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

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Message-ID: <1435191308.28046.1.camel@mtkswgap22>
Date:	Thu, 25 Jun 2015 08:15:08 +0800
From:	Mars Cheng <mars.cheng@...iatek.com>
To:	Matthias Brugger <matthias.bgg@...il.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 Wed, 2015-06-24 at 22:25 +0200, Matthias Brugger wrote:
> 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
Got it. Will remove the soc node and prepare the new patch.

Thanks a lot.

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