Messages in this thread |  | | Subject | Re: [PATCH 1/3] driver core & of: Mark of_nodes of added device as populated | From | Pawel Moll <> | Date | Mon, 28 Apr 2014 18:40:54 +0100 |
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On Tue, 2014-02-11 at 12:32 -0500, Christopher Covington wrote: > Hi Pawel, > > On 02/11/2014 11:53 AM, Pawel Moll wrote: > > This patch tries to solve that issue in a generic way, > > adding a "populated" flag which is set in the device_node > > structure when a device is being created in the core. > > Later, of_platform_populate() skips such nodes (and > > its children) in a similar way to the non-available ones. > > Will there never be a case where it is useful for a parent node to be created > early, but not necessarily the child nodes? Might only skipping nodes > explicitly marked as populated be a more universal solution?
That's a good point. I've assumed one would either use of_platform_device_create() on leaf nodes only (or of_platform_populate() on subtree), and kept this approach in the refreshed patch I'm about to post, but I'm happy to do what you suggested.
Thanks!
Pawel
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