linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH v3] of: Create asm-generic/of.h and provide default of_node_to

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Date:	Tue, 27 Jul 2010 18:52:50 +0200
From:	Sam Ravnborg <sam@...nborg.org>
To:	Arnd Bergmann <arnd@...db.de>
Cc:	devicetree-discuss@...ts.ozlabs.org,
	Grant Likely <grant.likely@...retlab.ca>, sfr@...b.auug.org.au,
	microblaze-uclinux@...e.uq.edu.au, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org,
	linuxppc-dev@...abs.org, sparclinux@...r.kernel.org,
	davem@...emloft.net
Subject: Re: [PATCH v3] of: Create asm-generic/of.h and provide default
	of_node_to_nid()

On Tue, Jul 27, 2010 at 03:34:01PM +0200, Arnd Bergmann wrote:
> On Tuesday 27 July 2010, Grant Likely wrote:
> > > I suggest to go back to v2 of your patch where you use asm-generic/of.h.
> > 
> > Stephen suggested dropping asm-generic/of.h.  I'm happy to do it either way.
> 
> I don't mind adding stuff to asm-generic, but I think in this case it would
> be easier to keep this in linux/of.h because there is nothing wrong with
> all architectures including it.
> 
> Most files in asm-generic are there only for historical reasons, where some
> architectures use them but others don't. IMHO we should use the include/linux
> headers preferred for new stuff though.

Hi Arnd.

Thanks for this explanation. Obviously my previous post
about asm-generic was wrong (as Grant already indicated).

	Sam
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