linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH 1/2] of: base: add support to get machine model name

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Date:   Fri, 18 Nov 2016 08:46:51 -0600
From:   Rob Herring <robh@...nel.org>
To:     Sudeep Holla <sudeep.holla@....com>
Cc:     linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org, Arnd Bergmann <arnd@...db.de>,
        devicetree@...r.kernel.org, Frank Rowand <frowand.list@...il.com>
Subject: Re: [PATCH 1/2] of: base: add support to get machine model name

On Thu, Nov 17, 2016 at 03:32:54PM +0000, Sudeep Holla wrote:
> Currently platforms/drivers needing to get the machine model name are
> replicating the same snippet of code. In some case, the OF reference
> counting is either missing or incorrect.
> 
> This patch adds support to read the machine model name either using
> the "model" or the "compatible" property in the device tree root node
> to the core OF/DT code.
> 
> This can be used to remove all the duplicate code snippets doing exactly
> same thing later.
> 
> Cc: Rob Herring <robh+dt@...nel.org>
> Cc: Frank Rowand <frowand.list@...il.com>
> Cc: Arnd Bergmann <arnd@...db.de>
> Signed-off-by: Sudeep Holla <sudeep.holla@....com>
> ---
>  drivers/of/base.c  | 32 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
>  include/linux/of.h |  6 ++++++
>  2 files changed, 38 insertions(+)
> 
> Hi Rob,
> 
> It would be good if we can target this for v4.10, so that we have no
> dependencies to push PATCH 2/2 in v4.11

Applied.

Rob