[PATCH v6 1/2] dt-bindings: dma: snps,dw-axi-dmac: Add fallback compatible for CV1800B
Inochi Amaoto
inochiama at gmail.com
Mon May 11 15:04:36 PDT 2026
On Mon, May 11, 2026 at 05:01:01PM +0100, Conor Dooley wrote:
> On Mon, May 11, 2026 at 02:38:16PM +0800, Inochi Amaoto wrote:
> > The previous version of the binding change only add compatible
> > string without adding the fallback compatible, this breaks
> > backward compatibility. Add the needed fallback compatible to
> > fix this.
>
> I don't understand how adding a specific comaptible affected backwards
> compatibility. Did the dts originally use the snps compatible before the
> device specific one was added?
>
Yes, the device is already in DTS, and since I find an quirk for
it. A new compatible with fallback is necessary.
Regards,
Inochi
> >
> > Fixes: be3e2a0419c6 ("dt-bindings: dma: snps,dw-axi-dmac: Add CV1800B compatible")
> > Signed-off-by: Inochi Amaoto <inochiama at gmail.com>
> > ---
> > Documentation/devicetree/bindings/dma/snps,dw-axi-dmac.yaml | 5 +++--
> > 1 file changed, 3 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)
> >
> > diff --git a/Documentation/devicetree/bindings/dma/snps,dw-axi-dmac.yaml b/Documentation/devicetree/bindings/dma/snps,dw-axi-dmac.yaml
> > index 804514732dbe..0a30a455b0ee 100644
> > --- a/Documentation/devicetree/bindings/dma/snps,dw-axi-dmac.yaml
> > +++ b/Documentation/devicetree/bindings/dma/snps,dw-axi-dmac.yaml
> > @@ -21,11 +21,12 @@ properties:
> > - enum:
> > - snps,axi-dma-1.01a
> > - intel,kmb-axi-dma
> > - - sophgo,cv1800b-axi-dma
> > - starfive,jh7110-axi-dma
> > - starfive,jh8100-axi-dma
> > - items:
> > - - const: altr,agilex5-axi-dma
> > + - enum:
> > + - altr,agilex5-axi-dma
> > + - sophgo,cv1800b-axi-dma
> > - const: snps,axi-dma-1.01a
> >
> > reg:
> > --
> > 2.54.0
> >
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