linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH 4/5] dt/bindings: remove device

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Date:	Wed, 11 Dec 2013 15:17:37 +0100
From:	Michal Simek <monstr@...str.eu>
To:	Grant Likely <grant.likely@...aro.org>
CC:	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org, devicetree@...r.kernel.org,
	Rob Herring <rob.herring@...xeda.com>,
	Pawel Moll <pawel.moll@....com>,
	Mark Rutland <mark.rutland@....com>,
	Ian Campbell <ijc+devicetree@...lion.org.uk>,
	Kumar Gala <galak@...eaurora.org>
Subject: Re: [PATCH 4/5] dt/bindings: remove device_type "network" references

On 12/11/2013 12:15 PM, Grant Likely wrote:
> device_type is deprecated and the kernel doesn't require it in most
> cases. The only exceptions for flat tree users are the "gianfar",
> "ucc_geth" and "ibm,emac" bindings, and arguably that requirement could
> be relaxed for ucc_geth and ibm,emac (that is a task for separate
> patches though).
> 
> This patch removes references to device_type="network" from the binding
> documentation where possible and removes the properties from ARM and
> microblaze dts files. This patch does not modify the powerpc .dts files
> since there are a much larger number of them affected and I think the
> ucc_geth, ibm,emac and gianfar users should be addressed before clearing
> out the references to reduce the chance of breakage.
> 
> Signed-off-by: Grant Likely <grant.likely@...aro.org>
> Cc: Rob Herring <rob.herring@...xeda.com>
> Cc: Pawel Moll <pawel.moll@....com>
> Cc: Mark Rutland <mark.rutland@....com>
> Cc: Ian Campbell <ijc+devicetree@...lion.org.uk>
> Cc: Kumar Gala <galak@...eaurora.org>
> Cc: Michal Simek <monstr@...str.eu>
> ---
>  Documentation/devicetree/bindings/marvell.txt                    | 2 --
>  Documentation/devicetree/bindings/net/marvell-orion-net.txt      | 2 --
>  Documentation/devicetree/bindings/powerpc/fsl/cpm_qe/network.txt | 1 -
>  arch/arm/boot/dts/dove.dtsi                                      | 1 -
>  arch/arm/boot/dts/kirkwood.dtsi                                  | 2 --
>  arch/arm/boot/dts/orion5x.dtsi                                   | 1 -
>  arch/microblaze/platform/generic/system.dts                      | 1 -
>  7 files changed, 10 deletions(-)

Acked-by: Michal Simek <monstr@...str.eu>

btw: what device types can be used?
I am having them for serial, watchdog, pci, memory, cpu, ethernet-phy
(will remove network from our generator).

when I grep kernel there are others types like soc, ipmi and a lot for powerpc.

Thanks,
Michal

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Maintainer of Linux kernel - Microblaze cpu - http://www.monstr.eu/fdt/
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