Re: [RFC PATCH 3/4] PLATFORM: Introduce async platform_data attach api

["Rafael J. Wysocki" <rjw@sisk.pl>]

On Sunday, March 13, 2011, Andy Green wrote:
> On 03/13/2011 10:41 AM, Somebody in the thread at some point said:
> > On Sunday, March 13, 2011, Greg KH wrote:
> >> On Sat, Mar 12, 2011 at 10:32:27PM +0000, Andy Green wrote:
> >>> This introduces a platform API so busses can allow platform_data to
> >>> be attached to any struct device they create from probing in one step.
> >>>
> >>> The function checks through the async platform_data map if one was
> >>> previously registered, and checks the device's device path for itself
> >>> and its parents against the mapped device path names.
> >>>
> >>> If it sees a match, it attaches the associated platform_data and sets
> >>> that map entry's device_path to NULL so no further time is spent trying
> >>> to match it.
> >>
> >> This _really_ should just use the device tree stuff, that is what it is
> >> for, please don't duplicate it here in a not-as-flexible way.
> >
> > I agree.
> >
> > @Andy: If it doesn't work for you for some reason, please let us know the
> > usage case that is not covered (in detail).
> 
> The device tree stuff does not yet exist in a workable way, 
> platform_data is established everywhere except USB bus.  Device tree 
> brings in bootloader version as a dependency: this method doesn't.

It is not the same device tree we are talking about. :-)

I mean device hierarchy (and I guess Greg meant the same).

Thanks,
Rafael