linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH v2] ARM: dts: add "simple-bus" where "arm,amba-bus" is used alone

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Date:	Tue, 8 Mar 2016 09:58:24 +0100
From:	Geert Uytterhoeven <geert@...ux-m68k.org>
To:	Rob Herring <robh+dt@...nel.org>
Cc:	Masahiro Yamada <yamada.masahiro@...ionext.com>,
	"arm@...nel.org" <arm@...nel.org>,
	Russell King <linux@....linux.org.uk>,
	Kukjin Kim <kgene@...nel.org>,
	Krzysztof Kozlowski <k.kozlowski@...sung.com>,
	Heiko Stuebner <heiko@...ech.de>,
	"devicetree@...r.kernel.org" <devicetree@...r.kernel.org>,
	"linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org" <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>,
	linux-arm-msm <linux-arm-msm@...r.kernel.org>,
	Kumar Gala <galak@...eaurora.org>,
	Andy Gross <andy.gross@...aro.org>,
	Dinh Nguyen <dinguyen@...nsource.altera.com>,
	Ian Campbell <ijc+devicetree@...lion.org.uk>,
	"linux-samsung-soc@...r.kernel.org" 
	<linux-samsung-soc@...r.kernel.org>,
	David Brown <david.brown@...aro.org>,
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	"open list:ARM/Rockchip SoC..." <linux-rockchip@...ts.infradead.org>,
	Mark Rutland <mark.rutland@....com>, linux-soc@...r.kernel.org,
	"linux-arm-kernel@...ts.infradead.org" 
	<linux-arm-kernel@...ts.infradead.org>
Subject: Re: [PATCH v2] ARM: dts: add "simple-bus" where "arm,amba-bus" is
 used alone

On Tue, Mar 8, 2016 at 9:49 AM, Rob Herring <robh+dt@...nel.org> wrote:
>> diff --git a/arch/arm/boot/dts/axm55xx.dtsi b/arch/arm/boot/dts/axm55xx.dtsi
>> index ea288f0..8da4582 100644
>> --- a/arch/arm/boot/dts/axm55xx.dtsi
>> +++ b/arch/arm/boot/dts/axm55xx.dtsi
>> @@ -107,7 +107,7 @@
>>                 };
>>
>>                 amba {
>> -                       compatible = "arm,amba-bus";
>> +                       compatible = "arm,amba-bus", "simple-bus";
>
> As I mentioned in the last version, I think you should remove
> arm,amba-bus and just have simple-bus. I don't believe anything relies
> on having arm,amba-bus.

It may have a side-effect: currently "arm.amba-bus" is only treated equivalent
to  "simple-bus" if CONFIG_ARM_AMBA is enabled.

Gr{oetje,eeting}s,

                        Geert

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