[PATCH for-4.4 2/2] doc: dt: mtd: partitions: add compatible property to "partitions" node

Brian Norris computersforpeace at gmail.com
Mon Dec 7 09:58:35 PST 2015


On Sat, Dec 05, 2015 at 12:45:36PM +0100, Jonas Gorski wrote:
> On Fri, Dec 4, 2015 at 3:02 AM, Brian Norris
> <computersforpeace at gmail.com> wrote:
> >         // proposed
> >         partitions {
> >                 compatible = "partitions";
> 
> "partitions" sounds mode like a device_type thing than a compatible
> name, maybe "fixed-partitions"? IMHO that would describe better what
> these are, and doesn't invite to think using compatible =
> "arm,arm-flash-structure", "partitions"; is a good idea.

"fixed-partitions" sounds OK to me. If no objections, I'll apply these
patches, with (approximately) a:

s/"partitions"/"fixed-partitions"/

Thanks,
Brian

> >                 #address-cells = <x>;
> >                 #size-cells = <y>;
> >                 partition at 0 {
> >                         ...;
> >                 };
> >         };



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