I threw these patches together as part of getting the device_node lifecycle issues sorted out so that the overlay patches can be merged. It makes it possible to add and remove nodes without jumping through crazy hoops.
I haven't yet decided if it is a good idea. It does increase the size of deviec_node by 2 pointers which increases the footprint, but it simplifies a lot of the code. Although, if I was really concerned about footprint I would be trying to get rid of the ->full_name string and just use the path component instead. The primary user of full_name is various printk format strings around the kernel and we could get the same behaviour using a %p variant. -- To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe devicetree" in the body of a message to [email protected] More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html
