/drivers/firmware/scmi/smt.c
index f1915c0074..e60c2aebc8 100644
--- a/drivers/firmware/scmi/smt.c
+++ b/drivers/firmware/scmi/smt.c
@@ -30,8 +30,6 @@ int scmi_dt_get_smt_buffer(struct udevice *dev, struct scmi_smt *smt)
 	int ret;
 	struct ofnode_phandle_args args;
 	struct resource resource;
-	fdt32_t faddr;
-	phys_addr_t paddr;
 
 	ret = dev_read_phandle_with_args(dev, "shmem", NULL, 0, 0, &args);
 	if (ret)
@@ -41,21 +39,13 @@ int scmi_dt_get_smt_buffer(struct udevice *dev, struct scmi_smt *smt)
 	if (ret)
 		return ret;
 
-	/* TEMP workaround for ofnode_read_resource translation issue */
-	if (of_live_active()) {
-		paddr = resource.start;
-	} else {
-		faddr = cpu_to_fdt32(resource.start);
-		paddr = ofnode_translate_address(args.node, &faddr);
-	}
-
 	smt->size = resource_size(&resource);
 	if (smt->size < sizeof(struct scmi_smt_header)) {
 		dev_err(dev, "Shared memory buffer too small\n");
 		return -EINVAL;
 	}
 
-	smt->buf = devm_ioremap(dev, paddr, smt->size);
+	smt->buf = devm_ioremap(dev, resource.start, smt->size);
 	if (!smt->buf)
 		return -ENOMEM;
 
diff --git a/drivers/net/mscc_eswitch/jr2_switch.c b/drivers/net/mscc_eswitch/jr2_switch.c
index 570d5a5109..d1e5b61ea5 100644
--- a/drivers/net/mscc_eswitch/jr2_switch.c
+++ b/drivers/net/mscc_eswitch/jr2_switch.c
@@ -863,7 +863,6 @@ static int jr2_probe(struct udevice *dev)
 	int i;
 	int ret;
 	struct resource res;
-	fdt32_t faddr;
 	phys_addr_t addr_base;
 	unsigned long addr_size;
 	ofnode eth_node, node, mdio_node;
@@ -926,9 +925,8 @@ static int jr2_probe(struct udevice *dev)
 
 		if (ofnode_read_resource(mdio_node, 0, &res))
 			return -ENOMEM;
-		faddr = cpu_to_fdt32(res.start);
 
-		addr_base = ofnode_translate_address(mdio_node, &faddr);
+		addr_base = res.start;
 		addr_size = res.end - res.start;
 
 		/* If the bus is new then create a new bus */
diff --git a/drivers/net/mscc_eswitch/ocelot_switch.c b/drivers/net/mscc_eswitch/ocelot_switch.c
index 19e725c6f9..d1d0a489ab 100644
--- a/drivers/net/mscc_eswitch/ocelot_switch.c
+++ b/drivers/net/mscc_eswitch/ocelot_switch.c
@@ -530,7 +530,6 @@ static int ocelot_probe(struct udevice *dev)
 	struct ocelot_private *priv = dev_get_priv(dev);
 	int i, ret;
 	struct resource res;
-	fdt32_t faddr;
 	phys_addr_t addr_base;
 	unsigned long addr_size;
 	ofnode eth_node, node, mdio_node;
@@ -578,9 +577,8 @@ static int ocelot_probe(struct udevice *dev)
 
 		if (ofnode_read_resource(mdio_node, 0, &res))
 			return -ENOMEM;
-		faddr = cpu_to_fdt32(res.start);
 
-		addr_base = ofnode_translate_address(mdio_node, &faddr);
+		addr_base = res.start;
 		addr_size = res.end - res.start;
 
 		/* If the bus is new then create a new bus */
diff --git a/drivers/net/mscc_eswitch/serval_switch.c b/drivers/net/mscc_eswitch/serval_switch.c
index 09ce33452d..c4b81f7529 100644
--- a/drivers/net/mscc_eswitch/serval_switch.c
+++ b/drivers/net/mscc_eswitch/serval_switch.c
@@ -482,7 +482,6 @@ static int serval_probe(struct udevice *dev)
 	struct serval_private *priv = dev_get_priv(dev);
 	int i, ret;
 	struct resource res;
-	fdt32_t faddr;
 	phys_addr_t addr_base;
 	unsigned long addr_size;
 	ofnode eth_node, node, mdio_node;
@@ -533,9 +532,8 @@ static int serval_probe(struct udevice *dev)
 
 		if (ofnode_read_resource(mdio_node, 0, &res))
 			return -ENOMEM;
-		faddr = cpu_to_fdt32(res.start);
 
-		addr_base = ofnode_translate_address(mdio_node, &faddr);
+		addr_base = res.start;
 		addr_size = res.end - res.start;
 
 		/* If the bus is new then create a new bus */
diff --git a/drivers/net/mscc_eswitch/servalt_switch.c b/drivers/net/mscc_eswitch/servalt_switch.c
index 4a4e9e4054..f114086ece 100644
--- a/drivers/net/mscc_eswitch/servalt_switch.c
+++ b/drivers/net/mscc_eswitch/servalt_switch.c
@@ -412,7 +412,6 @@ static int servalt_probe(struct udevice *dev)
 	struct servalt_private *priv = dev_get_priv(dev);
 	int i;
 	struct resource res;
-	fdt32_t faddr;
 	phys_addr_t addr_base;
 	unsigned long addr_size;
 	ofnode eth_node, node, mdio_node;
@@ -461,9 +460,8 @@ static int servalt_probe(struct udevice *dev)
 
 		if (ofnode_read_resource(mdio_node, 0, &res))
 			return -ENOMEM;
-		faddr = cpu_to_fdt32(res.start);
 
-		addr_base = ofnode_translate_address(mdio_node, &faddr);
+		addr_base = res.start;
 		addr_size = res.end - res.start;
 
 		/* If the bus is new then create a new bus */
diff --git a/include/dm/ofnode.h b/include/dm/ofnode.h
index 2c0597c407..8a69fd87da 100644
--- a/include/dm/ofnode.h
+++ b/include/dm/ofnode.h
@@ -511,6 +511,16 @@ phys_addr_t ofnode_get_addr_index(ofnode node, int index);
 phys_addr_t ofnode_get_addr(ofnode node);
 
 /**
+ * ofnode_get_size() - get size from a node
+ *
+ * This reads the register size from a node
+ *
+ * @node: node to read from
+ * @return size of the address, or FDT_SIZE_T_NONE if not present or invalid
+ */
+fdt_size_t ofnode_get_size(ofnode node);
+
+/**
  * ofnode_stringlist_search() - find a string in a string list and return index
  *
  * Note that it is possible for this function to succeed on property values
diff --git a/include/fdtdec.h b/include/fdtdec.h
index 62d1660973..e0a49b1e57 100644
--- a/include/fdtdec.h
+++ b/include/fdtdec.h
@@ -24,15 +24,16 @@
 typedef phys_addr_t fdt_addr_t;
 typedef phys_size_t fdt_size_t;
 
-#ifdef CONFIG_PHYS_64BIT
 #define FDT_ADDR_T_NONE (-1U)
+#define FDT_SIZE_T_NONE (-1U)
+
+#ifdef CONFIG_PHYS_64BIT
 #define fdt_addr_to_cpu(reg) be64_to_cpu(reg)
 #define fdt_size_to_cpu(reg) be64_to_cpu(reg)
 #define cpu_to_fdt_addr(reg) cpu_to_be64(reg)
 #define cpu_to_fdt_size(reg) cpu_to_be64(reg)
 typedef fdt64_t fdt_val_t;
 #else
-#define FDT_ADDR_T_NONE (-1U)
 #define fdt_addr_to_cpu(reg) be32_to_cpu(reg)
 #define fdt_size_to_cpu(reg) be32_to_cpu(reg)
 #define cpu_to_fdt_addr(reg) cpu_to_be32(reg)
diff --git a/include/tpm-v2.h b/include/tpm-v2.h
index df67a196cf..7de7d6a57d 100644
--- a/include/tpm-v2.h
+++ b/include/tpm-v2.h
@@ -53,14 +53,22 @@ struct udevice;
 #define TPM2_PT_MAX_COMMAND_SIZE	(u32)(TPM2_PT_FIXED + 30)
 #define TPM2_PT_MAX_RESPONSE_SIZE	(u32)(TPM2_PT_FIXED + 31)
 
