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From:   Geert Uytterhoeven <geert@linux-m68k.org>
Date:   Mon, 11 Apr 2022 15:47:13 +0200
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Subject: Re: [PATCH 1/5] dt-bindings: display: ssd1307fb: Deprecate fbdev
 compatible strings
To:     Javier Martinez Canillas <javierm@redhat.com>
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        Maxime Ripard <mripard@kernel.org>,
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Hi Javier,

On Thu, Apr 7, 2022 at 10:03 PM Javier Martinez Canillas
<javierm@redhat.com> wrote:
> The current compatible strings for SSD130x I2C controllers contain an -fb
> suffix, this seems to indicate that are for a fbdev driver. But the DT is
> supposed to describe the hardware and not Linux implementation details.
>
> Let's deprecate those compatible strings and add a new enum that contains
> compatible strings that don't have a -fb suffix. These will be matched by
> the ssd130x-i2c DRM driver.
>
> Signed-off-by: Javier Martinez Canillas <javierm@redhat.com>

> --- a/Documentation/devicetree/bindings/display/solomon,ssd1307fb.yaml
> +++ b/Documentation/devicetree/bindings/display/solomon,ssd1307fb.yaml
> @@ -12,12 +12,24 @@ maintainers:
>
>  properties:
>    compatible:
> -    enum:
> -      - sinowealth,sh1106-i2c
> -      - solomon,ssd1305fb-i2c
> -      - solomon,ssd1306fb-i2c
> -      - solomon,ssd1307fb-i2c
> -      - solomon,ssd1309fb-i2c
> +    oneOf:
> +      # Deprecated compatible strings
> +      - items:
> +          - enum:
> +              - solomon,ssd1305fb-i2c
> +              - solomon,ssd1306fb-i2c
> +              - solomon,ssd1307fb-i2c
> +              - solomon,ssd1309fb-i2c

Please drop the "-i2c" suffixes, too.
We already have plenty of IIO sensors and audio codecs using the
same compatible value for spi and i2c, cfr.
'git grep compatible -- "*-[si][p2][ic].c"'

Gr{oetje,eeting}s,

                        Geert

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