linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH] serial: of-serial: Remove device

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Message-ID: <20150413170044.GD32634@kroah.com>
Date:	Mon, 13 Apr 2015 19:00:44 +0200
From:	Greg Kroah-Hartman <gregkh@...uxfoundation.org>
To:	Michal Simek <michal.simek@...inx.com>
Cc:	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org, monstr@...str.eu,
	Arnd Bergmann <arnd@...db.de>, stable@...r.kernel.org,
	linux-serial@...r.kernel.org, Jiri Slaby <jslaby@...e.cz>
Subject: Re: [PATCH] serial: of-serial: Remove device_type = "serial"
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On Mon, Apr 13, 2015 at 04:35:27PM +0200, Michal Simek wrote:
> Do not probe all serial drivers by of_serial.c which are using
> device_type = "serial"; property. Only drivers which have valid
> compatible strings listed in the driver should be probed.

Why?  This was added for some reason, what has changed since then?

greg k-h
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