-/* event types */
-#define EV_POST_CODE		((u32)0x00000001)
-#define EV_NO_ACTION		((u32)0x00000003)
-#define EV_SEPARATOR		((u32)0x00000004)
-#define EV_S_CRTM_CONTENTS	((u32)0x00000007)
-#define EV_S_CRTM_VERSION	((u32)0x00000008)
-#define EV_CPU_MICROCODE	((u32)0x00000009)
-#define EV_TABLE_OF_DEVICES	((u32)0x0000000B)
+/*
+ * event types, cf.
+ * "TCG Server Management Domain Firmware Profile Specification",
+ * rev 1.00, 2020-05-01
+ */
+#define EV_POST_CODE			((u32)0x00000001)
+#define EV_NO_ACTION			((u32)0x00000003)
+#define EV_SEPARATOR			((u32)0x00000004)
+#define EV_ACTION			((u32)0x00000005)
+#define EV_TAG				((u32)0x00000006)
+#define EV_S_CRTM_CONTENTS		((u32)0x00000007)
+#define EV_S_CRTM_VERSION		((u32)0x00000008)
+#define EV_CPU_MICROCODE		((u32)0x00000009)
+#define EV_PLATFORM_CONFIG_FLAGS	((u32)0x0000000A)
+#define EV_TABLE_OF_DEVICES		((u32)0x0000000B)
+#define EV_COMPACT_HASH			((u32)0x0000000C)
 
 /* TPMS_TAGGED_PROPERTY Structure */
 struct tpms_tagged_property {
diff --git a/lib/fdtdec.c b/lib/fdtdec.c
index 864589193b..4b097fb588 100644
--- a/lib/fdtdec.c
+++ b/lib/fdtdec.c
@@ -942,7 +942,11 @@ int fdt_get_resource(const void *fdt, int node, const char *property,
 
 	while (ptr + na + ns <= end) {
 		if (i == index) {
-			res->start = fdtdec_get_number(ptr, na);
+			if (CONFIG_IS_ENABLED(OF_TRANSLATE))
+				res->start = fdt_translate_address(fdt, node, ptr);
+			else
+				res->start = fdtdec_get_number(ptr, na);
+
 			res->end = res->start;
 			res->end += fdtdec_get_number(&ptr[na], ns) - 1;
 			return 0;
diff --git a/scripts/checkpatch.pl b/scripts/checkpatch.pl
index 4e047586a6..59a714a95f 100755
--- a/scripts/checkpatch.pl
+++ b/scripts/checkpatch.pl
@@ -2326,13 +2326,15 @@ sub get_raw_comment {
 #   suffix: Suffix to expect on member, e.g. "_priv"
 #   warning: Warning name, e.g. "PRIV_AUTO"
 sub u_boot_struct_name {
-	my ($line, $auto, $suffix, $warning) = @_;
+	my ($line, $auto, $suffix, $warning, $herecurr) = @_;
 
 	# Use _priv as a suffix for the device-private data struct
 	if ($line =~ /^\+\s*\.${auto}\s*=\s*sizeof\(struct\((\w+)\).*/) {
 		my $struct_name = $1;
 		if ($struct_name !~ /^\w+${suffix}/) {
-			WARN($warning, "struct \'$struct_name\' should have a ${suffix} suffix");
+			WARN($warning,
+				 "struct \'$struct_name\' should have a ${suffix} suffix\n"
+				 . $herecurr);
 		}
 	}
 }
@@ -2410,17 +2412,17 @@ sub u_boot_line {
 	}
 
 	# Check struct names for the 'auto' members of struct driver
-	u_boot_struct_name($line, "priv_auto", "_priv", "PRIV_AUTO");
-	u_boot_struct_name($line, "plat_auto", "_plat", "PLAT_AUTO");
-	u_boot_struct_name($line, "per_child_auto", "_priv", "CHILD_PRIV_AUTO");
+	u_boot_struct_name($line, "priv_auto", "_priv", "PRIV_AUTO", $herecurr);
+	u_boot_struct_name($line, "plat_auto", "_plat", "PLAT_AUTO", $herecurr);
+	u_boot_struct_name($line, "per_child_auto", "_priv", "CHILD_PRIV_AUTO", $herecurr);
 	u_boot_struct_name($line, "per_child_plat_auto", "_plat",
-		"CHILD_PLAT_AUTO");
+		"CHILD_PLAT_AUTO", $herecurr);
 
 	# Now the ones for struct uclass, skipping those in common with above
 	u_boot_struct_name($line, "per_device_auto", "_priv",
-		"DEVICE_PRIV_AUTO");
+		"DEVICE_PRIV_AUTO", $herecurr);
 	u_boot_struct_name($line, "per_device_plat_auto", "_plat",
-		"DEVICE_PLAT_AUTO");
+		"DEVICE_PLAT_AUTO", $herecurr);
 }
 
 sub process {
diff --git a/test/dm/ofnode.c b/test/dm/ofnode.c
index c539134296..e0b525eeb1 100644
--- a/test/dm/ofnode.c
+++ b/test/dm/ofnode.c
@@ -261,3 +261,34 @@ static int dm_test_ofnode_is_enabled(struct unit_test_state *uts)
 	return 0;
 }
 DM_TEST(dm_test_ofnode_is_enabled, UT_TESTF_SCAN_PDATA | UT_TESTF_SCAN_FDT);
+
+static int dm_test_ofnode_get_reg(struct unit_test_state *uts)
+{
+	ofnode node;
+	fdt_addr_t addr;
+	fdt_size_t size;
+
+	node = ofnode_path("/translation-test@8000");
+	ut_assert(ofnode_valid(node));
+	addr = ofnode_get_addr(node);
+	size = ofnode_get_size(node);
+	ut_asserteq(0x8000, addr);
+	ut_asserteq(0x4000, size);
+
+	node = ofnode_path("/translation-test@8000/dev@1,100");
+	ut_assert(ofnode_valid(node));
+	addr = ofnode_get_addr(node);
+	size = ofnode_get_size(node);
+	ut_asserteq(0x9000, addr);
+	ut_asserteq(0x1000, size);
+
+	node = ofnode_path("/emul-mux-controller");
+	ut_assert(ofnode_valid(node));
+	addr = ofnode_get_addr(node);
+	size = ofnode_get_size(node);
+	ut_asserteq(FDT_ADDR_T_NONE, addr);
+	ut_asserteq(FDT_SIZE_T_NONE, size);
+
+	return 0;
+}
+DM_TEST(dm_test_ofnode_get_reg, UT_TESTF_SCAN_PDATA | UT_TESTF_SCAN_FDT);
diff --git a/test/py/requirements.txt b/test/py/requirements.txt
index 5b4829256d..33c5c0bbc4 100644
--- a/test/py/requirements.txt
+++ b/test/py/requirements.txt
@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@ pyparsing==2.4.2
 pytest==5.2.1
 python-mimeparse==1.6.0
 python-subunit==1.3.0
+requests==2.25.1
 six==1.12.0
 testtools==2.3.0
 traceback2==1.4.0
diff --git a/test/test-main.c b/test/test-main.c
index 8c852d72f4..7afe8741cf 100644
--- a/test/test-main.c
+++ b/test/test-main.c
@@ -135,25 +135,32 @@ static bool ut_test_run_on_flattree(struct unit_test *test)
 static bool test_matches(const char *prefix, const char *test_name,
 			 const char *select_name)
 {
+	size_t len;
+
 	if (!select_name)
 		return true;
 
