Messages in this thread | | | From | Linus Walleij <> | Date | Mon, 29 Jul 2019 00:11:41 +0200 | Subject | Re: [PATCH 1/2] drivers: base: swnode: link devices to software nodes |
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On Sat, Jul 13, 2019 at 9:53 AM Dmitry Torokhov <dmitry.torokhov@gmail.com> wrote:
> It is helpful to know what device, if any, a software node is tied to, so > let's store a pointer to the device in software node structure. Note that > children software nodes will inherit their parent's device pointer, so we > do not have to traverse hierarchy to see what device the [sub]tree belongs > to. > > We will be using the device pointer to locate GPIO lookup tables for > devices with static properties. > > Signed-off-by: Dmitry Torokhov <dmitry.torokhov@gmail.com>
Reviewed-by: Linus Walleij <linus.walleij@linaro.org>
If some device core person like Rafael and/or Greg can ACK it I can apply this patch to the GPIO tree.
Yours, Linus Walleij
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