linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH v1 2/3] device property: Implement device_is

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Message-ID: <ZINHh5xmqK/zprwd@smile.fi.intel.com>
Date:   Fri, 9 Jun 2023 18:38:47 +0300
From:   Andy Shevchenko <andriy.shevchenko@...ux.intel.com>
To:     Greg Kroah-Hartman <gregkh@...uxfoundation.org>
Cc:     Serge Semin <Sergey.Semin@...kalelectronics.ru>,
        Damien Le Moal <dlemoal@...nel.org>,
        linux-ide@...r.kernel.org, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org,
        linux-acpi@...r.kernel.org, Hans de Goede <hdegoede@...hat.com>,
        Jens Axboe <axboe@...nel.dk>,
        "Rafael J. Wysocki" <rafael@...nel.org>,
        Len Brown <lenb@...nel.org>,
        Daniel Scally <djrscally@...il.com>,
        Heikki Krogerus <heikki.krogerus@...ux.intel.com>,
        Sakari Ailus <sakari.ailus@...ux.intel.com>
Subject: Re: [PATCH v1 2/3] device property: Implement device_is_compatible()

On Fri, Jun 09, 2023 at 05:33:25PM +0200, Greg Kroah-Hartman wrote:
> On Fri, Jun 09, 2023 at 06:25:06PM +0300, Andy Shevchenko wrote:
> > Some users want to use the struct device pointer to see if
> > the device is compatible. Provide inline helpers for them.
> What do you mean by "compatible"?

In terms of how OF defines it (note that ACPI may also utilize it,
so it's wider than there).

I will elaborate this in v2.

-- 
With Best Regards,
Andy Shevchenko