We don't want to encourage the bogus device_type usage.

The device type isn't used in the code, so we can simply remove it from
the documentation and dts files.

Boards should specify proper compatible entries instead.

Suggested-by: David Gibson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Signed-off-by: Anton Vorontsov <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
---

On Sat, Oct 11, 2008 at 05:56:18PM +1100, David Gibson wrote:
[...]
> > +Example:
> > +
> > +   [EMAIL PROTECTED],0 {
> > +           #address-cells = <1>;
> > +           #size-cells = <1>;
> > +           device_type = "board-control";
> 
> This device_type field should not be used.  I know it is in the
> existing samples, which is another bug.  But please don't document it
> (and thereby further encourage it).

I didn't forget your comment. ;-) Here is a cleanup patch for
the documentation and dts files.

 Documentation/powerpc/dts-bindings/fsl/board.txt |    6 +++---
 arch/powerpc/boot/dts/mpc832x_mds.dts            |    2 +-
 arch/powerpc/boot/dts/mpc834x_mds.dts            |    2 +-
 arch/powerpc/boot/dts/mpc836x_mds.dts            |    2 +-
 arch/powerpc/boot/dts/mpc8568mds.dts             |    2 +-
 5 files changed, 7 insertions(+), 7 deletions(-)

diff --git a/Documentation/powerpc/dts-bindings/fsl/board.txt 
b/Documentation/powerpc/dts-bindings/fsl/board.txt
index e97877f..2bd9888 100644
--- a/Documentation/powerpc/dts-bindings/fsl/board.txt
+++ b/Documentation/powerpc/dts-bindings/fsl/board.txt
@@ -2,13 +2,13 @@
 
 Required properties:
 
- - device_type : Should be "board-control"
+ - compatible : Should be "fsl,<board>-bcsr"
  - reg : Offset and length of the register set for the device
 
 Example:
 
        [EMAIL PROTECTED] {
-               device_type = "board-control";
+               compatible = "fsl,mpc8360mds-bcsr";
                reg = <f8000000 8000>;
        };
 
@@ -46,7 +46,7 @@ Example:
        [EMAIL PROTECTED],0 {
                #address-cells = <1>;
                #size-cells = <1>;
-               device_type = "board-control";
+               compatible = "fsl,mpc8360mds-bcsr";
                reg = <1 0 0x8000>;
                ranges = <0 1 0 0x8000>;
 
diff --git a/arch/powerpc/boot/dts/mpc832x_mds.dts 
b/arch/powerpc/boot/dts/mpc832x_mds.dts
index e4cc176..57c595b 100644
--- a/arch/powerpc/boot/dts/mpc832x_mds.dts
+++ b/arch/powerpc/boot/dts/mpc832x_mds.dts
@@ -60,7 +60,7 @@
        };
 
        [EMAIL PROTECTED] {
-               device_type = "board-control";
+               compatible = "fsl,mpc8323mds-bcsr";
                reg = <0xf8000000 0x8000>;
        };
 
diff --git a/arch/powerpc/boot/dts/mpc834x_mds.dts 
b/arch/powerpc/boot/dts/mpc834x_mds.dts
index 04bfde3..c986c54 100644
--- a/arch/powerpc/boot/dts/mpc834x_mds.dts
+++ b/arch/powerpc/boot/dts/mpc834x_mds.dts
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@
        };
 
        [EMAIL PROTECTED] {
-               device_type = "board-control";
+               compatible = "fsl,mpc8349mds-bcsr";
                reg = <0xe2400000 0x8000>;
        };
 
diff --git a/arch/powerpc/boot/dts/mpc836x_mds.dts 
b/arch/powerpc/boot/dts/mpc836x_mds.dts
index bdb14ba..98443fc 100644
--- a/arch/powerpc/boot/dts/mpc836x_mds.dts
+++ b/arch/powerpc/boot/dts/mpc836x_mds.dts
@@ -71,7 +71,7 @@
                [EMAIL PROTECTED],0 {
                        #address-cells = <1>;
                        #size-cells = <1>;
-                       device_type = "board-control";
+                       compatible = "fsl,mpc8360mds-bcsr";
                        reg = <1 0 0x8000>;
                        ranges = <0 1 0 0x8000>;
 
diff --git a/arch/powerpc/boot/dts/mpc8568mds.dts 
b/arch/powerpc/boot/dts/mpc8568mds.dts
index a15f103..c80158f 100644
--- a/arch/powerpc/boot/dts/mpc8568mds.dts
+++ b/arch/powerpc/boot/dts/mpc8568mds.dts
@@ -52,7 +52,7 @@
        };
 
        [EMAIL PROTECTED] {
-               device_type = "board-control";
+               compatible = "fsl,mpc8568mds-bcsr";
                reg = <0xf8000000 0x8000>;
        };
 
-- 
1.5.6.3

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