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    SubjectRe: [EXT] Re: [PATCH v3 4/4] soc: imx8m: change to use platform driver
    On Wed, Nov 18, 2020 at 10:28:47AM +0000, Alice Guo wrote:
    >
    > > If it is properly explained and there is no other way then yes, you could. Here, for
    > > old DTBs, I would prefer to use
    > > of_platform_device_create() and bind to "soc" node (child of root).
    > > This way you would always have device and exactly one entry point for the
    > > probe.
    > >
    >
    > static struct platform_driver imx8_soc_init_driver = {
    > .probe = imx8_soc_init_probe,
    > .driver = {
    > .name = "soc@0",
    > },
    > };
    > Can I use "soc@0" to match this driver? It will not use of_platform_device_create(). It will use of_find_property() to determine whether
    > and nvmem-cells can be used. If there is no nvmem-cells, it will use the old way, which supports old DTBS. There is no need to add new
    > compatible.

    No, the soc@0 is not a proper name for the driver.

    Best regards,
    Krzysztof

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