From: Arnd Bergmann <arnd-r2nGTMty4D4@public.gmane.org>
To: Michael Ellerman <mpe-Gsx/Oe8HsFggBc27wqDAHg@public.gmane.org>
Cc: Rob Herring <robh+dt-DgEjT+Ai2ygdnm+yROfE0A@public.gmane.org>,
Frank Rowand
<frowand.list-Re5JQEeQqe8AvxtiuMwx3w@public.gmane.org>,
Benjamin Herrenschmidt
<benh-XVmvHMARGAS8U2dJNN8I7kB+6BGkLq7r@public.gmane.org>,
devicetree-u79uwXL29TY76Z2rM5mHXA@public.gmane.org
Subject: Re: [RFC/PATCH] dt: Add of_device_compatible_match()
Date: Thu, 07 Jul 2016 09:23:47 +0200 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <6164204.UI1kePjIeS@wuerfel> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <1467872962.20157.1.camel-Gsx/Oe8HsFggBc27wqDAHg@public.gmane.org>
On Thursday, July 7, 2016 4:29:22 PM CEST Michael Ellerman wrote:
> On Mon, 2016-06-27 at 08:47 +1000, Benjamin Herrenschmidt wrote:
> > This provides an equivalent of of_fdt_match() for non-flat trees.
> >
> > This is more practical than matching an array of of_device_id structs
> > when converting a bunch of existing users of of_fdt_match().
> >
> > Signed-off-by: Benjamin Herrenschmidt <benh-XVmvHMARGAS8U2dJNN8I7kB+6BGkLq7r@public.gmane.org>
> > ---
> >
> > This is a pre-requisite for some work I'm doing to move the platform
> > identification in arch/powerpc until after we have unflattened the
> > device-tree. Rewriting all those lists as of_device_id's would be
> > significantly cumbersome.
> >
> > Note: untested other than it compiles. I want an agreement on the
> > interface ASAP since the conversion of all the platforms is a burden
> > I'd like to avoid doing twice.
>
>
> Any comments on this?
>
> We need it as a pre-req for a powerpc series, so unless anyone yells I'll merge
> it via there.
>
I like the idea, we already have a number of drivers that would benefit
from this.
Arnd
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2016-06-26 22:47 [RFC/PATCH] dt: Add of_device_compatible_match() Benjamin Herrenschmidt
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2016-07-07 6:29 ` Michael Ellerman
[not found] ` <1467872962.20157.1.camel-Gsx/Oe8HsFggBc27wqDAHg@public.gmane.org>
2016-07-07 7:23 ` Arnd Bergmann [this message]
2016-07-07 16:45 ` Frank Rowand
2016-07-07 16:42 ` Frank Rowand
[not found] ` <577E868E.30702-Re5JQEeQqe8AvxtiuMwx3w@public.gmane.org>
2016-07-07 22:25 ` Benjamin Herrenschmidt
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