[PATCH 02/10] ARM: dts: samsung: exynos4: Use SoC-specific compatible string for MFC
Krzysztof Kozlowski
krzysztof.kozlowski at linaro.org
Thu Aug 7 03:59:32 PDT 2025
On 07/08/2025 05:24, Aakarsh Jain wrote:
> Modify the MFC device tree node to use a SoC-specific
> compatible string instead of a generic one.
Why?
>
> Signed-off-by: Aakarsh Jain <aakarsh.jain at samsung.com>
> ---
> arch/arm/boot/dts/samsung/exynos4.dtsi | 2 +-
> 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-)
>
> diff --git a/arch/arm/boot/dts/samsung/exynos4.dtsi b/arch/arm/boot/dts/samsung/exynos4.dtsi
> index ed47d0ce04e1..a2f15fbe98cb 100644
> --- a/arch/arm/boot/dts/samsung/exynos4.dtsi
> +++ b/arch/arm/boot/dts/samsung/exynos4.dtsi
> @@ -435,7 +435,7 @@ i2s2: i2s at 13970000 {
> };
>
> mfc: codec at 13400000 {
> - compatible = "samsung,mfc-v5";
> + compatible = "samsung,exynos4-mfc";
There are so many things wrong here...
1. This breaks all users
2. Not a correct compatible - there is no exynos4 (see writing bindings)
3. Commit msg does not explain why breaking users is reasonable
Best regards,
Krzysztof
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