linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH 2/2] ARM: dts: mediatek: add mt6580 basic support

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Message-ID: <2753320.5M4yQIm8Im@ubix>
Date:	Wed, 24 Jun 2015 22:25:56 +0200
From:	Matthias Brugger <matthias.bgg@...il.com>
To:	Mars Cheng <mars.cheng@...iatek.com>
Cc:	linux-arm-kernel@...ts.infradead.org, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org,
	linux-mediatek@...ts.infradead.org,
	Yingjoe Chen <yingjoe.chen@...iatek.com>,
	CC Hwang <cc.hwang@...iatek.com>,
	Jades Shih <jades.shih@...iatek.com>,
	Loda Chou <loda.chou@...iatek.com>,
	Miles Chen <miles.chen@...iatek.com>,
	MY Chuang <my.chuang@...iatek.com>,
	Scott Shu <scott.shu@...iatek.com>
Subject: Re: [PATCH 2/2] ARM: dts: mediatek: add mt6580 basic support

On Wednesday, June 24, 2015 07:59:13 PM Mars Cheng wrote:
> On Tue, 2015-06-23 at 21:45 +0200, Matthias Brugger wrote:
> > > +	soc {
> > 
> > Please drop the soc node as well and just add the components directly.
> > 
> > Thanks,
> > Matthias
> 
> May I know the reason to remove the soc node? I follow other xxxx.dtsi
> to add this node.

The device tree is reflecting the hardware, if you add a soc node like this, it 
is seen like a bus, but there is not really a bus.

I think point of view about this has change over time and nowadays it is 
preferred not to add a soc node.

Regards,
Matthias
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