Re: [PATCH v2 0/9] ARM: dts: Add compatible property to "partitions" node

[Simon Horman <horms@verge.net.au>]

On Mon, Dec 21, 2015 at 11:33:44AM +0100, Geert Uytterhoeven wrote:
> 	Hi,
> 
> As of commit e488ca9f8d4f62c2 ("doc: dt: mtd: partitions: add compatible
> property to "partitions" node"), which is in v4.4-rc6, the "partitions"
> subnode of an SPI FLASH device node must have a compatible property. The
> partitions are no longer detected if it is not present.
> 
> However, several DTSes in -next have already been converted to the
> "partitions" subnode without "compatible" property, introduced by
> commits 5cfdedb7b9a0fe38 ("mtd: ofpart: move ofpart partitions to a
> dedicated dt node") and fe2585e9c29a650a ("doc: dt: mtd: support
> partitions in a special 'partitions' subnode"). Hence all of these are
> now broken in -next, and will be broken in upstream during the merge
> window.
> 
> This series fixes all users in next-20151221.
> Tested on r8a7791/koelsch.
> 
> Changes since v1:
>   - Add Acked-by,
>   - Fix new users in -next (kirkwood, ci20).
> 
> Most of these are in arm-soc/for-next. Exceptions are kirkwood (in
> mvebu/for-next), and ci20 (in mips/mips-for-linux-next).
> 
> Given we're late in the v4.4-rc cycle, perhaps it's easiest if the
> arm-soc maintainers take all applicable patches directly, bypassing the
> mvebu and shmobile maintainers?
> 
> Thanks for queuing for v4.5!
> 
> Geert Uytterhoeven (9):
>   ARM: mvebu: ix4-300d: Add compatible property to "partitions" node
>   ARM: mvebu: kirkwood: Add compatible property to "partitions" node
>   ARM: shmobile: bockw dts: Add compatible property to "partitions" node
>   ARM: shmobile: lager dts: Add compatible property to "partitions" node
>   ARM: shmobile: koelsch dts: Add compatible property to "partitions"
>     node
>   ARM: shmobile: porter dts: Add compatible property to "partitions"
>     node
>   ARM: shmobile: gose dts: Add compatible property to "partitions" node
>   ARM: shmobile: silk dts: Add compatible property to "partitions" node

Thanks, I have queued up the above "shmobile" patches for v4.6.

>   MIPS: dts: jz4780/ci20: Add compatible property to "partitions" node
> 
>  arch/arm/boot/dts/armada-xp-lenovo-ix4-300d.dts  | 1 +
>  arch/arm/boot/dts/kirkwood-pogoplug-series-4.dts | 1 +
>  arch/arm/boot/dts/r8a7778-bockw.dts              | 1 +
>  arch/arm/boot/dts/r8a7790-lager.dts              | 1 +
>  arch/arm/boot/dts/r8a7791-koelsch.dts            | 1 +
>  arch/arm/boot/dts/r8a7791-porter.dts             | 1 +
>  arch/arm/boot/dts/r8a7793-gose.dts               | 1 +
>  arch/arm/boot/dts/r8a7794-silk.dts               | 1 +
>  arch/mips/boot/dts/ingenic/ci20.dts              | 1 +
>  9 files changed, 9 insertions(+)
> 
> -- 
> 1.9.1
> 
> Gr{oetje,eeting}s,
> 
> 						Geert
> 
> --
> Geert Uytterhoeven -- There's lots of Linux beyond ia32 -- geert@linux-m68k.org
> 
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