-	if (!strcmp(test_name, select_name))
+	/* Allow glob expansion in the test name */
+	len = select_name[strlen(select_name) - 1] == '*' ? strlen(select_name) : 0;
+	if (len-- == 1)
 		return true;
 
-	if (!prefix) {
-		const char *p = strstr(test_name, "_test_");
+	if (!strncmp(test_name, select_name, len))
+		return true;
 
-		/* convert xxx_test_yyy to yyy, i.e. remove the suite name */
-		if (p)
-			test_name = p + 6;
-	} else {
+	if (prefix) {
 		/* All tests have this prefix */
 		if (!strncmp(test_name, prefix, strlen(prefix)))
 			test_name += strlen(prefix);
+	} else {
+		const char *p = strstr(test_name, "_test_");
+
+		/* convert xxx_test_yyy to yyy, i.e. remove the suite name */
+		if (p)
+			test_name = p + strlen("_test_");
 	}
 
-	if (!strcmp(test_name, select_name))
+	if (!strncmp(test_name, select_name, len))
 		return true;
 
 	return false;
diff --git a/tools/binman/entries.rst b/tools/binman/entries.rst
index a91211e93e..f1c3b7de7a 100644
--- a/tools/binman/entries.rst
+++ b/tools/binman/entries.rst
@@ -461,8 +461,12 @@ see www.flashrom.org/Flashrom for more information.
 
 When used, this entry will be populated with an FMAP which reflects the
 entries in the current image. Note that any hierarchy is squashed, since
-FMAP does not support this. Also, CBFS entries appear as a single entry -
-the sub-entries are ignored.
+FMAP does not support this. Sections are represented as an area appearing
+before its contents, so that it is possible to reconstruct the hierarchy
+from the FMAP by using the offset information. This convention does not
+seem to be documented, but is used in Chromium OS.
+
+CBFS entries appear as a single entry, i.e. the sub-entries are ignored.
 
 
 
@@ -804,6 +808,11 @@ Properties:
         missing their contents. The second will produce an image but of
         course it will not work.
 
+Properties:
+    _allow_missing: True if this section permits external blobs to be
+        missing their contents. The second will produce an image but of
+        course it will not work.
+
 Since a section is also an entry, it inherits all the properies of entries
 too.
 
diff --git a/tools/binman/etype/fmap.py b/tools/binman/etype/fmap.py
index fe81c6f64a..cac99b60eb 100644
--- a/tools/binman/etype/fmap.py
+++ b/tools/binman/etype/fmap.py
@@ -28,8 +28,12 @@ class Entry_fmap(Entry):
 
     When used, this entry will be populated with an FMAP which reflects the
     entries in the current image. Note that any hierarchy is squashed, since
-    FMAP does not support this. Also, CBFS entries appear as a single entry -
-    the sub-entries are ignored.
+    FMAP does not support this. Sections are represented as an area appearing
+    before its contents, so that it is possible to reconstruct the hierarchy
+    from the FMAP by using the offset information. This convention does not
+    seem to be documented, but is used in Chromium OS.
+
+    CBFS entries appear as a single entry, i.e. the sub-entries are ignored.
     """
     def __init__(self, section, etype, node):
         super().__init__(section, etype, node)
@@ -45,6 +49,17 @@ class Entry_fmap(Entry):
             tout.Debug("fmap: Add entry '%s' type '%s' (%s subentries)" %
                        (entry.GetPath(), entry.etype, ToHexSize(entries)))
             if entries and entry.etype != 'cbfs':
+                # Create an area for the section, which encompasses all entries
+                # within it
+                if entry.image_pos is None:
+                    pos = 0
+                else:
+                    pos = entry.image_pos - entry.GetRootSkipAtStart()
+
+                # Drop @ symbols in name
+                name = entry.name.replace('@', '')
+                areas.append(
+                    fmap_util.FmapArea(pos, entry.size or 0, name, 0))
                 for subentry in entries.values():
                     _AddEntries(areas, subentry)
             else:
diff --git a/tools/binman/ftest.py b/tools/binman/ftest.py
index 89fe6612e1..f36823f51b 100644
--- a/tools/binman/ftest.py
+++ b/tools/binman/ftest.py
@@ -1341,6 +1341,7 @@ class TestFunctional(unittest.TestCase):
 
     def testSplNoDtb(self):
         """Test that an image with spl/u-boot-spl-nodtb.bin can be created"""
+        self._SetupSplElf()
         data = self._DoReadFile('052_u_boot_spl_nodtb.dts')
         self.assertEqual(U_BOOT_SPL_NODTB_DATA, data[:len(U_BOOT_SPL_NODTB_DATA)])
 
@@ -1594,26 +1595,41 @@ class TestFunctional(unittest.TestCase):
         self.assertEqual(1, fhdr.ver_major)
         self.assertEqual(0, fhdr.ver_minor)
         self.assertEqual(0, fhdr.base)
-        self.assertEqual(16 + 16 +
-                         fmap_util.FMAP_HEADER_LEN +
-                         fmap_util.FMAP_AREA_LEN * 3, fhdr.image_size)
+        expect_size = fmap_util.FMAP_HEADER_LEN + fmap_util.FMAP_AREA_LEN * 5
+        self.assertEqual(16 + 16 + expect_size, fhdr.image_size)
         self.assertEqual(b'FMAP', fhdr.name)
-        self.assertEqual(3, fhdr.nareas)
-        for fentry in fentries:
-            self.assertEqual(0, fentry.flags)
-
-        self.assertEqual(0, fentries[0].offset)
-        self.assertEqual(4, fentries[0].size)
-        self.assertEqual(b'RO_U_BOOT', fentries[0].name)
-
-        self.assertEqual(16, fentries[1].offset)
-        self.assertEqual(4, fentries[1].size)
-        self.assertEqual(b'RW_U_BOOT', fentries[1].name)
-
-        self.assertEqual(32, fentries[2].offset)
-        self.assertEqual(fmap_util.FMAP_HEADER_LEN +
-                         fmap_util.FMAP_AREA_LEN * 3, fentries[2].size)
-        self.assertEqual(b'FMAP', fentries[2].name)
+        self.assertEqual(5, fhdr.nareas)
+        fiter = iter(fentries)
+
+        fentry = next(fiter)
+        self.assertEqual(b'SECTION0', fentry.name)
+        self.assertEqual(0, fentry.offset)
+        self.assertEqual(16, fentry.size)
+        self.assertEqual(0, fentry.flags)
+
+        fentry = next(fiter)
+        self.assertEqual(b'RO_U_BOOT', fentry.name)
+        self.assertEqual(0, fentry.offset)
+        self.assertEqual(4, fentry.size)
+        self.assertEqual(0, fentry.flags)
+
+        fentry = next(fiter)
+        self.assertEqual(b'SECTION1', fentry.name)
+        self.assertEqual(16, fentry.offset)
+        self.assertEqual(16, fentry.size)
+        self.assertEqual(0, fentry.flags)
+
+        fentry = next(fiter)
+        self.assertEqual(b'RW_U_BOOT', fentry.name)
+        self.assertEqual(16, fentry.offset)
+        self.assertEqual(4, fentry.size)
+        self.assertEqual(0, fentry.flags)
+
+        fentry = next(fiter)
+        self.assertEqual(b'FMAP', fentry.name)
+        self.assertEqual(32, fentry.offset)
+        self.assertEqual(expect_size, fentry.size)
+        self.assertEqual(0, fentry.flags)
 
     def testBlobNamedByArg(self):
         """Test we can add a blob with the filename coming from an entry arg"""
@@ -2063,20 +2079,29 @@ class TestFunctional(unittest.TestCase):
         self.assertEqual(expected, data[:32])
         fhdr, fentries = fmap_util.DecodeFmap(data[36:])
 
