linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH V4 REPOST 2/2] kbuild: run the pre-processor on *.dts files

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Date:	Sat, 27 Oct 2012 23:06:39 +0100
From:	Mark Brown <broonie@...nsource.wolfsonmicro.com>
To:	Rob Herring <robherring2@...il.com>
Cc:	Stephen Warren <swarren@...dotorg.org>,
	Michal Marek <mmarek@...e.cz>, linux-arch@...r.kernel.org,
	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org, devicetree-discuss@...ts.ozlabs.org,
	David Gibson <david@...son.dropbear.id.au>,
	Jon Loeliger <jdl@....com>,
	Grant Likely <grant.likely@...retlab.ca>,
	Scott Wood <scottwood@...escale.com>,
	Jean-Christophe PLAGNIOL-VILLARD <plagnioj@...osoft.com>,
	Stephen Warren <swarren@...dia.com>
Subject: Re: [PATCH V4 REPOST 2/2] kbuild: run the pre-processor on *.dts
 files

On Fri, Oct 26, 2012 at 02:57:50PM -0500, Rob Herring wrote:

> Like I said previously, I think we first need guidelines on what is and
> isn't acceptable use of C preprocessor in dts files.

Didn't we already say that it was just the same rules as for things tht
get included in .S files?  Besides for plain .dts files (as opposed to
.dtsi files) it seems like if people break things they get to keep all
the pieces without disrupting other people too much.

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