linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH 0/3] capebus moving omap

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Date:	Mon, 5 Nov 2012 00:37:25 +0000
From:	Grant Likely <grant.likely@...retlab.ca>
To:	Pantelis Antoniou <panto@...oniou-consulting.com>
Cc:	Alan Cox <alan@...rguk.ukuu.org.uk>, Russ Dill <Russ.Dill@...com>,
	Felipe Balbi <balbi@...com>, Benoit Cousson <b-cousson@...com>,
	Tony Lindgren <tony@...mide.com>,
	linux-kernel <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>,
	Koen Kooi <koen@...inion.thruhere.net>,
	Matt Porter <mporter@...com>, linux-omap@...r.kernel.org,
	Kevin Hilman <khilman@...com>, Paul Walmsley <paul@...an.com>,
	devicetree-discuss@...ts.ozlabs.org,
	Rob Herring <robherring2@...il.com>
Subject: Re: [PATCH 0/3] capebus moving omap_devices to mach-omap2

On Fri, Nov 2, 2012 at 12:32 PM, Pantelis Antoniou
<panto@...oniou-consulting.com> wrote:
> The i2c2 alias cannot be resolved at compile time; there has to be
>
> a) A DT object format where unresolved aliases (symbols) are tracked
> b) A runtime DT linker that will resolve the alias, and will insert the
>    i2c2-devices child nodes as children in the i2c2 node.
> c) A method to trigger platform device creation for the child nodes just
>    inserted.
>
> DT core changes aren't bound to be easily accepted, so without having a clear
> signal from the DT maintainers that they would consider such a method people
> are just hesitant to go down this road.

I do agree and will accept such a method.

g.
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