-        self.assertEqual(0x100, fhdr.image_size)
+        self.assertEqual(0x180, fhdr.image_size)
+        expect_size = fmap_util.FMAP_HEADER_LEN + fmap_util.FMAP_AREA_LEN * 4
+        fiter = iter(fentries)
 
-        self.assertEqual(0, fentries[0].offset)
-        self.assertEqual(4, fentries[0].size)
-        self.assertEqual(b'U_BOOT', fentries[0].name)
+        fentry = next(fiter)
+        self.assertEqual(b'U_BOOT', fentry.name)
+        self.assertEqual(0, fentry.offset)
+        self.assertEqual(4, fentry.size)
 
-        self.assertEqual(4, fentries[1].offset)
-        self.assertEqual(3, fentries[1].size)
-        self.assertEqual(b'INTEL_MRC', fentries[1].name)
+        fentry = next(fiter)
+        self.assertEqual(b'SECTION', fentry.name)
+        self.assertEqual(4, fentry.offset)
+        self.assertEqual(0x20 + expect_size, fentry.size)
 
-        self.assertEqual(36, fentries[2].offset)
-        self.assertEqual(fmap_util.FMAP_HEADER_LEN +
-                         fmap_util.FMAP_AREA_LEN * 3, fentries[2].size)
-        self.assertEqual(b'FMAP', fentries[2].name)
+        fentry = next(fiter)
+        self.assertEqual(b'INTEL_MRC', fentry.name)
+        self.assertEqual(4, fentry.offset)
+        self.assertEqual(3, fentry.size)
+
+        fentry = next(fiter)
+        self.assertEqual(b'FMAP', fentry.name)
+        self.assertEqual(36, fentry.offset)
+        self.assertEqual(expect_size, fentry.size)
 
     def testElf(self):
         """Basic test of ELF entries"""
@@ -4272,6 +4297,7 @@ class TestFunctional(unittest.TestCase):
 
     def testTplNoDtb(self):
         """Test that an image with tpl/u-boot-tpl-nodtb.bin can be created"""
+        self._SetupTplElf()
         data = self._DoReadFile('192_u_boot_tpl_nodtb.dts')
         self.assertEqual(U_BOOT_TPL_NODTB_DATA,
                          data[:len(U_BOOT_TPL_NODTB_DATA)])
diff --git a/tools/binman/test/095_fmap_x86_section.dts b/tools/binman/test/095_fmap_x86_section.dts
index 4cfce45670..fd5f018c92 100644
--- a/tools/binman/test/095_fmap_x86_section.dts
+++ b/tools/binman/test/095_fmap_x86_section.dts
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@
 
 	binman {
 		end-at-4gb;
-		size = <0x100>;
+		size = <0x180>;
 		u-boot {
 		};
 		section {
diff --git a/tools/buildman/builder.py b/tools/buildman/builder.py
index be8a8fa13a..ce852eb03a 100644
--- a/tools/buildman/builder.py
+++ b/tools/buildman/builder.py
@@ -182,6 +182,7 @@ class Builder:
             only useful for testing in-tree builds.
         work_in_output: Use the output directory as the work directory and
             don't write to a separate output directory.
+        thread_exceptions: List of exceptions raised by thread jobs
 
     Private members:
         _base_board_dict: Last-summarised Dict of boards
@@ -235,7 +236,8 @@ class Builder:
                  no_subdirs=False, full_path=False, verbose_build=False,
                  mrproper=False, per_board_out_dir=False,
                  config_only=False, squash_config_y=False,
-                 warnings_as_errors=False, work_in_output=False):
+                 warnings_as_errors=False, work_in_output=False,
+                 test_thread_exceptions=False):
         """Create a new Builder object
 
         Args:
@@ -262,6 +264,9 @@ class Builder:
             warnings_as_errors: Treat all compiler warnings as errors
             work_in_output: Use the output directory as the work directory and
                 don't write to a separate output directory.
+            test_thread_exceptions: Uses for tests only, True to make the
+                threads raise an exception instead of reporting their result.
+                This simulates a failure in the code somewhere
         """
         self.toolchains = toolchains
         self.base_dir = base_dir
@@ -311,13 +316,16 @@ class Builder:
         self._re_migration_warning = re.compile(r'^={21} WARNING ={22}\n.*\n=+\n',
                                                 re.MULTILINE | re.DOTALL)
 
+        self.thread_exceptions = []
+        self.test_thread_exceptions = test_thread_exceptions
         if self.num_threads:
             self._single_builder = None
             self.queue = queue.Queue()
             self.out_queue = queue.Queue()
             for i in range(self.num_threads):
-                t = builderthread.BuilderThread(self, i, mrproper,
-                        per_board_out_dir)
+                t = builderthread.BuilderThread(
+                        self, i, mrproper, per_board_out_dir,
+                        test_exception=test_thread_exceptions)
                 t.setDaemon(True)
                 t.start()
                 self.threads.append(t)
@@ -1676,6 +1684,7 @@ class Builder:
             Tuple containing:
                 - number of boards that failed to build
                 - number of boards that issued warnings
+                - list of thread exceptions raised
         """
         self.commit_count = len(commits) if commits else 1
         self.commits = commits
@@ -1689,7 +1698,7 @@ class Builder:
         Print('\rStarting build...', newline=False)
         self.SetupBuild(board_selected, commits)
         self.ProcessResult(None)
-
+        self.thread_exceptions = []
         # Create jobs to build all commits for each board
         for brd in board_selected.values():
             job = builderthread.BuilderJob()
@@ -1728,5 +1737,8 @@ class Builder:
             rate = float(self.count) / duration.total_seconds()
             msg += ', duration %s, rate %1.2f' % (duration, rate)
         Print(msg)
+        if self.thread_exceptions:
+            Print('Failed: %d thread exceptions' % len(self.thread_exceptions),
+                  colour=self.col.RED)
 
-        return (self.fail, self.warned)
+        return (self.fail, self.warned, self.thread_exceptions)
diff --git a/tools/buildman/builderthread.py b/tools/buildman/builderthread.py
index 06ed27203a..48128cf673 100644
--- a/tools/buildman/builderthread.py
+++ b/tools/buildman/builderthread.py
@@ -89,16 +89,23 @@ class BuilderThread(threading.Thread):
     Members:
         builder: The builder which contains information we might need
         thread_num: Our thread number (0-n-1), used to decide on a
-                temporary directory. If this is -1 then there are no threads
-                and we are the (only) main process
+            temporary directory. If this is -1 then there are no threads
+            and we are the (only) main process
+        mrproper: Use 'make mrproper' before each reconfigure
+        per_board_out_dir: True to build in a separate persistent directory per
+            board rather than a thread-specific directory
+        test_exception: Used for testing; True to raise an exception instead of
+            reporting the build result
     """
-    def __init__(self, builder, thread_num, mrproper, per_board_out_dir):
+    def __init__(self, builder, thread_num, mrproper, per_board_out_dir,
+                 test_exception=False):
         """Set up a new builder thread"""
         threading.Thread.__init__(self)
         self.builder = builder
         self.thread_num = thread_num
         self.mrproper = mrproper
         self.per_board_out_dir = per_board_out_dir
+        self.test_exception = test_exception
 
     def Make(self, commit, brd, stage, cwd, *args, **kwargs):
         """Run 'make' on a particular commit and board.
@@ -344,10 +351,9 @@ class BuilderThread(threading.Thread):
 
