linux-kernel - Re: [RESEND][PATCH 1/4] of: platform: populate /firmware/ node from of_platform_default_populate

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Message-ID: <CAL_JsqJYNXoZbN4zydkkZHWYxJuH4ObYJGgz2L7++kMgTWC1vg@mail.gmail.com>
Date:   Tue, 17 Oct 2017 08:02:12 -0500
From:   Rob Herring <robh@...nel.org>
To:     Sudeep Holla <sudeep.holla@....com>
Cc:     "linux-arm-kernel@...ts.infradead.org" 
        <linux-arm-kernel@...ts.infradead.org>,
        "linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org" <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>,
        "devicetree@...r.kernel.org" <devicetree@...r.kernel.org>,
        Arnd Bergmann <arnd@...db.de>,
        Frank Rowand <frowand.list@...il.com>
Subject: Re: [RESEND][PATCH 1/4] of: platform: populate /firmware/ node from of_platform_default_populate_init()

On Thu, Sep 28, 2017 at 5:45 AM, Sudeep Holla <sudeep.holla@....com> wrote:
> Since "/firmware" does not have its own "compatible" property as it's
> just collection of nodes representing firmware interface, it's sub-nodes
> are not populated during system initialization.
>
> Currently different firmware drivers search the /firmware/ node and
> populate the sub-node devices selectively. Instead we can populate
> the /firmware/ node during init to avoid more drivers continuing to
> populate the devices selectively.
>
> To generalize the solution this patch populates the /firmware/ node
> explicitly from of_platform_default_populate_init().
>
> Cc: Arnd Bergmann <arnd@...db.de>
> Cc: Rob Herring <robh@...nel.org>
> Signed-off-by: Sudeep Holla <sudeep.holla@....com>
> ---
>  drivers/of/platform.c | 4 ++++
>  1 file changed, 4 insertions(+)

Acked-by: Rob Herring <robh@...nel.org>