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Subject: Re: [PATCH v3 2/2] nvmem: lan9662-otp: add support.
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To:     Horatiu Vultur <horatiu.vultur@microchip.com>
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On 31/08/2022 17:52, Horatiu Vultur wrote:
>>> If I put only one entry:
>>> ---
>>> static const struct of_device_id lan9662_otp_match[] = {
>>>      { .compatible = "microchip,lan9662-otp", },
>>> ---
>>>
>>> Wouldn't be a problem that the binding mentions also lan9668?
>>
>> No. What could be the problem exactly, which you are afraid? Why
>> implementation should be a problem for a binding (which we try to be
>> mostly implementation independent)?
> 
> The implementation wouldn't be a problem for the binding.
> The only thing was if the binding has more compatible strings than what
> the driver supports. As an example, in the binding we mention about
> lan9668 but nothing in the driver.

What is that "only thing"? What is the problem? It does not matter
really if the driver mentions or does not mention lan9668, because it's
not related...

Best regards,
Krzysztof