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From: Tony Lindgren <tony@atomide.com>
Subject: Re: [PATCHv2] of: Add generic handling for ePAPR 1.1 fail-sss states
Date: Thu, 8 Sep 2016 13:19:31 -0700
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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