linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH] ARM: dts: ux500: Add "simple-bus" compatible to soc node

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Message-ID: <CACRpkdagXoVamNGj6hQ-0YQAoDpwTVOY8uUCVB8wwsXY9aQj4A@mail.gmail.com>
Date:   Wed, 27 Nov 2019 14:58:50 +0100
From:   Linus Walleij <linus.walleij@...aro.org>
To:     Stephan Gerhold <stephan@...hold.net>
Cc:     Rob Herring <robh+dt@...nel.org>,
        Mark Rutland <mark.rutland@....com>,
        Linux ARM <linux-arm-kernel@...ts.infradead.org>,
        "open list:OPEN FIRMWARE AND FLATTENED DEVICE TREE BINDINGS" 
        <devicetree@...r.kernel.org>,
        "linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org" <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>
Subject: Re: [PATCH] ARM: dts: ux500: Add "simple-bus" compatible to soc node

On Sun, Nov 24, 2019 at 8:58 PM Stephan Gerhold <stephan@...hold.net> wrote:

> The "soc" node in the Ux500 device tree does not need any special
> handling - it is just a simple I/O bus that can be accessed without
> additional configuration.
>
> Therefore we can additionally describe it as compatible with "simple-bus".
> This can be used by platforms to probe devices under the soc node without
> special handling for our custom "stericsson,db8500" compatible
> (e.g. in U-Boot).
>
> Signed-off-by: Stephan Gerhold <stephan@...hold.net>

Patch applied.

Yours,
Linus Walleij