Re: [PATCH 0/2] of: dynamic: restrict overlay by targets

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On Mon, Dec 04, 2017 at 11:18:49AM -0800, Moritz Fischer wrote:
> On Mon, Dec 04, 2017 at 01:13:55PM -0600, Alan Tull wrote:
> > Restrict which nodes are valid targets for a DT overlay.
> > 
> > Add a flag bit to struct device_node allowing nodes to be marked as
> > valid target for overlays.
> > 
> > A driver that is always intended to handle DT overlays can
> > enable overlays by calling a function for its DT node.
> > 
> > For individual nodes that need to be opened up for a specific use,
> > adding the property "overlay-allowed" enables overlays targeting
> > that node.  I'll need to document the DT property, not sure where
> > specifically.  New file bindings/overlay.txt?
> > 
> > This patchset differs from the RFC:
> > * Added a flag bit and got rid of the whitelist
> > * Renamed the functions that enable a node
> > * Added a DT property
> > 
> > Alan Tull (2):
> >   of: overlay: add flag enabling overlays and enable fpga-region
> >     overlays
> >   of: dynamic: add overlay-allowed DT property
> 
> I think [1/2] and [2/2] are backwards order. If applied like this,
> it won't work. [1/2] uses stuff that gets added in [2/2]

Ignore that, my mailclient is being funny.

Moritz
> 
> > 
> >  drivers/fpga/of-fpga-region.c |  4 ++++
> >  drivers/of/base.c             |  4 ++--
> >  drivers/of/dynamic.c          |  3 +++
> >  drivers/of/fdt.c              |  3 +++
> >  drivers/of/of_private.h       |  2 ++
> >  drivers/of/overlay.c          | 26 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++
> >  include/linux/of.h            | 19 +++++++++++++++++++
> >  7 files changed, 59 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)
> > 
> > -- 
> > 2.7.4
> > 
> 
> Moritz


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