[PATCH 4/8] of/base.c: export property access/modification functions

[Grant Likely]

On Fri, Jul 16, 2010 at 12:13 PM, Stephen Neuendorffer
<stephen.neuendorffer at xilinx.com> wrote:
> These functions can be usefully used by device drivers.

I'd like a little more description of the intended use case.  What are
the circumstances where a driver needs to modify the data (this
information should be part of the patch description)?

g.

>
> Signed-off-by: Stephen Neuendorffer <stephen.neuendorffer at xilinx.com>
> ---
>  drivers/of/base.c |    3 +++
>  1 files changed, 3 insertions(+), 0 deletions(-)
>
> diff --git a/drivers/of/base.c b/drivers/of/base.c
> index e3f7af8..9ee27f6 100644
> --- a/drivers/of/base.c
> +++ b/drivers/of/base.c
> @@ -763,6 +763,7 @@ int prom_add_property(struct device_node *np, struct property *prop)
>
>        return 0;
>  }
> +EXPORT_SYMBOL(prom_add_property);
>
>  /**
>  * prom_remove_property - Remove a property from a node.
> @@ -804,6 +805,7 @@ int prom_remove_property(struct device_node *np, struct property *prop)
>
>        return 0;
>  }
> +EXPORT_SYMBOL(prom_remove_property);
>
>  /*
>  * prom_update_property - Update a property in a node.
> @@ -848,6 +850,7 @@ int prom_update_property(struct device_node *np,
>
>        return 0;
>  }
> +EXPORT_SYMBOL(prom_update_property);
>
>  #if defined(CONFIG_OF_DYNAMIC)
>  /*
> --
> 1.5.6.6
>
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Grant Likely, B.Sc., P.Eng.
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