From: Arnd Bergmann <arnd@arndb.de>
To: Andrew Lunn <andrew@lunn.ch>
Cc: Sebastian Hesselbarth <sebastian.hesselbarth@gmail.com>,
        Mark Rutland <mark.rutland@arm.com>,
        Thomas Petazzoni <thomas.petazzoni@free-electrons.com>,
        Russell King <linux@arm.linux.org.uk>,
        Jason Cooper <jason@lakedaemon.net>, Pawel Moll <pawel.moll@arm.com>,
        Ian Campbell <ijc+devicetree@hellion.org.uk>,
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        Rob Herring <robh+dt@kernel.org>, Kumar Gala <galak@codeaurora.org>,
        Gregory Clement <gregory.clement@free-electrons.com>,
        linux-arm-kernel@lists.infradead.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH 03/15] ARM: dts: kirkwood: add stdout-path property to all boards
Date: Wed, 30 Apr 2014 22:30:21 +0200
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On Wednesday 30 April 2014 22:21:30 Andrew Lunn wrote:
> > Yes, we *can* move it in kirkwood.dtsi, but IMHO we *should* keep it in
> > the board files. I see the "chosen" node and its properties as _the_
> > board node.
> > 
> > One could argue then, that we should count the memory properties too and
> > put the most common in the SoC dtsi. But you are right, as UART0 is also
> > the UART with boot support, it is likely to be always connected to
> > a more-or-less accessible console output.
> > 
> > I really have no strong opinion about it.
> 
> Me neithe, but the advantage of putting it in kirkwood.dtsi is that it
> then does not get forgotten, and is always there for bearbox to use.

I would prefer having it in the board.dts file out of principle, but I
agree it's not very important either way.

	Arnd
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