5 files changed, 32 insertions, 4 deletions
diff --git a/doc/README.SPL b/doc/README.SPL
index 7a30fefa963..6eed83f8c57 100644
--- a/doc/README.SPL
+++ b/doc/README.SPL
@@ -66,6 +66,22 @@ CONFIG_SPL_SPI_LOAD (drivers/mtd/spi/spi_spl_load.o)
 CONFIG_SPL_RAM_DEVICE (common/spl/spl.c)
 CONFIG_SPL_WATCHDOG_SUPPORT (drivers/watchdog/libwatchdog.o)
 
+Device tree
+-----------
+The U-Boot device tree is filtered by the fdtgrep tools during the build
+process to generate a much smaller device tree used in SPL (spl/u-boot-spl.dtb)
+with:
+- the mandatory nodes (/alias, /chosen, /config)
+- the nodes with one pre-relocation property:
+  'u-boot,dm-pre-reloc' or 'u-boot,dm-spl'
+
+ftgrep is also used to remove:
+- the properties defined in CONFIG_OF_SPL_REMOVE_PROPS
+- all the pre-relocation properties
+  ('u-boot,dm-pre-reloc', 'u-boot,dm-spl' and 'u-boot,dm-tpl')
+
+All the nodes remaining in the SPL devicetree are bound
+(see driver-model/README.txt).
 
 Debugging
 ---------
diff --git a/doc/README.TPL b/doc/README.TPL
index 980debe777f..c94129fdc98 100644
--- a/doc/README.TPL
+++ b/doc/README.TPL
@@ -34,6 +34,10 @@ determine which SPL options to choose based on whether CONFIG_TPL_BUILD
 is set. Source files can be compiled for TPL with options choosed in the
 board config file.
 
+TPL use a small device tree (u-boot-tpl.dtb), containing only the nodes with
+the pre-relocation properties: 'u-boot,dm-pre-reloc' and 'u-boot,dm-tpl'
+(see README.SPL for details).
+
 For example:
 
 spl/Makefile:
diff --git a/doc/driver-model/README.txt b/doc/driver-model/README.txt
index 07b120d5121..532a771f688 100644
--- a/doc/driver-model/README.txt
+++ b/doc/driver-model/README.txt
@@ -849,6 +849,10 @@ in the device tree node. For U-Boot proper you can use 'u-boot,dm-pre-proper'
 which means that it will be processed (and a driver bound) in U-Boot proper
 prior to relocation, but will not be available in SPL or TPL.
 
+To reduce the size of SPL and TPL, only the nodes with pre-relocation properties
+('u-boot,dm-pre-reloc', 'u-boot,dm-spl' or 'u-boot,dm-tpl') are keept in their
+device trees (see README.SPL for details); the remaining nodes are always bound.
+
 Then post relocation we throw that away and re-init driver model again.
 For drivers which require some sort of continuity between pre- and
 post-relocation devices, we can provide access to the pre-relocation
diff --git a/include/dm/ofnode.h b/include/dm/ofnode.h
index 4ab2ae1ba5c..704f91589a5 100644
--- a/include/dm/ofnode.h
+++ b/include/dm/ofnode.h
@@ -676,12 +676,14 @@ int ofnode_read_simple_size_cells(ofnode node);
  * After relocation and jumping into the real U-Boot binary it is possible to
  * determine if a node was bound in one of SPL/TPL stages.
  *
- * There are 3 settings currently in use
- * -
+ * There are 4 settings currently in use
+ * - u-boot,dm-pre-proper: U-Boot proper pre-relocation only
  * - u-boot,dm-pre-reloc: legacy and indicates any of TPL or SPL
  *   Existing platforms only use it to indicate nodes needed in
  *   SPL. Should probably be replaced by u-boot,dm-spl for
  *   new platforms.
+ * - u-boot,dm-spl: SPL and U-Boot pre-relocation
+ * - u-boot,dm-tpl: TPL and U-Boot pre-relocation
  *
  * @node: node to check
  * @return true if node is needed in SPL/TL, false otherwise
diff --git a/include/dm/util.h b/include/dm/util.h
index 60d3b93decd..348c2ace3c3 100644
--- a/include/dm/util.h
+++ b/include/dm/util.h
@@ -52,12 +52,14 @@ static inline void dm_dump_devres(void)
  * it is possible to determine if a node was bound in one of
  * SPL/TPL stages.
  *
- * There are 3 settings currently in use
- * -
+ * There are 4 settings currently in use
+ * - u-boot,dm-pre-proper: U-Boot proper pre-relocation only
  * - u-boot,dm-pre-reloc: legacy and indicates any of TPL or SPL
  *   Existing platforms only use it to indicate nodes needed in
  *   SPL. Should probably be replaced by u-boot,dm-spl for
  *   existing platforms.
+ * - u-boot,dm-spl: SPL and U-Boot pre-relocation
+ * - u-boot,dm-tpl: TPL and U-Boot pre-relocation
  * @node: of node
  *
  * Returns true if node is needed in SPL/TL, false otherwise.