linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH v2 07/11] ARM:stixxxx: Add STiH416 SOC support

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Message-ID: <51BAC263.1000908@st.com>
Date:	Fri, 14 Jun 2013 08:12:35 +0100
From:	Srinivas KANDAGATLA <srinivas.kandagatla@...com>
To:	Arnd Bergmann <arnd@...db.de>
Cc:	linux-arm-kernel@...ts.infradead.org,
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Subject: Re: [PATCH v2 07/11] ARM:stixxxx: Add STiH416 SOC support

On 10/06/13 14:52, Arnd Bergmann wrote:
> On Monday 10 June 2013 10:27:05 Srinivas KANDAGATLA wrote:
> 
>> > +	soc {
>> > +		pin-controller-sbc {
>> > +			#address-cells	= <1>;
>> > +			#size-cells	= <1>;
>> > +			compatible	= "st,stih416-pinctrl", "simple-bus";
> Why is this both its own device with a compatible string and a
> "simple-bus" at the same time? Wouldn't it be simpler to just
> scan the child device nodes from the "st,stih416-pinctrl"
> driver instead of having a separate platform_driver for them?
> 
I did try this suggestion, and it simplified driver too, I will do this
change in next version.

Thanks,
srini
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