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Re: [PATCHv2] of: Add generic handling for ePAPR 1.1 fail-sss states

From Tony Lindgren <tony@atomide.com>
Newsgroups linux.kernel
Subject Re: [PATCHv2] of: Add generic handling for ePAPR 1.1 fail-sss states
Date 2016-09-08 22:20 +0200
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* Frank Rowand <frowand.list@gmail.com> [160908 12:18]:
> > On 09/08/16 08:58, Tony Lindgren wrote:
> >> Just to consider other ways of doing it, we could use the compatible
> >> flag to tag devices that need to be just idled on probe, but that does
> >> not seem like generic solution to me.
> > 
> > Yuck.  Again overloading a property to convey multiple pieces of
> > information.
> 
> I should have been more explicit in that statement.
> 
> If the hardware device does not have "wires" routed to a connector or
> bus then it is still the same device.  Thus the compatible should be
> the same.
> 
> The difference is the way the device is used in the SOC or board.

That is correct. The device is exactly the same.

Regards,

Tony

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[PATCHv2] of: Add generic handling for ePAPR 1.1 fail-sss states Tony Lindgren <tony@atomide.com> - 2016-08-30 00:40 +0200
  Re: [PATCHv2] of: Add generic handling for ePAPR 1.1 fail-sss states Rob Herring <robh+dt@kernel.org> - 2016-08-30 02:30 +0200
    Re: [PATCHv2] of: Add generic handling for ePAPR 1.1 fail-sss states Tony Lindgren <tony@atomide.com> - 2016-08-30 02:40 +0200
      Re: [PATCHv2] of: Add generic handling for ePAPR 1.1 fail-sss states Tony Lindgren <tony@atomide.com> - 2016-08-31 19:50 +0200
  Re: [PATCHv2] of: Add generic handling for ePAPR 1.1 fail-sss states Frank Rowand <frowand.list@gmail.com> - 2016-08-31 23:00 +0200
    Re: [PATCHv2] of: Add generic handling for ePAPR 1.1 fail-sss states Tony Lindgren <tony@atomide.com> - 2016-08-31 23:50 +0200
      Re: [PATCHv2] of: Add generic handling for ePAPR 1.1 fail-sss states Rob Herring <robh+dt@kernel.org> - 2016-09-08 15:40 +0200
        Re: [PATCHv2] of: Add generic handling for ePAPR 1.1 fail-sss states Nishanth Menon <nm@ti.com> - 2016-09-08 16:30 +0200
        Re: [PATCHv2] of: Add generic handling for ePAPR 1.1 fail-sss states Tony Lindgren <tony@atomide.com> - 2016-09-08 18:00 +0200
          Re: [PATCHv2] of: Add generic handling for ePAPR 1.1 fail-sss states Frank Rowand <frowand.list@gmail.com> - 2016-09-08 21:10 +0200
            Re: [PATCHv2] of: Add generic handling for ePAPR 1.1 fail-sss states Frank Rowand <frowand.list@gmail.com> - 2016-09-08 21:20 +0200
              Re: [PATCHv2] of: Add generic handling for ePAPR 1.1 fail-sss states Tony Lindgren <tony@atomide.com> - 2016-09-08 22:20 +0200
        Re: [PATCHv2] of: Add generic handling for ePAPR 1.1 fail-sss states Frank Rowand <frowand.list@gmail.com> - 2016-09-08 21:10 +0200
          Re: [PATCHv2] of: Add generic handling for ePAPR 1.1 fail-sss states Rob Herring <robh+dt@kernel.org> - 2016-09-09 04:50 +0200

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