linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH] of: guard pointers to key OF nodes with an #ifdef

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Message-ID: <176850847300.1117426.16555405652845405929.robh@kernel.org>
Date: Thu, 15 Jan 2026 14:21:14 -0600
From: "Rob Herring (Arm)" <robh@...nel.org>
To: Bartosz Golaszewski <bartosz.golaszewski@....qualcomm.com>
Cc: devicetree@...r.kernel.org, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org,
	Saravana Kannan <saravanak@...nel.org>
Subject: Re: [PATCH] of: guard pointers to key OF nodes with an #ifdef


On Thu, 15 Jan 2026 10:18:39 +0100, Bartosz Golaszewski wrote:
> We declare the pointers to some key OF-nodes unconditionally in
> linux/of.h but only export them with CONFIG_OF=y. If anyone uses them in
> code built without devicetree support enabled, the problem will only come
> to light at link-time. Add an #ifdef guard to catch it at compile-time.
> 
> Signed-off-by: Bartosz Golaszewski <bartosz.golaszewski@....qualcomm.com>
> ---
>  include/linux/of.h | 2 ++
>  1 file changed, 2 insertions(+)
> 

Applied, thanks!