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

From: Frank Rowand
Date: Mon Nov 21 2016 - 15:50:04 EST


On 11/21/16 11:24, Frank Rowand wrote:
> 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.

Ah, the links were in the email you sent before this one, but I read this
one first. Got it now.


>
> 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
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