             # Write out the image and function size information and an objdump
             env = result.toolchain.MakeEnvironment(self.builder.full_path)
-            with open(os.path.join(build_dir, 'out-env'), 'w',
-                      encoding='utf-8') as fd:
+            with open(os.path.join(build_dir, 'out-env'), 'wb') as fd:
                 for var in sorted(env.keys()):
-                    print('%s="%s"' % (var, env[var]), file=fd)
+                    fd.write(b'%s="%s"' % (var, env[var]))
             lines = []
             for fname in BASE_ELF_FILENAMES:
                 cmd = ['%snm' % self.toolchain.cross, '--size-sort', fname]
@@ -440,6 +446,22 @@ class BuilderThread(threading.Thread):
                         target = '%s-%s%s' % (base, dirname, ext)
                 shutil.copy(fname, os.path.join(build_dir, target))
 
+    def _SendResult(self, result):
+        """Send a result to the builder for processing
+
+        Args:
+            result: CommandResult object containing the results of the build
+
+        Raises:
+            ValueError if self.test_exception is true (for testing)
+        """
+        if self.test_exception:
+            raise ValueError('test exception')
+        if self.thread_num != -1:
+            self.builder.out_queue.put(result)
+        else:
+            self.builder.ProcessResult(result)
+
     def RunJob(self, job):
         """Run a single job
 
@@ -513,10 +535,7 @@ class BuilderThread(threading.Thread):
 
                 # We have the build results, so output the result
                 self._WriteResult(result, job.keep_outputs, job.work_in_output)
-                if self.thread_num != -1:
-                    self.builder.out_queue.put(result)
-                else:
-                    self.builder.ProcessResult(result)
+                self._SendResult(result)
         else:
             # Just build the currently checked-out build
             result, request_config = self.RunCommit(None, brd, work_dir, True,
@@ -525,10 +544,7 @@ class BuilderThread(threading.Thread):
                         work_in_output=job.work_in_output)
             result.commit_upto = 0
             self._WriteResult(result, job.keep_outputs, job.work_in_output)
-            if self.thread_num != -1:
-                self.builder.out_queue.put(result)
-            else:
-                self.builder.ProcessResult(result)
+            self._SendResult(result)
 
     def run(self):
         """Our thread's run function
@@ -538,5 +554,9 @@ class BuilderThread(threading.Thread):
         """
         while True:
             job = self.builder.queue.get()
-            self.RunJob(job)
+            try:
+                self.RunJob(job)
+            except Exception as e:
+                print('Thread exception:', e)
+                self.builder.thread_exceptions.append(e)
             self.builder.queue.task_done()
diff --git a/tools/buildman/control.py b/tools/buildman/control.py
index a767570146..a98d1b4c06 100644
--- a/tools/buildman/control.py
+++ b/tools/buildman/control.py
@@ -110,7 +110,7 @@ def ShowToolchainPrefix(boards, toolchains):
     return None
 
 def DoBuildman(options, args, toolchains=None, make_func=None, boards=None,
-               clean_dir=False):
+               clean_dir=False, test_thread_exceptions=False):
     """The main control code for buildman
 
     Args:
@@ -124,6 +124,11 @@ def DoBuildman(options, args, toolchains=None, make_func=None, boards=None,
                 arguments. This setting is useful for tests.
         board: Boards() object to use, containing a list of available
                 boards. If this is None it will be created and scanned.
+        clean_dir: Used for tests only, indicates that the existing output_dir
+            should be removed before starting the build
+        test_thread_exceptions: Uses for tests only, True to make the threads
+            raise an exception instead of reporting their result. This simulates
+            a failure in the code somewhere
     """
     global builder
 
@@ -328,7 +333,8 @@ def DoBuildman(options, args, toolchains=None, make_func=None, boards=None,
             config_only=options.config_only,
             squash_config_y=not options.preserve_config_y,
             warnings_as_errors=options.warnings_as_errors,
-            work_in_output=options.work_in_output)
+            work_in_output=options.work_in_output,
+            test_thread_exceptions=test_thread_exceptions)
     builder.force_config_on_failure = not options.quick
     if make_func:
         builder.do_make = make_func
@@ -368,9 +374,11 @@ def DoBuildman(options, args, toolchains=None, make_func=None, boards=None,
         if options.summary:
             builder.ShowSummary(commits, board_selected)
         else:
-            fail, warned = builder.BuildBoards(commits, board_selected,
-                                options.keep_outputs, options.verbose)
-            if fail:
+            fail, warned, excs = builder.BuildBoards(
+                commits, board_selected, options.keep_outputs, options.verbose)
+            if excs:
+                return 102
+            elif fail:
                 return 100
             elif warned and not options.ignore_warnings:
                 return 101
diff --git a/tools/buildman/func_test.py b/tools/buildman/func_test.py
index 3dd2e6ee5b..7edbee0652 100644
--- a/tools/buildman/func_test.py
+++ b/tools/buildman/func_test.py
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@ from buildman import toolchain
 from patman import command
 from patman import gitutil
 from patman import terminal
+from patman import test_util
 from patman import tools
 
 settings_data = '''
@@ -219,12 +220,28 @@ class TestFunctional(unittest.TestCase):
         return command.RunPipe([[self._buildman_pathname] + list(args)],
                 capture=True, capture_stderr=True)
 
-    def _RunControl(self, *args, clean_dir=False, boards=None):
+    def _RunControl(self, *args, boards=None, clean_dir=False,
+                    test_thread_exceptions=False):
+        """Run buildman
+
+        Args:
+            args: List of arguments to pass
+            boards:
+            clean_dir: Used for tests only, indicates that the existing output_dir
+                should be removed before starting the build
+            test_thread_exceptions: Uses for tests only, True to make the threads
+                raise an exception instead of reporting their result. This simulates
+                a failure in the code somewhere
+
+        Returns:
+            result code from buildman
+        """
         sys.argv = [sys.argv[0]] + list(args)
         options, args = cmdline.ParseArgs()
         result = control.DoBuildman(options, args, toolchains=self._toolchains,
                 make_func=self._HandleMake, boards=boards or self._boards,
-                clean_dir=clean_dir)
+                clean_dir=clean_dir,
+                test_thread_exceptions=test_thread_exceptions)
         self._builder = control.builder
         return result
 
@@ -555,6 +572,18 @@ class TestFunctional(unittest.TestCase):
         self.assertTrue(os.path.exists(os.path.join(board0_dir, 'done')))
         self.assertTrue(os.path.exists(os.path.join(board0_dir, 'out-env')))
 
+    def testEnvironmentUnicode(self):
+        """Test there are no unicode errors when the env has non-ASCII chars"""
+        try:
+            varname = b'buildman_test_var'
+            os.environb[varname] = b'strange\x80chars'
+            self.assertEqual(0, self._RunControl('-o', self._output_dir))
+            board0_dir = os.path.join(self._output_dir, 'current', 'board0')
+            self.assertTrue(os.path.exists(os.path.join(board0_dir, 'done')))
+            self.assertTrue(os.path.exists(os.path.join(board0_dir, 'out-env')))
+        finally:
+            del os.environb[varname]
+
     def testWorkInOutput(self):
         """Test the -w option which should write directly to the output dir"""
         board_list = board.Boards()
@@ -588,3 +617,10 @@ class TestFunctional(unittest.TestCase):
         with self.assertRaises(SystemExit) as e:
             self._RunControl('-w', clean_dir=False)
         self.assertIn("specify -o", str(e.exception))
+
+    def testThreadExceptions(self):
+        """Test that exceptions in threads are reported"""
+        with test_util.capture_sys_output() as (stdout, stderr):
+            self.assertEqual(102, self._RunControl('-o', self._output_dir,
+                                                   test_thread_exceptions=True))
+        self.assertIn('Thread exception: test exception', stdout.getvalue())
diff --git a/tools/buildman/toolchain.py b/tools/buildman/toolchain.py
index acb5a29c8f..fd137f7300 100644
--- a/tools/buildman/toolchain.py
+++ b/tools/buildman/toolchain.py
@@ -179,27 +179,35 @@ class Toolchain:
         output and possibly unicode encoded output of all build tools by
         adding LC_ALL=C.
 
