linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH] of: Only compile OF_DYNAMIC on PowerPC pseries and iseries

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Message-Id: <20120215.164245.2208394038607502286.davem@davemloft.net>
Date:	Wed, 15 Feb 2012 16:42:45 -0500 (EST)
From:	David Miller <davem@...emloft.net>
To:	grant.likely@...retlab.ca
Cc:	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org, devicetree-discuss@...ts.ozlabs.org,
	linuxppc-dev@...ts.ozlabs.org, benh@...nel.crashing.org,
	rob.herring@...xeda.com
Subject: Re: [PATCH] of: Only compile OF_DYNAMIC on PowerPC pseries and
 iseries

From: Grant Likely <grant.likely@...retlab.ca>
Date: Tue, 14 Feb 2012 10:25:30 -0700

> Only two architectures use the OF node reference counting and reclaim bits.
> There is no need to compile it for the rest of the PowerPC platforms or for
> any of the other architectures.  This patch makes iseries and pseries
> select CONFIG_OF_DYNAMIC, and makes it default to off for everything else.
> 
> It is still safe to turn on CONFIG_OF_DYNAMIC on all architectures, it just
> isn't necessary.
> 
> Signed-off-by: Grant Likely <grant.likely@...retlab.ca>

Acked-by: David S. Miller <davem@...emloft.net>
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