Re: [PATCH] iio:light:tsl2563: Add DT support

[Sebastian Reichel]

On Thu, Oct 24, 2013 at 09:29:42AM +0100, Jonathan Cameron wrote:
> On 10/23/13 22:51, Sebastian Reichel wrote:
> > Add Device Tree support for the TSL2563 driver
> > and document the binding.
> > 
> > Signed-off-by: Sebastian Reichel <sre@xxxxxxxxxx>
> > ---
> >  .../devicetree/bindings/iio/light/tsl2563.txt         | 19 +++++++++++++++++++
> >  drivers/iio/light/tsl2563.c                           |  4 ++++
> >  2 files changed, 23 insertions(+)
> >  create mode 100644 Documentation/devicetree/bindings/iio/light/tsl2563.txt
> > 
> > diff --git a/Documentation/devicetree/bindings/iio/light/tsl2563.txt b/Documentation/devicetree/bindings/iio/light/tsl2563.txt
> > new file mode 100644
> > index 0000000..b52cf4b
> > --- /dev/null
> > +++ b/Documentation/devicetree/bindings/iio/light/tsl2563.txt
> > @@ -0,0 +1,19 @@
> > +* TAOS TSL2563 ambient light sensor
> > +
> > +Required properties:
> > +
> > +  - compatible : should be "taos,tsl2563"
> > +  - reg : the I2C address of the sensor
> > +
> > +Optional properties:
> > +
> So two options for this one.  Either pitch it as a possible general parameter, or
> mark it with a vendor prefix.  It seems like something fairly general, but in that case it
> probably needs a more detailed proposal and explanation of exactly what it is.

OK, I will add a vendor prefix in a PATCHv2. When I converted the driver
to DT I had a look how this is used and I don't think it's "fairly general".

> Also, is taos listed in vendor-prefixes.txt?  Jon, is that the right vendor prefix to use?
> I'm guessing you have some non mainline bindings out there already so it would be good
> to match those...

taos is currently not listed in the vendor-prefixes.txt file. Also
it seems that "TAOS Inc." has been absorbed by "ams AG" in 2011.
So how to proceed with the patch?

-- Sebastian

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