From: "Måns Rullgård" <mans@mansr.com>
To: Marc Gonzalez <marc_gonzalez@sigmadesigns.com>
Cc: DT <devicetree@vger.kernel.org>,
Kumar Gala <galak@codeaurora.org>,
Rob Herring <robh+dt@kernel.org>, Pawel Moll <pawel.moll@arm.com>,
Mark Rutland <mark.rutland@arm.com>,
Ian Campbell <ijc+devicetree@hellion.org.uk>,
<linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org>,
Sebastian Frias <sebastian_frias@sigmadesigns.com>,
Thibaud Cornic <thibaud_cornic@sigmadesigns.com>,
Mason <slash.tmp@free.fr>
Subject: Re: [PATCH 2/3] devicetree: add binding for Aurora VLSI NB8800 Ethernet controller
Date: Mon, 26 Oct 2015 14:11:21 +0000 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <yw1xk2q9en3q.fsf@unicorn.mansr.com> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <562E330E.1060509@sigmadesigns.com> (Marc Gonzalez's message of "Mon, 26 Oct 2015 15:05:02 +0100")
Marc Gonzalez <marc_gonzalez@sigmadesigns.com> writes:
> On 26/10/2015 14:54, Måns Rullgård wrote:
>
>> Let's try something else:
>>
>> Device trees list the exact chip, the oldest chip with the same
>> features, and the oldest compatible chip. From the sound of things,
>> that means the smp8759 should use "sigma,smp8759-ethernet",
>> "sigma,smp8910-ethernet", "sigma,smp8642-ethernet", "aurora,nb8800".
>
> (I want to make sure I didn't misunderstand.) In my hypothetical
> example where something changed in 8756 and up...
>
> for a 8734 DT, I would specify: smp8734, smp8910, smp8642, nb8800
> for a 8758 DT, I would specify: smp8758, smp8756, smp8642, nb8800
If the 8756 were still compatible with 8910 (which has features not in
8642), it should include both. The list gets long, but it's probably
the least maintenance in the end.
--
Måns Rullgård
mans@mansr.com
next prev parent reply other threads:[~2015-10-26 14:11 UTC|newest]
Thread overview: 24+ messages / expand[flat|nested] mbox.gz Atom feed top
2015-10-22 14:02 [PATCH 1/3] devicetree: add vendor prefix for Aurora VLSI Mans Rullgard
2015-10-22 14:02 ` [PATCH 2/3] devicetree: add binding for Aurora VLSI NB8800 Ethernet controller Mans Rullgard
2015-10-22 14:34 ` Rob Herring
2015-10-23 12:10 ` Marc Gonzalez
2015-10-23 13:28 ` Rob Herring
2015-10-23 13:41 ` Måns Rullgård
2015-10-23 13:57 ` Marc Gonzalez
2015-10-23 14:06 ` Måns Rullgård
2015-10-26 9:34 ` Marc Gonzalez
2015-10-26 12:05 ` Måns Rullgård
2015-10-26 13:28 ` Marc Gonzalez
2015-10-26 13:54 ` Måns Rullgård
2015-10-26 14:05 ` Marc Gonzalez
2015-10-26 14:11 ` Måns Rullgård [this message]
2015-10-22 14:02 ` [PATCH 3/3] net: ethernet: add driver " Mans Rullgard
2015-10-22 14:41 ` David Miller
2015-10-22 17:18 ` Måns Rullgård
2015-10-22 14:55 ` kbuild test robot
2015-10-22 22:08 ` kbuild test robot
2015-10-23 0:31 ` Florian Fainelli
2015-10-23 15:20 ` Måns Rullgård
2015-10-23 17:36 ` Florian Fainelli
2015-10-24 15:45 ` Måns Rullgård
2015-10-22 14:35 ` [PATCH 1/3] devicetree: add vendor prefix for Aurora VLSI Rob Herring
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