[PATCH 2/2] powerpc: create mpc85xx pci err platform device for EDAC

Kumar Gala galak at kernel.crashing.org
Tue Feb 12 08:56:08 EST 2008


On Feb 11, 2008, at 2:34 PM, Dave Jiang wrote:

> Creating a platform device for the PCI error registers in order for  
> the
> mpc85xx EDAC driver to pick up proper resources. This is to prevent  
> the
> EDAC driver from monopolizing the of_device and thus preventing  
> future PCI
> code from using the PCI of_device(s).
>
> Signed-off-by: Dave Jiang <djiang at mvista.com>

I'd rather we didn't add new platform devices, but do this via  
of_platform in the driver itself.

Also, we need to 'rename' the compatible field for some of these  
devices.

- k




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