linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH 1/5] OF: Clear detach flag on attach

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Date:	Wed, 06 Nov 2013 09:46:01 +0100
From:	Alexander Sverdlin <alexander.sverdlin@....com>
To:	ext Pantelis Antoniou <panto@...oniou-consulting.com>,
	Gerhard Sittig <gsi@...x.de>
CC:	Grant Likely <grant.likely@...retlab.ca>,
	Rob Herring <robherring2@...il.com>,
	Stephen Warren <swarren@...dotorg.org>,
	Matt Porter <matt.porter@...aro.org>,
	Koen Kooi <koen@...inion.thruhere.net>,
	Alison Chaiken <Alison_Chaiken@...tor.com>,
	Dinh Nguyen <dinh.linux@...il.com>,
	Jan Lubbe <jluebbe@...net.de>, Michael Stickel <ms@...able.de>,
	Guenter Roeck <linux@...ck-us.net>,
	Dirk Behme <dirk.behme@...il.com>,
	Alan Tull <delicious.quinoa@...il.com>,
	Sascha Hauer <s.hauer@...gutronix.de>,
	Michael Bohan <mbohan@...eaurora.org>,
	Ionut Nicu <ioan.nicu.ext@....com>,
	Michal Simek <monstr@...str.eu>,
	Matt Ranostay <mranostay@...il.com>,
	devicetree@...r.kernel.org, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH 1/5] OF: Clear detach flag on attach

Hello Pantelis,

On 05/11/13 21:03, ext Pantelis Antoniou wrote:
> On Nov 5, 2013, at 9:43 PM, Gerhard Sittig wrote:
>>> --- a/drivers/of/base.c
>>> +++ b/drivers/of/base.c
>>> @@ -1641,6 +1641,7 @@ int of_attach_node(struct device_node *np)
>>> 	np->allnext = of_allnodes;
>>> 	np->parent->child = np;
>>> 	of_allnodes = np;
>>> +	of_node_clear_flag(np, OF_DETACHED);
>>> 	raw_spin_unlock_irqrestore(&devtree_lock, flags);
>>>
>>> 	of_add_proc_dt_entry(np);
>>
>> Does this add a call to a routine which only gets introduced in a
>> subsequent patch (2/5)?  If so, it would break builds during the
>> series, and thus would hinder bisection.
>>
> 
> You're right, I'll re-order on the next series.

Is it necessary at all now, after these fixes:
9e401275 of: fdt: fix memory initialization for expanded DT
0640332e of: Fix missing memory initialization on FDT unflattening
92d31610 of/fdt: Remove duplicate memory clearing on FDT unflattening

?

-- 
Best regards,
Alexander Sverdlin.
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