linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH v3 5/8] MIPS: mscc: add ocelot dtsi

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Date:   Tue, 27 Feb 2018 16:47:54 +0100
From:   Alexandre Belloni <alexandre.belloni@...e-electrons.com>
To:     James Hogan <jhogan@...nel.org>
Cc:     Ralf Baechle <ralf@...ux-mips.org>, linux-mips@...ux-mips.org,
        linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH v3 5/8] MIPS: mscc: add ocelot dtsi

On 14/02/2018 at 16:57:43 +0000, James Hogan wrote:
> On Tue, Jan 16, 2018 at 11:12:37AM +0100, Alexandre Belloni wrote:
> > Add a device tree include file for the Microsemi Ocelot SoC.
> > 
> > Signed-off-by: Alexandre Belloni <alexandre.belloni@...e-electrons.com>
> 
> May I suggest Cc'ing the DT folk on this patch.
> 

I can do that but I think that while they care about the bindings
themselves, they usually don't review the device trees.

So I wouldn't expect any review from Rob on such a patch, especially
since he reviewed the bndings.

> > diff --git a/arch/mips/boot/dts/mscc/Makefile b/arch/mips/boot/dts/mscc/Makefile
> > new file mode 100644
> > index 000000000000..f0a155a74e02
> > --- /dev/null
> > +++ b/arch/mips/boot/dts/mscc/Makefile
> > @@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
> > +obj-y				+= $(patsubst %.dtb, %.dtb.o, $(dtb-y))
> > +
> > +# Force kbuild to make empty built-in.o if necessary
> > +obj-				+= dummy.o
> 
> I don't think you need this since f7adc3124da0 ("kbuild: create
> built-in.o automatically if parent directory wants it"). It was removed
> from other places in bf070bb0e6c6 ("kbuild: remove all dummy assignments
> to obj-").
> 
> Cheers
> James



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Alexandre Belloni, Bootlin (formerly Free Electrons)
Embedded Linux and Kernel engineering
https://bootlin.com