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

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Date:	Thu, 2 Jul 2015 11:29:01 +0800
From:	Mars Cheng <mars.cheng@...iatek.com>
To:	Matthias Brugger <matthias.bgg@...il.com>
CC:	<chia-hao@...iatek.com>, <chieh-jay@...iatek.com>,
	CC Hwang <cc.hwang@...iatek.com>,
	Loda Chou <loda.chou@...iatek.com>,
	<linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>,
	Jades Shih <jades.shih@...iatek.com>,
	"Scott Shu" <scott.shu@...iatek.com>,
	Miles Chen <miles.chen@...iatek.com>,
	<linux-mediatek@...ts.infradead.org>,
	MY Chuang <my.chuang@...iatek.com>,
	Yingjoe Chen <yingjoe.chen@...iatek.com>,
	<linux-arm-kernel@...ts.infradead.org>
Subject: Re: [PATCH 2/2] ARM: dts: mediatek: add mt6580 basic support

Hi Matthias

May I double confirm with you that soc node is MUST removed?
If yes, we will upstream dtsi with this format for other new chips.

Thanks.

On Thu, 2015-06-25 at 08:15 +0800, Mars Cheng wrote:
> 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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