Re: [PATCH 2/8] cpufreq: imx: Use generic platdev driver

From: Arnd Bergmann
Date: Thu Apr 21 2016 - 06:17:53 EST


On Thursday 21 April 2016 15:20:32 Viresh Kumar wrote:
> > > diff --git a/arch/arm/mach-imx/imx27-dt.c b/arch/arm/mach-imx/imx27-dt.c
> > > index bd42d1bd10af..90c62bf01f9e 100644
> > > --- a/arch/arm/mach-imx/imx27-dt.c
> > > +++ b/arch/arm/mach-imx/imx27-dt.c
> > > @@ -20,11 +20,7 @@
> > >
> > > static void __init imx27_dt_init(void)
> > > {
> > > - struct platform_device_info devinfo = { .name = "cpufreq-dt", };
> > > -
> > > of_platform_populate(NULL, of_default_bus_match_table, NULL, NULL);
> > > -
> > > - platform_device_register_full(&devinfo);
> > > }
> > >
> >
> > Please remove the entire function now, a NULL .init_machine machine
> > callback pointer has the same effect as the remaining line.
> >
> > The rest of the patch is fine.
>
> Perhaps that should be done in a separate patch I feel. Will do so after this is
> merged.
>

I would do it in the same patch, just like you remove some of the
.init_late() callbacks elsewhere, but it clearly works either way, so
do as you like unless Shawn or Sascha have a strong opinion on the
matter.

Arnd