[PATCH v3 4/4] arch: arm: boot: dts: Added correct vendor-prefix with device name to compatible property

Arnd Bergmann arnd at arndb.de
Tue Oct 7 04:49:02 PDT 2014


On Tuesday 07 October 2014 17:15:08 Darshana Padmadas wrote:
>                 /* ALS and Proximity sensor */
>                 isl29028 at 44 {
> -                       compatible = "isil,isl29028";
> +                       compatible = "isl,isl29028";
>                         reg = <0x44>;
>                         interrupt-parent = <&gpio>;
>                         interrupts = <TEGRA_GPIO(L, 0) IRQ_TYPE_LEVEL_HIGH>;
> 

Does this intentionally list only the new string?

If we want compatibility between new dts files and old kernels, this would
need to be 

	compatible = "isl,isl29028", compatible = "isil,isl29028";

I don't know if we want to go that far though, given that this is
only a staging driver.

	Arnd



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