linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH v2 0/9] ARM: dts: Add compatible property to "partitions" node

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Message-ID: <20160103213938.GD22806@verge.net.au>
Date:	Mon, 4 Jan 2016 08:39:38 +1100
From:	Simon Horman <horms@...ge.net.au>
To:	Geert Uytterhoeven <geert@...ux-m68k.org>
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Subject: Re: [PATCH v2 0/9] ARM: dts: Add compatible property to "partitions"
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On Mon, Dec 28, 2015 at 11:15:30AM +0100, Geert Uytterhoeven wrote:
> Hi Simon,
> 
> On Mon, Dec 28, 2015 at 6:01 AM, Simon Horman <horms@...ge.net.au> wrote:
> > On Mon, Dec 21, 2015 at 11:33:44AM +0100, Geert Uytterhoeven wrote:
> >> As of commit e488ca9f8d4f62c2 ("doc: dt: mtd: partitions: add compatible
> >> property to "partitions" node"), which is in v4.4-rc6, the "partitions"
> >> subnode of an SPI FLASH device node must have a compatible property. The
> >> partitions are no longer detected if it is not present.
> >>
> >> However, several DTSes in -next have already been converted to the
> >> "partitions" subnode without "compatible" property, introduced by
> >> commits 5cfdedb7b9a0fe38 ("mtd: ofpart: move ofpart partitions to a
> >> dedicated dt node") and fe2585e9c29a650a ("doc: dt: mtd: support
> >> partitions in a special 'partitions' subnode"). Hence all of these are
> >> now broken in -next, and will be broken in upstream during the merge
> >> window.
> >>
> >> This series fixes all users in next-20151221.
> >> Tested on r8a7791/koelsch.
> >>
> >> Changes since v1:
> >>   - Add Acked-by,
> >>   - Fix new users in -next (kirkwood, ci20).
> >>
> >> Most of these are in arm-soc/for-next. Exceptions are kirkwood (in
> >> mvebu/for-next), and ci20 (in mips/mips-for-linux-next).
> >>
> >> Given we're late in the v4.4-rc cycle, perhaps it's easiest if the
> >> arm-soc maintainers take all applicable patches directly, bypassing the
> >> mvebu and shmobile maintainers?
> >>
> >> Thanks for queuing for v4.5!
> >>
> >> Geert Uytterhoeven (9):
> >>   ARM: mvebu: ix4-300d: Add compatible property to "partitions" node
> >>   ARM: mvebu: kirkwood: Add compatible property to "partitions" node
> >>   ARM: shmobile: bockw dts: Add compatible property to "partitions" node
> >>   ARM: shmobile: lager dts: Add compatible property to "partitions" node
> >>   ARM: shmobile: koelsch dts: Add compatible property to "partitions"
> >>     node
> >>   ARM: shmobile: porter dts: Add compatible property to "partitions"
> >>     node
> >>   ARM: shmobile: gose dts: Add compatible property to "partitions" node
> >>   ARM: shmobile: silk dts: Add compatible property to "partitions" node
> >
> > Thanks, I have queued up the above "shmobile" patches for v4.6.
> 
> I'm afraid v4.6 is too late, leaving all SPI FLASHes broken in v4.5.

Thanks. I'll re-queue them up as fixes for v4.5.
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