linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH v2 2/3] arm64: dts: msm8916: Drop model and compatible

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Date:   Thu, 6 Sep 2018 08:55:58 -0700
From:   Bjorn Andersson <bjorn.andersson@...aro.org>
To:     Niklas Cassel <niklas.cassel@...aro.org>
Cc:     Andy Gross <andy.gross@...aro.org>,
        David Brown <david.brown@...aro.org>,
        Rob Herring <robh+dt@...nel.org>,
        Mark Rutland <mark.rutland@....com>,
        linux-arm-msm@...r.kernel.org, linux-soc@...r.kernel.org,
        devicetree@...r.kernel.org, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH v2 2/3] arm64: dts: msm8916: Drop model and compatible

On Wed 05 Sep 11:35 PDT 2018, Niklas Cassel wrote:

> DTS board files should always specify model and compatible.
> 
> All DTS board files that includes msm8916.dtsi
> already specifies model and compatible, and will thus
> override the model and compatible in msm8916.dtsi.
> 
> Drop model and compatible from msm8916.dtsi,
> since they are only a source of confusion.
> 
> Signed-off-by: Niklas Cassel <niklas.cassel@...aro.org>

Reviewed-by: Bjorn Andersson <bjorn.andersson@...aro.org>

Regards,
Bjorn

> ---
>  arch/arm64/boot/dts/qcom/msm8916.dtsi | 3 ---
>  1 file changed, 3 deletions(-)
> 
> diff --git a/arch/arm64/boot/dts/qcom/msm8916.dtsi b/arch/arm64/boot/dts/qcom/msm8916.dtsi
> index 7b32b8990d62..726a45960742 100644
> --- a/arch/arm64/boot/dts/qcom/msm8916.dtsi
> +++ b/arch/arm64/boot/dts/qcom/msm8916.dtsi
> @@ -18,9 +18,6 @@
>  #include <dt-bindings/thermal/thermal.h>
>  
>  / {
> -	model = "Qualcomm Technologies, Inc. MSM8916";
> -	compatible = "qcom,msm8916";
> -
>  	interrupt-parent = <&intc>;
>  
>  	#address-cells = <2>;
> -- 
> 2.17.1
>