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

Brian Norris computersforpeace at gmail.com
Mon Dec 14 11:35:15 PST 2015


On Mon, Dec 14, 2015 at 03:49:14PM +0100, Geert Uytterhoeven wrote:
> On Wed, Dec 9, 2015 at 2:12 AM, Brian Norris
> <computersforpeace at gmail.com> wrote:
> > On Mon, Dec 07, 2015 at 09:58:35AM -0800, Brian Norris wrote:
> >> 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"/
> >
> > Pushed to linux-mtd.git with the above change.
> 
> Aarghl, hadn't seen this patch before.
> 
> This breaks the users that have already added the partitions subnodes
> (armada-xp-lenovo-ix4-300d.dts and a few shmobile).

Sorry, I checked Linus' master and not linux-next :(

> Will send patches to fix it...

Thanks.

Brian



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