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Subject: Re: [PATCH -next 3/4] spi: mockup: Add runtime device tree overlay
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To:     Mark Brown <broonie@kernel.org>,
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On 8/30/22 05:27, Mark Brown wrote:
> On Fri, Aug 26, 2022 at 02:43:40PM +0000, Wei Yongjun wrote:
> 
>> Add a runtime device tree overlay interface for device need dts file.
>> With it its possible to use device tree overlays without having to use
>> a per-platform overlay manager.
> 
> Why would an entirely virtual device like this need to appear in
> DT?  DT is supposed to be a hardware description and this clearly
> isn't hardware, nor is it something we're providing to a VM.

Good point.  Patch 3 seems to not be needed.

-Frank