linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH 4/4] ARM: sunxi: mc-smp: Split out SoC-specific device node lookup sequence

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Date:   Thu, 8 Mar 2018 16:13:22 +0100
From:   Maxime Ripard <maxime.ripard@...tlin.com>
To:     Chen-Yu Tsai <wens@...e.org>
Cc:     Rob Herring <robh+dt@...nel.org>,
        Mark Rutland <mark.rutland@....com>,
        Mylene Josserand <mylene.josserand@...tlin.com>,
        linux-arm-kernel@...ts.infradead.org, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org,
        devicetree@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH 4/4] ARM: sunxi: mc-smp: Split out SoC-specific device
 node lookup sequence

On Thu, Mar 08, 2018 at 11:00:12PM +0800, Chen-Yu Tsai wrote:
> The multi-cluster SMP code maps the address spaces of several hardware
> control blocks. The device nodes for them are SoC-specific. To help with
> supporting other SoCs to re-use this code, these bits should be split
> out to a separate function tied to the enable-method string.
> 
> This patch splits out and groups the device node lookup sequence, and
> adds new data structures to have the newly created function tied to
> the enable method string. This structure can also be used to encode
> other differences between the SoCs.
> 
> Signed-off-by: Chen-Yu Tsai <wens@...e.org>

Acked-by: Maxime Ripard <maxime.ripard@...tlin.com>

Maxime

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