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

Mark Rutland mark.rutland at arm.com
Tue Oct 7 05:35:14 PDT 2014


On Tue, Oct 07, 2014 at 01:31:23PM +0100, Arnd Bergmann wrote:
> On Tuesday 07 October 2014 13:08:12 Mark Rutland wrote:
> > On Tue, Oct 07, 2014 at 12:49:02PM +0100, Arnd Bergmann wrote:
> > > 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";
> > 
> > Are we aiming for new dts wto work with old kernels? It's nice if they
> > do, but I don't think it should be necessary. Old DTBs should definitely
> > work with a new kernel, though.
> > 
> > Personally I'd rather see one string (preferably the canonical one, but
> > the deprecated one is ok) than two strings when those strings are for
> > the exact same device.
> > 
> 
> Ok, fair enough. I think we should have the new name in dts files
> normally then, in order to avoid spreading the mistake further when
> someone copies it.

Sounds good to me.

Mark.



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