linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH] of: Add dummy for of_node_is_root if not CONFIG

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Message-ID: <18324244-cca8-a836-5c2e-c626ca8771aa@gmail.com>
Date:   Tue, 7 May 2019 15:17:53 -0700
From:   Frank Rowand <frowand.list@...il.com>
To:     Doug Anderson <dianders@...omium.org>
Cc:     Rob Herring <robh+dt@...nel.org>,
        Kees Cook <keescook@...omium.org>,
        "open list:ARM/Rockchip SoC..." <linux-rockchip@...ts.infradead.org>,
        Julius Werner <jwerner@...omium.org>,
        Guenter Roeck <groeck@...omium.org>,
        Brian Norris <briannorris@...omium.org>,
        devicetree@...r.kernel.org, LKML <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>
Subject: Re: [PATCH] of: Add dummy for of_node_is_root if not CONFIG_OF

On 5/7/19 10:59 AM, Doug Anderson wrote:
> Hi,
> 
> 
> On Tue, May 7, 2019 at 10:52 AM Frank Rowand <frowand.list@...il.com> wrote:
>>
>> On 5/6/19 9:48 PM, Douglas Anderson wrote:
>>> We'll add a dummy to just return false.
>>
>> A more complete explanation of why this is needed please.
>>
>> My one guess would be compile testing of arch/sparc/kernel/prom_64.c
>> fails???
> 
> Ah, sorry.  Needed for:
> 
> https://lkml.kernel.org/r/CAD=FV=Vxp-U7mZUNmAAOja5pt-8rZqPryEvwTg_Dv3ChuH_TrA@mail.gmail.com

Got it.  I went and looked at that.  I think a better approach would be to
check parent node not "/reserved-memory".  I am making this suggestion in
that email thread.

-Frank

> 
> 
> 
> -Doug
> .
>