Does kernel compiling depends on DTS files

Question

I am trying to build a custom Linux kernel. However I don't understand whether compilation is affected by DTS files under "arch/<...>/boot/dts" or it's only up to the bootloader to pass parameters (in DTB file) to kernel at execution time. thank you.

Answer 1

Does kernel compiling depends on DTS files

No, the compilation of the Linux kernel is controlled by the .config file, which is the product of running 'make menuconfig'.
The Device Tree is intended as a more specific, runtime configuration to specify the required device drivers and provide salient (i.e. board-related) parameters.

There may be a few header files that are shared between the kernel and Device Trees, but otherwise they can be compiled independently.