linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH] video/backlight: Use of_node_name

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Date:   Fri, 14 Dec 2018 12:27:09 +0000
From:   Lee Jones <lee.jones@...aro.org>
To:     Daniel Thompson <daniel.thompson@...aro.org>
Cc:     Rob Herring <robh@...nel.org>, devicetree@...r.kernel.org,
        linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org, Jingoo Han <jingoohan1@...il.com>,
        Bartlomiej Zolnierkiewicz <b.zolnierkie@...sung.com>,
        dri-devel@...ts.freedesktop.org, linux-fbdev@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH] video/backlight: Use of_node_name_eq for node name
 comparisons

On Thu, 06 Dec 2018, Daniel Thompson wrote:

> On Wed, Dec 05, 2018 at 01:50:44PM -0600, Rob Herring wrote:
> > Convert string compares of DT node names to use of_node_name_eq helper
> > instead. This removes direct access to the node name pointer.
> > 
> > For instances using of_node_cmp, this has the side effect of now using
> > case sensitive comparisons. This should not matter for any FDT based
> > system which this is.
> > 
> > Cc: Lee Jones <lee.jones@...aro.org>
> > Cc: Daniel Thompson <daniel.thompson@...aro.org>
> > Cc: Jingoo Han <jingoohan1@...il.com>
> > Cc: Bartlomiej Zolnierkiewicz <b.zolnierkie@...sung.com>
> > Cc: dri-devel@...ts.freedesktop.org
> > Cc: linux-fbdev@...r.kernel.org
> > Signed-off-by: Rob Herring <robh@...nel.org>
> 
> Acked-by: Daniel Thompson <daniel.thompson@...aro.org>
> 
> [this is FAO Lee J. rather than recommending you take it via you tree]

Rob knows better than that. ;)

Applied, thanks.

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