Re: [PATCH 1/2] of: base: add support to get machine model name

From: Frank Rowand
Date: Mon Nov 21 2016 - 14:25:48 EST


On 11/21/16 08:23, Sudeep Holla wrote:
>
>
> On 21/11/16 16:05, Frank Rowand wrote:
>> Hi Sudeep,
>>
>> On 11/18/16 12:22, Frank Rowand wrote:
>>> On 11/18/16 02:41, Sudeep Holla wrote:
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> On 17/11/16 21:00, Frank Rowand wrote:
>>>>> On 11/17/16 07:32, Sudeep Holla wrote:
>>>>>> Currently platforms/drivers needing to get the machine model name are
>>>>>> replicating the same snippet of code. In some case, the OF reference
>>>>>> counting is either missing or incorrect.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> This patch adds support to read the machine model name either using
>>>>>> the "model" or the "compatible" property in the device tree root node
>>>>>> to the core OF/DT code.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> This can be used to remove all the duplicate code snippets doing exactly
>>>>>> same thing later.
>>>>>
>>>>> I find five instances of reading only property "model":
>>>>>
>>>>> arch/arm/mach-imx/cpu.c
>>>>> arch/arm/mach-mxs/mach-mxs.c
>>>>> arch/c6x/kernel/setup.c
>>>>> arch/mips/cavium-octeon/setup.c
>>>>> arch/sh/boards/of-generic.c
>>>>>
>>>>
>>>> Ah sorry you were not Cc-ed in 2/2, but that shows all the instances
>>>> that this will be used for.
>>>
>>> I have not seen 2/2. I do not see it on the devicetree list or on lkml.
>>
>> Can you please re-send patch 2/2?
>>
>
> Since it is based on -next, I would prefer to wait until next merge
> window to resend. You should be able to check in the link I sent if
> that's OK.

I am missing or misunderstanding something.

I do not know what "the link I sent" means.

For some reason, the devicetree mail list and lmkl mail failed to send
me a copy of patch 2/2. Or my mail server failed to receive them. That
is why I asked you to resend the patch. I just now looked in the devicetree
archive and found it there.

So I now can see how you plan to use the new function.

-Frank