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From: Stephen Warren <swarren-3lzwWm7+Weoh9ZMKESR00Q@public.gmane.org>
Subject: Re: [PATCH] dtc: Add ability to delete nodes and properties
Date: Tue, 20 Mar 2012 12:03:35 -0600
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On 03/13/2012 04:48 PM, Stephen Warren wrote:
> dtc currently allows the contents of properties to be changed, and the
> contents of nodes to be added to. There are situations where removing
> properties or nodes may be useful. This change implements the following
> syntax to do that:
> 
>     / {
>         propname /delprop/;
>         nodename /delnode/;
>     };
> 
> or:
> 
>     &noderef /delnode/;

Jon, David, any thoughts on this?