linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH] of/pdt: allow DT device matching by fixing 'name' brokenness

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Date:	Wed, 23 Feb 2011 13:35:55 -0700
From:	Grant Likely <grant.likely@...retlab.ca>
To:	Andres Salomon <dilinger@...ued.net>
Cc:	Daniel Drake <dsd@...top.org>,
	David Woodhouse <dwmw2@...radead.org>, cbou@...l.ru,
	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org, x86@...nel.org, tglx@...utronix.de,
	mingo@...hat.com, hpa@...or.com, dmitry.torokhov@...il.com,
	devicetree-discuss@...ts.ozlabs.org,
	"David S. Miller" <davem@...emloft.net>, sparclinux@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH] of/pdt: allow DT device matching by fixing 'name'
 brokenness

On Wed, Feb 23, 2011 at 11:54:14AM -0800, Andres Salomon wrote:
> On Wed, 23 Feb 2011 12:43:52 -0700
> Grant Likely <grant.likely@...retlab.ca> wrote:
> 
> > On Fri, Feb 18, 2011 at 07:06:59PM -0800, Andres Salomon wrote:
> > Wait; why are you binding to a device based on name?  Binding by name
> > and/or device_type is strongly discouraged for new code.  Use
> > compatible instead.
> > 
> 
> Daniel posted a separate patch showing his code, would you mind
> commenting on that?  I noticed he didn't cc you though, here's the
> patch:
> 
> https://patchwork.kernel.org/patch/574901/

Done.

g.

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