linux-kernel - Re: [RFC PATCH 0/5] device property: Introducing software nodes

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Date:   Tue, 16 Oct 2018 09:35:10 +0200
From:   Linus Walleij <linus.walleij@...aro.org>
To:     Heikki Krogerus <heikki.krogerus@...ux.intel.com>
Cc:     Dmitry Torokhov <dmitry.torokhov@...il.com>,
        "Rafael J. Wysocki" <rjw@...ysocki.net>,
        Andy Shevchenko <andriy.shevchenko@...ux.intel.com>,
        Mika Westerberg <mika.westerberg@...ux.intel.com>,
        "linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org" <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>,
        ACPI Devel Maling List <linux-acpi@...r.kernel.org>
Subject: Re: [RFC PATCH 0/5] device property: Introducing software nodes

On Fri, Oct 12, 2018 at 1:39 PM Heikki Krogerus
<heikki.krogerus@...ux.intel.com> wrote:

> To continue the discussion started by Dmitry [1], this is my proposal
> that I mentioned in my last mail. In short, the idea is that instead
> of trying to extend the support for the currently used struct
> property_set, I'm proposing that we introduce a completely new,
> independent type of fwnode, and replace the struct property_set with
> it. I'm calling the type "software node" here.

I'm a big fan of this approach.
Acked-by: Linus Walleij <linus.walleij@...aro.org>
for all patches.

I don't know who can finally review and merge this though,
I guess Rafael?

Yours,
Linus Walleij