[PATCH 6/8] --- arch/powerpc/boot/dts/socrates.dts | 9 +++++++-- 1 file changed, 7 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)

David Gibson david at gibson.dropbear.id.au
Wed Apr 1 22:09:55 EST 2009


On Wed, Apr 01, 2009 at 09:31:34AM +0200, Wolfgang Grandegger wrote:
> Hi David,
> 
> this patch went out by mistake, sorry.
> 
> David Gibson wrote:
> > On Tue, Mar 31, 2009 at 02:37:33PM +0200, Wolfgang Grandegger wrote:
> >> Index: linux-2.6/arch/powerpc/boot/dts/socrates.dts
> >> ===================================================================
> >> --- linux-2.6.orig/arch/powerpc/boot/dts/socrates.dts	2009-03-31 13:24:38.078719288 +0200
> >> +++ linux-2.6/arch/powerpc/boot/dts/socrates.dts	2009-03-31 13:47:56.986720719 +0200
> >> @@ -52,6 +52,7 @@
> >>  	soc8544 at e0000000 {
> >>  		#address-cells = <1>;
> >>  		#size-cells = <1>;
> >> +		device_type = "soc";
> > 
> > You should not be adding device_type to a new board's dts.  You
> > *especially* shouldn't be doing that with no patch comment explaining
> > why.
> 
> In the final patch I have removed the device_type = "soc", but it makes
> trouble as some mpc85xx rely on it.

Um.. what?  Some mpc85xx?  This is the dts for *one specific board*, I
don't see how something that affects "some mpc85xx" is relevant.

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