[PATCH 11/14] ARM: OMAP2+: Add device-tree support for NOR flash

Jon Hunter jon-hunter at ti.com
Wed Mar 6 11:46:56 EST 2013


On 03/06/2013 05:58 AM, Ezequiel Garcia wrote:
> Jon,
> 
> On Tue, Mar 5, 2013 at 6:34 PM, Jon Hunter <jon-hunter at ti.com> wrote:
>>
>> By the way, with this version you should remove "simple-bus" from your
>> gpmc node compatible strings. I now call of_platform_device_create() to
>> create the child device during the GPMC probe. I think that this is a
>> safer approach.
>>
> 
> FWIW, using of_platform_device_create() works for my driver.
> It seems as simple as using a compatible 'simple-bus',
> with the advantage that it allows to create and probe the
> child device from its parent.

Yes and I think that is safer for these type of drivers.

> I'll submit this driver by the end of this week, in case you want
> to take a look at it.

Ok, but this is not for omap right?

Cheers
Jon



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