Messages in this thread | | | From | Alan Tull <> | Date | Mon, 4 Dec 2017 14:12:16 -0600 | Subject | Re: [PATCH 2/2] of: dynamic: add overlay-allowed DT property |
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On Mon, Dec 4, 2017 at 2:04 PM, Rob Herring <robh+dt@kernel.org> wrote: > On Mon, Dec 4, 2017 at 1:13 PM, Alan Tull <atull@kernel.org> wrote: >> Allow DT nodes to be marked as valid targets for DT >> overlays by the added "overlay-allowed" property. > > Why do you need a property for this? I'm not all that keen on putting > this policy into the DT. It can change over time in the kernel. For > example, as we define use cases that work, then we can loosen > restrictions in the kernel.
For FPGA regions, I don't need it. Yes, if the other patch is accepted, I'm sure we will hear more from people who will need some specific loosening. I was trying to anticipate that, but I don't have a specific need.
Alan
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