Return-Path: Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org via listexpand id S1756480Ab3GKXy2 (ORCPT ); Thu, 11 Jul 2013 19:54:28 -0400 Received: from mail-ee0-f47.google.com ([74.125.83.47]:58472 "EHLO mail-ee0-f47.google.com" rhost-flags-OK-OK-OK-OK) by vger.kernel.org with ESMTP id S1756246Ab3GKXy0 (ORCPT ); Thu, 11 Jul 2013 19:54:26 -0400 MIME-Version: 1.0 In-Reply-To: <20130710215041.GR11908@titan.lakedaemon.net> References: <1373352166-10064-1-git-send-email-zhangwm@marvell.com> <1373352166-10064-2-git-send-email-zhangwm@marvell.com> <20130709124900.GG11908@titan.lakedaemon.net> <20130710122433.GO11908@titan.lakedaemon.net> <20130710215041.GR11908@titan.lakedaemon.net> Date: Fri, 12 Jul 2013 07:54:25 +0800 Message-ID: Subject: Re: [PATCH V3 1/3] dts: change Marvell prefix to 'marvell' From: Haojian Zhuang To: Jason Cooper Cc: Neil Zhang , Grant Likely , Bergmann Arnd , devicetree-discuss@lists.ozlabs.org, "linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org" , "linux-arm-kernel@lists.infradead.org" Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 Sender: linux-kernel-owner@vger.kernel.org List-ID: X-Mailing-List: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org Content-Length: 4163 Lines: 84 On Thu, Jul 11, 2013 at 5:50 AM, Jason Cooper wrote: > On Wed, Jul 10, 2013 at 10:08:50PM +0800, Haojian Zhuang wrote: >> On Wed, Jul 10, 2013 at 8:24 PM, Jason Cooper wrote: >> > On Wed, Jul 10, 2013 at 04:19:46PM +0800, Haojian Zhuang wrote: >> >> On Tue, Jul 9, 2013 at 8:49 PM, Jason Cooper wrote: >> >> > Neil, >> >> > >> >> > On Tue, Jul 09, 2013 at 02:42:44PM +0800, Neil Zhang wrote: >> >> >> The documented vendor prefix for Marvell is 'marvell', not 'mrvl', so >> >> >> let's change it. >> >> >> >> >> >> Signed-off-by: Neil Zhang >> >> >> --- >> >> >> .../devicetree/bindings/arm/mrvl/intc.txt | 16 +++--- >> >> >> .../devicetree/bindings/arm/mrvl/mrvl.txt | 6 +- >> >> >> .../devicetree/bindings/arm/mrvl/timer.txt | 4 +- >> >> >> Documentation/devicetree/bindings/i2c/i2c-pxa.txt | 14 +++--- >> >> >> .../devicetree/bindings/mmc/sdhci-pxa.txt | 8 ++-- >> >> >> .../devicetree/bindings/rtc/sa1100-rtc.txt | 4 +- >> >> >> .../devicetree/bindings/serial/mrvl-serial.txt | 2 +- >> >> >> arch/arm/boot/dts/mmp2-brownstone.dts | 2 +- >> >> >> arch/arm/boot/dts/mmp2.dtsi | 56 ++++++++++---------- >> >> >> arch/arm/boot/dts/pxa168-aspenite.dts | 2 +- >> >> >> arch/arm/boot/dts/pxa168.dtsi | 24 ++++---- >> >> >> arch/arm/boot/dts/pxa2xx.dtsi | 16 +++--- >> >> >> arch/arm/boot/dts/pxa3xx.dtsi | 2 +- >> >> >> arch/arm/boot/dts/pxa910-dkb.dts | 2 +- >> >> >> arch/arm/boot/dts/pxa910.dtsi | 27 +++++----- >> >> >> arch/arm/mach-mmp/irq.c | 16 +++--- >> >> >> arch/arm/mach-mmp/mmp-dt.c | 28 +++++----- >> >> >> arch/arm/mach-mmp/mmp2-dt.c | 16 +++--- >> >> >> arch/arm/mach-mmp/time.c | 2 +- >> >> >> arch/arm/mach-pxa/pxa-dt.c | 14 +++--- >> >> >> drivers/i2c/busses/i2c-pxa.c | 10 ++-- >> >> >> drivers/mmc/host/sdhci-pxav2.c | 4 +- >> >> >> drivers/mmc/host/sdhci-pxav3.c | 4 +- >> >> >> drivers/rtc/rtc-sa1100.c | 4 +- >> >> >> drivers/tty/serial/pxa.c | 4 +- >> >> >> 25 files changed, 144 insertions(+), 143 deletions(-) >> >> > >> >> > I agree with the need to change, however, this has been in the binding >> >> > documentation since v3.5. I wish we had caught this when we decided >> >> > against using stock ticker symbols (not all stock markets use >> >> > alphabetical abbreviated names, not all companies are listed on any >> >> > stock exchange). >> >> > >> >> > To do this properly, the drivers are going to have to be compatible with >> >> > the old and the new names, and the binding docs updated to reflect the >> >> > legacy name and the preferred name. >> >> > >> >> >> >> It's better to only use the new names. >> > >> > In the dts{i}, yes. But we don't want to break systems in the field >> > with "mrvl,..." compatible strings. Therefore, at least the drivers >> > need an extra compatible string to support "mrvl,...". >> > >> > If it had just been since v3.9, it'd be different/simpler. However, >> > several vendors have opted to use kernels newer than v3.5, which makes >> > this scenario a real possibility. >> > >> > thx, >> > >> > Jason. >> >> Is there any vendor using DT for this Marvell chip? I think the answer is no. > > Well, Daniel Drake spoke up for OLPC. Does that count? > > thx, > > Jason. > We don't know they used DT on Marvell MMP2/MMP3. So they don't have DTS file in kernel, we could use both old name & new name in driver. Regards Haojian -- To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-kernel" in the body of a message to majordomo@vger.kernel.org More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html Please read the FAQ at http://www.tux.org/lkml/