Linus Torvalds
0415052db4
Pull device properties framework updates from Rafael Wysocki:
"These add helpers for counting items in a property array and extend
the "software nodes" support to be more convenient for representing
device properties supplied by drivers and make the intel_cht_int33fe
driver use that.
Specifics:
- Add helpers to count items in a property array (Andy Shevchenko).
- Extend "software nodes" support to be more convenient for
representing device properties supplied by drivers (Heikki
Krogerus).
- Add device_find_child_by_name() helper to the driver core (Heikki
Krogerus).
- Extend device connection code to also look for references provided
via fwnode pointers (Heikki Krogerus).
- Start to register proper struct device objects for USB Type-C muxes
and orientation switches (Heikki Krogerus).
- Update the intel_cht_int33fe driver to describe devices in a more
general way with the help of "software nodes" (Heikki Krogerus)"
* tag 'devprop-5.3-rc1' of git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/rafael/linux-pm:
device property: Add helpers to count items in an array
platform/x86: intel_cht_int33fe: Replacing the old connections with references
platform/x86: intel_cht_int33fe: Supply fwnodes for the external dependencies
platform/x86: intel_cht_int33fe: Provide fwnode for the USB connector
platform/x86: intel_cht_int33fe: Provide software nodes for the devices
platform/x86: intel_cht_int33fe: Remove unused fusb302 device property
platform/x86: intel_cht_int33fe: Register max17047 in its own function
usb: typec: Registering real device entries for the muxes
device connection: Find connections also by checking the references
device property: Introduce fwnode_find_reference()
ACPI / property: Don't limit named child node matching to data nodes
driver core: Add helper device_find_child_by_name()
software node: Add software_node_get_reference_args()
software node: Use kobject name when finding child nodes by name
software node: Add support for static node descriptors
software node: Simplify software_node_release() function
software node: Allow node creation without properties
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