[PATCH v5 4/5] ARM: Kirkwood: Fix qnap vendor prefix

[Mark Rutland]

On Wed, Feb 19, 2014 at 01:14:16PM +0000, Ben Peddell wrote:
> On 19/02/14 23:05, Andrew Lunn wrote:
> >> diff --git a/drivers/power/reset/qnap-poweroff.c b/drivers/power/reset/qnap-poweroff.c
> >> index a75db7f..d350ece 100644
> >> --- a/drivers/power/reset/qnap-poweroff.c
> >> +++ b/drivers/power/reset/qnap-poweroff.c
> >> @@ -41,7 +41,7 @@ static const struct power_off_cfg synology_power_off_cfg = {
> >>  };
> >>  
> >>  static const struct of_device_id qnap_power_off_of_match_table[] = {
> >> -	{ .compatible = "qnap,power-off",
> >> +	{ .compatible = "qnapsz,power-off",
> >>  	  .data = &qnap_power_off_cfg,
> >>  	},
> > 
> > Hi Ben
> > 
> > This causes issues for devices using old DT blobs. You need to keep
> > the old entry as well as supporting the new vendor prefix.
> > 
> > We need to consider, is it worth the hassle of changing the prefix,
> > since it has been in use for a long time. I think using the stock
> > ticker is a "rule of thumb" and not a strict requirement.
> 
> So, in this case it would be best to change qnapsz back to qnap in 
> patch #1, and completely remove this patch?

If we already have users of the qnap prefix, yes please.

Thanks,
Mark.