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    SubjectRe: [PATCH v3 2/2] vfio: platform: Add generic DT reset support
    On Wed, Apr 11, 2018 at 11:15:49AM +0200, Geert Uytterhoeven wrote:
    > Vfio-platform requires reset support, provided either by ACPI, or, on DT
    > platforms, by a device-specific reset driver matching against the
    > device's compatible value.
    >
    > On many SoCs, devices are connected to an SoC-internal reset controller.
    > If the reset hierarchy is described in DT using "resets" properties,
    > such devices can be reset in a generic way through the reset controller
    > subsystem. Hence add support for this, avoiding the need to write
    > device-specific reset drivers for each single device on affected SoCs.
    >
    > Devices that do require a more complex reset procedure can still provide
    > a device-specific reset driver, as that takes precedence.
    >
    > Note that this functionality depends on CONFIG_RESET_CONTROLLER=y, and
    > becomes a no-op (as in: "No reset function found for device") if reset
    > controller support is disabled.
    >
    > Signed-off-by: Geert Uytterhoeven <geert+renesas@glider.be>
    > Reviewed-by: Philipp Zabel <p.zabel@pengutronix.de>

    Reviewed-by: Simon Horman <horms+renesas@verge.net.au>

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