linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH 6/6] device property: Remove struct property

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Message-ID: <20181107123428.GG13048@kuha.fi.intel.com>
Date:   Wed, 7 Nov 2018 14:34:28 +0200
From:   Heikki Krogerus <heikki.krogerus@...ux.intel.com>
To:     Andy Shevchenko <andriy.shevchenko@...ux.intel.com>
Cc:     "Rafael J. Wysocki" <rjw@...ysocki.net>,
        Dmitry Torokhov <dmitry.torokhov@...il.com>,
        Linus Walleij <linus.walleij@...aro.org>,
        Mika Westerberg <mika.westerberg@...ux.intel.com>,
        linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org, linux-acpi@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH 6/6] device property: Remove struct property_set

On Tue, Nov 06, 2018 at 04:46:41PM +0200, Andy Shevchenko wrote:
> On Mon, Nov 05, 2018 at 05:59:28PM +0300, Heikki Krogerus wrote:
> > Replacing struct property_set with the software nodes that
> > were just introduced.
> > 
> > The API and functionality for adding properties to devices
> > remains the same, however, the goal is to convert the
> > drivers to use the API for software nodes when the device
> > has no real firmware node, and use the old API only when
> > "extra" build-in properties are needed.
> 
> It might be slightly easier to review if you preserve the ordering of
> functions, i.e. device_add_properties() and device_remove_properties().

True, that change does not belong to this series.

thanks,

-- 
heikki