linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH V2] of: platform: Create dummy routines for !CONFIG_OF

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Date:   Thu, 2 Nov 2017 07:40:37 -0500
From:   Rob Herring <robh@...nel.org>
To:     Viresh Kumar <viresh.kumar@...aro.org>
Cc:     Frank Rowand <frowand.list@...il.com>,
        Vincent Guittot <vincent.guittot@...aro.org>,
        "devicetree@...r.kernel.org" <devicetree@...r.kernel.org>,
        "linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org" <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>
Subject: Re: [PATCH V2] of: platform: Create dummy routines for !CONFIG_OF_ADDRESS

On Wed, Nov 1, 2017 at 11:48 PM, Viresh Kumar <viresh.kumar@...aro.org> wrote:
> On 01-11-17, 16:14, Rob Herring wrote:
>> On Sat, Oct 28, 2017 at 03:56:46PM +0530, Viresh Kumar wrote:
>> > Few routines don't have their dummy counterparts which results in build
>> > failures where these routines are used without CONFIG_OF_ADDRESS
>> > enabled.
>> >
>> > Fix those by defining the dummy versions.
>> >
>> > Signed-off-by: Viresh Kumar <viresh.kumar@...aro.org>
>> > ---
>> > V2:
>> > - Rebased again latest rc and resolved conflicts.
>> > - No comments received on V1.
>>
>> What's your user?
>
> It was the previous version of boot constraint core, though I have
> moved to another helper now.
>
> https://marc.info/?l=linux-kernel&m=150157976217258&w=2
>
> Wouldn't it be better to define them anyway?

No. As an example, ideally of_device_alloc would be an internal
function. But we have one user in ibmebus.

Rob