# Re: \[PATCH 1/2 v2\] \[OF\] Add of\_device\_is\_available function

- From: Josh Boyer \<hidden\>
- Date: 2008-03-01 22:25:30 
- List: linuxppc-dev
- Page: https://ratatoskr.run/linuxppc-dev/2008/03/9436452
- Thread: https://ratatoskr.run/linuxppc-dev/2008/03/9436446/t.md

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On Sun, 2 Mar 2008 09:02:18 +1100
Stephen Rothwell [ref] wrote:

> Hi Josh,
> 
> On Sat, 1 Mar 2008 08:16:00 -0600 Josh Boyer [ref] wrote:
> >
> > IEEE 1275 defined a standard "status" property to indicate the
> > operational status of a device.  The property has four possible values:
> > okay, disabled, fail, fail-xxx.  The absence of this property means the
> > operational status of the device is unknown or okay.
> > 
> > This adds a function called of_device_is_available that checks the state
> > of the status property of a device.  If the property is absent or set to
> > either "okay" or "ok", it returns 1.  Otherwise it returns 0.
> > 
> > Signed-off-by: Josh Boyer <redacted>
> 
> Looks good to me - except the patch is word wrapped (which is weird for
> Claws) ...

That's weird indeed...  I've never had that happen before.  I'll resend.

josh
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