linux-kernel - Re: [RFC] driver-core: Add device node pointer to struct device

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Date:	Wed, 24 Feb 2010 13:44:42 -0800
From:	Greg KH <gregkh@...e.de>
To:	Grant Likely <grant.likely@...retlab.ca>
Cc:	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org, devicetree-discuss@...ts.ozlabs.org,
	kay.sievers@...y.org, benh@...nel.crashing.org
Subject: Re: [RFC] driver-core: Add device node pointer to struct device

On Wed, Feb 24, 2010 at 02:10:30PM -0700, Grant Likely wrote:
> Greg and Kay,
> 
> This is a patch from a larger series of OF related cleanup patches.  This
> one adds a new 'of_node' member to struct device, conditional upon
> CONFIG_OF.  The goal is to move of_node out of archdata because all
> arches using CONFIG_OF need it.
> 
> Before I commit too much effort down this path, I want to get your
> feedback.  Do you have any objections to this change to struct device?
> 
> @@ -414,6 +415,9 @@ struct device {
>  					     override */
>  	/* arch specific additions */
>  	struct dev_archdata	archdata;
> +#ifdef CONFIG_OF
> +	struct device_node	*of_node;
> +#endif

No objection from me, but do we really need the #ifdef here?

> Full patch follows...

Do you want to take this patch through your tree?  If so, feel free to
add:
	Acked-by: Greg Kroah-Hartman <gregkh@...e.de>

to the patch.

If not, let me know and I'll take it through my tree.

Glad to see this work coming along, nice job.

thanks,

greg k-h
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