+        Note that os.environb is used to obtain the environment, since in some
+        cases the environment many contain non-ASCII characters and we see
+        errors like:
+
+          UnicodeEncodeError: 'utf-8' codec can't encode characters in position
+             569-570: surrogates not allowed
+
         Args:
             full_path: Return the full path in CROSS_COMPILE and don't set
                 PATH
         Returns:
-            Dict containing the environemnt to use. This is based on the current
-            environment, with changes as needed to CROSS_COMPILE, PATH and
-            LC_ALL.
+            Dict containing the (bytes) environment to use. This is based on the
+            current environment, with changes as needed to CROSS_COMPILE, PATH
+            and LC_ALL.
         """
-        env = dict(os.environ)
+        env = dict(os.environb)
         wrapper = self.GetWrapper()
 
         if self.override_toolchain:
             # We'll use MakeArgs() to provide this
             pass
         elif full_path:
-            env['CROSS_COMPILE'] = wrapper + os.path.join(self.path, self.cross)
+            env[b'CROSS_COMPILE'] = tools.ToBytes(
+                wrapper + os.path.join(self.path, self.cross))
         else:
-            env['CROSS_COMPILE'] = wrapper + self.cross
-            env['PATH'] = self.path + ':' + env['PATH']
+            env[b'CROSS_COMPILE'] = tools.ToBytes(wrapper + self.cross)
+            env[b'PATH'] = tools.ToBytes(self.path) + b':' + env[b'PATH']
 
-        env['LC_ALL'] = 'C'
+        env[b'LC_ALL'] = b'C'
 
         return env
 
diff --git a/tools/dtoc/dtb_platdata.py b/tools/dtoc/dtb_platdata.py
index 1374f01c70..2d42480a9a 100644
--- a/tools/dtoc/dtb_platdata.py
+++ b/tools/dtoc/dtb_platdata.py
@@ -824,8 +824,6 @@ class DtbPlatdata():
         self.buf('\t},\n')
 
     def generate_uclasses(self):
-        if not self.check_instantiate(True):
-            return
         self.out('\n')
         self.out('#include <common.h>\n')
         self.out('#include <dm.h>\n')
@@ -1038,22 +1036,6 @@ class DtbPlatdata():
 
         self.out(''.join(self.get_buf()))
 
-    def check_instantiate(self, require):
-        """Check if self._instantiate is set to the required value
-
-        If not, this outputs a message into the current file
-
-        Args:
-            require: True to require --instantiate, False to require that it not
-                be enabled
-        """
-        if require != self._instantiate:
-            self.out(
-                '/* This file is not used: --instantiate was %senabled */\n' %
-                ('not ' if require else ''))
-            return False
-        return True
-
     def generate_plat(self):
         """Generate device defintions for the platform data
 
@@ -1064,8 +1046,6 @@ class DtbPlatdata():
         See the documentation in doc/driver-model/of-plat.rst for more
         information.
         """
-        if not self.check_instantiate(False):
-            return
         self.out('/* Allow use of U_BOOT_DRVINFO() in this file */\n')
         self.out('#define DT_PLAT_C\n')
         self.out('\n')
@@ -1102,8 +1082,6 @@ class DtbPlatdata():
         See the documentation in doc/driver-model/of-plat.rst for more
         information.
         """
-        if not self.check_instantiate(True):
-            return
         self.out('#include <common.h>\n')
         self.out('#include <dm.h>\n')
         self.out('#include <dt-structs.h>\n')
@@ -1216,7 +1194,7 @@ def run_steps(args, dtb_file, include_disabled, output, output_dirs, phase,
     plat.assign_seqs()
 
     # Figure out what output files we plan to generate
-    output_files = OUTPUT_FILES_COMMON
+    output_files = dict(OUTPUT_FILES_COMMON)
     if instantiate:
         output_files.update(OUTPUT_FILES_INST)
     else:
diff --git a/tools/dtoc/test_dtoc.py b/tools/dtoc/test_dtoc.py
index a05e3d9ed6..0b2805feed 100755
--- a/tools/dtoc/test_dtoc.py
+++ b/tools/dtoc/test_dtoc.py
@@ -74,10 +74,6 @@ UCLASS_HEADER_COMMON = '''/*
  */
 '''
 
-UCLASS_HEADER = UCLASS_HEADER_COMMON + '''
-/* This file is not used: --instantiate was not enabled */
-'''
-
 # Scanner saved from a previous run of the tests (to speed things up)
 saved_scan = None
 
@@ -412,7 +408,6 @@ U_BOOT_DRVINFO(spl_test3) = {
 };
 
 '''
-    uclass_text = UCLASS_HEADER
     uclass_text_inst = '''
 
 #include <common.h>
@@ -512,15 +507,6 @@ DM_UCLASS_INST(testfdt) = {
 };
 
 '''
-    device_text = '''/*
- * DO NOT MODIFY
- *
- * Declares the DM_DEVICE_INST() records.
- * This was generated by dtoc from a .dtb (device tree binary) file.
- */
-
-/* This file is not used: --instantiate was not enabled */
-'''
     device_text_inst = '''/*
  * DO NOT MODIFY
  *
@@ -833,8 +819,7 @@ DM_DEVICE_INST(test0) = {
         self.run_test(['all'], dtb_file, output)
         data = tools.ReadFile(output, binary=False)
         self._check_strings(
-            self.decl_text + self.device_text + self.platdata_text +
-            self.struct_text + self.uclass_text, data)
+            self.decl_text + self.platdata_text + self.struct_text, data)
 
     def test_driver_alias(self):
         """Test output from a device tree file with a driver alias"""
@@ -1537,8 +1522,7 @@ U_BOOT_DRVINFO(spl_test2) = {
         self.run_test(['all'], dtb_file, output)
         data = tools.ReadFile(output, binary=False)
         self._check_strings(
-            self.decl_text + self.device_text + self.platdata_text +
-            self.struct_text + self.uclass_text, data)
+            self.decl_text + self.platdata_text + self.struct_text, data)
 
     def test_no_command(self):
         """Test running dtoc without a command"""
@@ -1566,8 +1550,7 @@ U_BOOT_DRVINFO(spl_test2) = {
         self.assertIn("Must specify either output or output_dirs, not both",
                       str(exc.exception))
 
-    def test_output_dirs(self):
-        """Test outputting files to a directory"""
+    def check_output_dirs(self, instantiate):
         # Remove the directory so that files from other tests are not there
         tools._RemoveOutputDir()
         tools.PrepareOutputDir(None)
@@ -1579,14 +1562,30 @@ U_BOOT_DRVINFO(spl_test2) = {
         self.assertEqual(2, len(fnames))
 
         dtb_platdata.run_steps(
-            ['all'], dtb_file, False, None, [outdir], None, False,
+            ['all'], dtb_file, False, None, [outdir], None, instantiate,
             warning_disabled=True, scan=copy_scan())
         fnames = glob.glob(outdir + '/*')
-        self.assertEqual(7, len(fnames))
+        return fnames
+
+    def test_output_dirs(self):
+        """Test outputting files to a directory"""
+        fnames = self.check_output_dirs(False)
+        self.assertEqual(5, len(fnames))
 
         leafs = set(os.path.basename(fname) for fname in fnames)
         self.assertEqual(
             {'dt-structs-gen.h', 'source.dts', 'dt-plat.c', 'source.dtb',
+             'dt-decl.h'},
+            leafs)
+
+    def test_output_dirs_inst(self):
+        """Test outputting files to a directory with instantiation"""
+        fnames = self.check_output_dirs(True)
+        self.assertEqual(6, len(fnames))
+
+        leafs = set(os.path.basename(fname) for fname in fnames)
+        self.assertEqual(
+            {'dt-structs-gen.h', 'source.dts', 'source.dtb',
              'dt-uclass.c', 'dt-decl.h', 'dt-device.c'},
             leafs)
 
