Messages in this thread | | | From | Kevin Hilman <> | Subject | Re: [PATCH 0/2] spi: meson: Add Amlogic GXBB compatible | Date | Thu, 08 Sep 2016 11:17:08 -0700 |
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Andreas Färber <afaerber@suse.de> writes:
> Am 08.09.2016 um 14:04 schrieb Andreas Färber: >> Am 08.09.2016 um 09:53 schrieb Neil Armstrong: >>> This patchset adds a specific compatible string in the Meson SPIFC driver for >>> the Amlogic Meson GXBB SoC. >> >> Any particular reason? We could just reuse the meson6 one since there >> appear to be no code changes so far. > > So Neil is essentially telling me they don't know whether there are any > differences in the IP block, so a separate compatible string was chosen. > > No objection from my side, but a general clarification from device tree > maintainers when and when not to would be appreciated. (+ devicetree)
I'm not sure what the "right" way is (Rob?) but I think the usual way is to add new compatibles when needed.
Kevin
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