Re: [PATCH V1 Resend 2/3] cpufreq: dt: Add generic platform-device creation support

From: Arnd Bergmann
Date: Wed Mar 30 2016 - 03:54:05 EST


On Wednesday 30 March 2016 08:52:40 Viresh Kumar wrote:
> On 29-03-16, 21:45, Arnd Bergmann wrote:
> > Regarding new platforms, I'd hope that we could manage to define an extension
> > to the oppv2 binding that marks a machine as compatible with opp, so we can
>
> The extension of oppv2 binding or compatible string is for platforms that really
> need extend oppv2 (like ST, which already have a new compatible string). I am
> not sure if we should be putting that into the Machine's compatible area, as I
> though it is something internal to OPP layer or their driver.
>
> But we can see that when we handle it.
>

I think it should be something in the /cpus or the /opp_table hierarchy,
not the root of the device tree, but other than that I don't care much
whether it's a variation of the oppv2 compatible string or an additional
property in any of the nodes.

Arnd