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SubjectRe: [PATCH v2 4/9] ARM: dts: add dts files for hi3519-demb board
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On 2015/12/10 16:04, Arnd Bergmann wrote:
> On Thursday 10 December 2015 14:32:05 xuejiancheng wrote:
>>>
>>> This is not what I meant. You have to use "syscon" as the most generic
>>> "compatible" value here, but should add a machine specific string
>>> as a more specific one. "hisilicon,sysctrl" is not appropriate because
>>> it does not identify the IP block uniquely, you can only use that
>>> in combination with another more specific string.
>>
>> OK. I will use "hisilicon,hi3519-syscon" and "syscon" as the compatible value
>> for the sysctrl node in hi3519.dtsi.
>>
>
> Why hisilicon,hi3519-syscon instead of hisilicon,hi3519-sysctrl?

> Is this not called a sysctrl at all in the datasheet then?

It is OK to use hisilicon,hi3519-sysctrl.

I thought syscon was more commonly used as abbr. of system-controller in the kernel code.

> Arnd
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