@@ -1785,14 +1784,6 @@ U_BOOT_DRVINFO(spl_test2) = {
 
         self._check_strings(self.decl_text_inst, data)
 
-        self.run_test(['platdata'], dtb_file, output, True)
-        with open(output) as infile:
-            data = infile.read()
-
-        self._check_strings(C_HEADER_PRE + '''
-/* This file is not used: --instantiate was enabled */
-''', data)
-
         self.run_test(['uclass'], dtb_file, output, True)
         with open(output) as infile:
             data = infile.read()
diff --git a/tools/patman/checkpatch.py b/tools/patman/checkpatch.py
index 63a8e37e8c..8978df25c1 100644
--- a/tools/patman/checkpatch.py
+++ b/tools/patman/checkpatch.py
@@ -10,7 +10,15 @@ import sys
 from patman import command
 from patman import gitutil
 from patman import terminal
-from patman import tools
+
+EMACS_PREFIX = r'(?:[0-9]{4}.*\.patch:[0-9]+: )?'
+TYPE_NAME = r'([A-Z_]+:)?'
+RE_ERROR = re.compile(r'ERROR:%s (.*)' % TYPE_NAME)
+RE_WARNING = re.compile(EMACS_PREFIX + r'WARNING:%s (.*)' % TYPE_NAME)
+RE_CHECK = re.compile(r'CHECK:%s (.*)' % TYPE_NAME)
+RE_FILE = re.compile(r'#(\d+): (FILE: ([^:]*):(\d+):)?')
+RE_NOTE = re.compile(r'NOTE: (.*)')
+
 
 def FindCheckPatch():
     top_level = gitutil.GetTopLevel()
@@ -38,14 +46,81 @@ def FindCheckPatch():
     sys.exit('Cannot find checkpatch.pl - please put it in your ' +
              '~/bin directory or use --no-check')
 
-def CheckPatch(fname, verbose=False, show_types=False):
-    """Run checkpatch.pl on a file.
+
+def CheckPatchParseOneMessage(message):
+    """Parse one checkpatch message
 
     Args:
-        fname: Filename to check
+        message: string to parse
+
+    Returns:
+        dict:
+            'type'; error or warning
+            'msg': text message
+            'file' : filename
+            'line': line number
+    """
+
+    if RE_NOTE.match(message):
+        return {}
+
+    item = {}
+
+    err_match = RE_ERROR.match(message)
+    warn_match = RE_WARNING.match(message)
+    check_match = RE_CHECK.match(message)
+    if err_match:
+        item['cptype'] = err_match.group(1)
+        item['msg'] = err_match.group(2)
+        item['type'] = 'error'
+    elif warn_match:
+        item['cptype'] = warn_match.group(1)
+        item['msg'] = warn_match.group(2)
+        item['type'] = 'warning'
+    elif check_match:
+        item['cptype'] = check_match.group(1)
+        item['msg'] = check_match.group(2)
+        item['type'] = 'check'
+    else:
+        message_indent = '    '
+        print('patman: failed to parse checkpatch message:\n%s' %
+              (message_indent + message.replace('\n', '\n' + message_indent)),
+              file=sys.stderr)
+        return {}
+
+    file_match = RE_FILE.search(message)
+    # some messages have no file, catch those here
+    no_file_match = any(s in message for s in [
+        '\nSubject:', 'Missing Signed-off-by: line(s)',
+        'does MAINTAINERS need updating'
+    ])
+
+    if file_match:
+        err_fname = file_match.group(3)
+        if err_fname:
+            item['file'] = err_fname
+            item['line'] = int(file_match.group(4))
+        else:
+            item['file'] = '<patch>'
+            item['line'] = int(file_match.group(1))
+    elif no_file_match:
+        item['file'] = '<patch>'
+    else:
+        message_indent = '    '
+        print('patman: failed to find file / line information:\n%s' %
+              (message_indent + message.replace('\n', '\n' + message_indent)),
+              file=sys.stderr)
+
+    return item
+
+
+def CheckPatchParse(checkpatch_output, verbose=False):
+    """Parse checkpatch.pl output
+
+    Args:
+        checkpatch_output: string to parse
         verbose: True to print out every line of the checkpatch output as it is
             parsed
-        show_types: Tell checkpatch to show the type (number) of each message
 
     Returns:
         namedtuple containing:
@@ -59,67 +134,38 @@ def CheckPatch(fname, verbose=False, show_types=False):
             warnings: Number of warnings
             checks: Number of checks
             lines: Number of lines
-            stdout: Full output of checkpatch
+            stdout: checkpatch_output
     """
     fields = ['ok', 'problems', 'errors', 'warnings', 'checks', 'lines',
               'stdout']
     result = collections.namedtuple('CheckPatchResult', fields)
+    result.stdout = checkpatch_output
     result.ok = False
     result.errors, result.warnings, result.checks = 0, 0, 0
     result.lines = 0
     result.problems = []
-    chk = FindCheckPatch()
-    item = {}
-    args = [chk, '--no-tree']
-    if show_types:
-        args.append('--show-types')
-    result.stdout = command.Output(*args, fname, raise_on_error=False)
-    #pipe = subprocess.Popen(cmd, stdout=subprocess.PIPE)
-    #stdout, stderr = pipe.communicate()
 
     # total: 0 errors, 0 warnings, 159 lines checked
     # or:
     # total: 0 errors, 2 warnings, 7 checks, 473 lines checked
-    emacs_prefix = '(?:[0-9]{4}.*\.patch:[0-9]+: )?'
-    emacs_stats = '(?:[0-9]{4}.*\.patch )?'
+    emacs_stats = r'(?:[0-9]{4}.*\.patch )?'
     re_stats = re.compile(emacs_stats +
-                          'total: (\\d+) errors, (\d+) warnings, (\d+)')
+                          r'total: (\d+) errors, (\d+) warnings, (\d+)')
     re_stats_full = re.compile(emacs_stats +
-                               'total: (\\d+) errors, (\d+) warnings, (\d+)'
-                               ' checks, (\d+)')
-    re_ok = re.compile('.*has no obvious style problems')
-    re_bad = re.compile('.*has style problems, please review')
-    type_name = '([A-Z_]+:)?'
-    re_error = re.compile('ERROR:%s (.*)' % type_name)
-    re_warning = re.compile(emacs_prefix + 'WARNING:%s (.*)' % type_name)
-    re_check = re.compile('CHECK:%s (.*)' % type_name)
-    re_file = re.compile('#(\d+): (FILE: ([^:]*):(\d+):)?')
-    re_note = re.compile('NOTE: (.*)')
-    re_new_file = re.compile('new file mode .*')
-    indent = ' ' * 6
-    for line in result.stdout.splitlines():
+                               r'total: (\d+) errors, (\d+) warnings, (\d+)'
+                               r' checks, (\d+)')
+    re_ok = re.compile(r'.*has no obvious style problems')
+    re_bad = re.compile(r'.*has style problems, please review')
+
+    # A blank line indicates the end of a message
+    for message in result.stdout.split('\n\n'):
         if verbose:
-            print(line)
-
-        # A blank line indicates the end of a message
-        if not line:
-            if item:
-                result.problems.append(item)
-                item = {}
-            continue
-        if re_note.match(line):
-            continue
-        # Skip lines which quote code
-        if line.startswith(indent):
-            continue
-        # Skip code quotes
-        if line.startswith('+'):
-            continue
-        if re_new_file.match(line):
-            continue
-        match = re_stats_full.match(line)
+            print(message)
+
+        # either find stats, the verdict, or delegate
+        match = re_stats_full.match(message)
         if not match:
-            match = re_stats.match(line)
+            match = re_stats.match(message)
         if match:
             result.errors = int(match.group(1))
             result.warnings = int(match.group(2))
@@ -128,46 +174,50 @@ def CheckPatch(fname, verbose=False, show_types=False):
                 result.lines = int(match.group(4))
             else:
                 result.lines = int(match.group(3))
-            continue
-        elif re_ok.match(line):
+        elif re_ok.match(message):
             result.ok = True
-            continue
-        elif re_bad.match(line):
+        elif re_bad.match(message):
             result.ok = False
-            continue
-        err_match = re_error.match(line)
-        warn_match = re_warning.match(line)
-        file_match = re_file.match(line)
-        check_match = re_check.match(line)
-        subject_match = line.startswith('Subject:')
-        if err_match:
-            item['cptype'] = err_match.group(1)
-            item['msg'] = err_match.group(2)
-            item['type'] = 'error'
-        elif warn_match:
-            item['cptype'] = warn_match.group(1)
-            item['msg'] = warn_match.group(2)
-            item['type'] = 'warning'
-        elif check_match:
-            item['cptype'] = check_match.group(1)
-            item['msg'] = check_match.group(2)
-            item['type'] = 'check'
-        elif file_match:
-            err_fname = file_match.group(3)
-            if err_fname:
-                item['file'] = err_fname
-                item['line'] = int(file_match.group(4))
-            else:
-                item['file'] = '<patch>'
-                item['line'] = int(file_match.group(1))
-        elif subject_match:
-            item['file'] = '<patch subject>'
-            item['line'] = None
         else:
-            print('bad line "%s", %d' % (line, len(line)))
+            problem = CheckPatchParseOneMessage(message)
+            if problem:
+                result.problems.append(problem)
 
