linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH 2/8] cpufreq: imx: Use generic platdev driver

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Message-ID: <8137134.6Dsv9n3KFK@wuerfel>
Date:	Thu, 21 Apr 2016 12:17:07 +0200
From:	Arnd Bergmann <arnd@...db.de>
To:	linux-arm-kernel@...ts.infradead.org
Cc:	Viresh Kumar <viresh.kumar@...aro.org>,
	linaro-kernel@...ts.linaro.org, linux-pm@...r.kernel.org,
	Rafael Wysocki <rjw@...ysocki.net>,
	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org, Sascha Hauer <kernel@...gutronix.de>,
	arnd.bergmann@...aro.org, Shawn Guo <shawnguo@...nel.org>
Subject: Re: [PATCH 2/8] cpufreq: imx: Use generic platdev driver

On Thursday 21 April 2016 15:20:32 Viresh Kumar wrote:
> > > diff --git a/arch/arm/mach-imx/imx27-dt.c b/arch/arm/mach-imx/imx27-dt.c
> > > index bd42d1bd10af..90c62bf01f9e 100644
> > > --- a/arch/arm/mach-imx/imx27-dt.c
> > > +++ b/arch/arm/mach-imx/imx27-dt.c
> > > @@ -20,11 +20,7 @@
> > >  
> > >  static void __init imx27_dt_init(void)
> > >  {
> > > -   struct platform_device_info devinfo = { .name = "cpufreq-dt", };
> > > -
> > >     of_platform_populate(NULL, of_default_bus_match_table, NULL, NULL);
> > > -
> > > -   platform_device_register_full(&devinfo);
> > >  }
> > >
> > 
> > Please remove the entire function now, a NULL .init_machine machine
> > callback pointer has the same effect as the remaining line.
> > 
> > The rest of the patch is fine.
> 
> Perhaps that should be done in a separate patch I feel. Will do so after this is
> merged.
> 

I would do it in the same patch, just like you remove some of the
.init_late() callbacks elsewhere, but it clearly works either way, so
do as you like unless Shawn or Sascha have a strong opinion on the
matter.

	Arnd