     return result
 
+
+def CheckPatch(fname, verbose=False, show_types=False):
+    """Run checkpatch.pl on a file and parse the results.
+
+    Args:
+        fname: Filename to check
+        verbose: True to print out every line of the checkpatch output as it is
+            parsed
+        show_types: Tell checkpatch to show the type (number) of each message
+
+    Returns:
+        namedtuple containing:
+            ok: False=failure, True=ok
+            problems: List of problems, each a dict:
+                'type'; error or warning
+                'msg': text message
+                'file' : filename
+                'line': line number
+            errors: Number of errors
+            warnings: Number of warnings
+            checks: Number of checks
+            lines: Number of lines
+            stdout: Full output of checkpatch
+    """
+    chk = FindCheckPatch()
+    args = [chk, '--no-tree']
+    if show_types:
+        args.append('--show-types')
+    output = command.Output(*args, fname, raise_on_error=False)
+
+    return CheckPatchParse(output, verbose)
+
+
 def GetWarningMsg(col, msg_type, fname, line, msg):
     '''Create a message for a given file/line
 
diff --git a/tools/patman/func_test.py b/tools/patman/func_test.py
index 450fe6659c..1ce6448d00 100644
--- a/tools/patman/func_test.py
+++ b/tools/patman/func_test.py
@@ -25,13 +25,8 @@ from patman import terminal
 from patman import tools
 from patman.test_util import capture_sys_output
 
-try:
-    import pygit2
-    HAVE_PYGIT2 = True
-    from patman import status
-except ModuleNotFoundError:
-    HAVE_PYGIT2 = False
-
+import pygit2
+from patman import status
 
 class TestFunctional(unittest.TestCase):
     """Functional tests for checking that patman behaves correctly"""
@@ -458,7 +453,6 @@ complicated as possible''')
         repo.branches.local.create('base', base_target)
         return repo
 
-    @unittest.skipIf(not HAVE_PYGIT2, 'Missing python3-pygit2')
     def testBranch(self):
         """Test creating patches from a branch"""
         repo = self.make_git_tree()
@@ -604,7 +598,6 @@ diff --git a/lib/efi_loader/efi_memory.c b/lib/efi_loader/efi_memory.c
             ["Found possible blank line(s) at end of file 'lib/fdtdec.c'"],
             pstrm.commit.warn)
 
-    @unittest.skipIf(not HAVE_PYGIT2, 'Missing python3-pygit2')
     def testNoUpstream(self):
         """Test CountCommitsToBranch when there is no upstream"""
         repo = self.make_git_tree()
@@ -642,7 +635,6 @@ diff --git a/lib/efi_loader/efi_memory.c b/lib/efi_loader/efi_memory.c
                     {'id': '1', 'name': 'Some patch'}]}
         raise ValueError('Fake Patchwork does not understand: %s' % subpath)
 
-    @unittest.skipIf(not HAVE_PYGIT2, 'Missing python3-pygit2')
     def testStatusMismatch(self):
         """Test Patchwork patches not matching the series"""
         series = Series()
@@ -652,7 +644,6 @@ diff --git a/lib/efi_loader/efi_memory.c b/lib/efi_loader/efi_memory.c
         self.assertIn('Warning: Patchwork reports 1 patches, series has 0',
                       err.getvalue())
 
-    @unittest.skipIf(not HAVE_PYGIT2, 'Missing python3-pygit2')
     def testStatusReadPatch(self):
         """Test handling a single patch in Patchwork"""
         series = Series()
@@ -665,7 +656,6 @@ diff --git a/lib/efi_loader/efi_memory.c b/lib/efi_loader/efi_memory.c
         self.assertEqual('1', patch.id)
         self.assertEqual('Some patch', patch.raw_subject)
 
-    @unittest.skipIf(not HAVE_PYGIT2, 'Missing python3-pygit2')
     def testParseSubject(self):
         """Test parsing of the patch subject"""
         patch = status.Patch('1')
@@ -728,7 +718,6 @@ diff --git a/lib/efi_loader/efi_memory.c b/lib/efi_loader/efi_memory.c
         self.assertEqual('RESEND', patch.prefix)
         self.assertEqual(None, patch.version)
 
-    @unittest.skipIf(not HAVE_PYGIT2, 'Missing python3-pygit2')
     def testCompareSeries(self):
         """Test operation of compare_with_series()"""
         commit1 = Commit('abcd')
@@ -831,7 +820,6 @@ diff --git a/lib/efi_loader/efi_memory.c b/lib/efi_loader/efi_memory.c
             return patch.comments
         raise ValueError('Fake Patchwork does not understand: %s' % subpath)
 
-    @unittest.skipIf(not HAVE_PYGIT2, 'Missing python3-pygit2')
     def testFindNewResponses(self):
         """Test operation of find_new_responses()"""
         commit1 = Commit('abcd')
@@ -970,7 +958,6 @@ diff --git a/lib/efi_loader/efi_memory.c b/lib/efi_loader/efi_memory.c
             return patch.comments
         raise ValueError('Fake Patchwork does not understand: %s' % subpath)
 
-    @unittest.skipIf(not HAVE_PYGIT2, 'Missing python3-pygit2')
     def testCreateBranch(self):
         """Test operation of create_branch()"""
         repo = self.make_git_tree()
@@ -1058,7 +1045,6 @@ diff --git a/lib/efi_loader/efi_memory.c b/lib/efi_loader/efi_memory.c
         self.assertEqual('Reviewed-by: %s' % self.mary, next(lines))
         self.assertEqual('Tested-by: %s' % self.leb, next(lines))
 
-    @unittest.skipIf(not HAVE_PYGIT2, 'Missing python3-pygit2')
     def testParseSnippets(self):
         """Test parsing of review snippets"""
         text = '''Hi Fred,
@@ -1142,7 +1128,6 @@ line8
               'line2', 'line3', 'line4', 'line5', 'line6', 'line7', 'line8']],
             pstrm.snippets)
 
-    @unittest.skipIf(not HAVE_PYGIT2, 'Missing python3-pygit2')
     def testReviewSnippets(self):
         """Test showing of review snippets"""
         def _to_submitter(who):