Re: [PATCH 1/2] iio: adc: mcp320x: Deprecated compatible strings with no vendor prefix

From: Michael Welling
Date: Wed Oct 14 2015 - 11:27:40 EST


On Wed, Oct 14, 2015 at 02:54:38PM +0200, Javier Martinez Canillas wrote:
> The Microchip Analog to Digital Converter (ADC) Device Tree binding
> documents compatible strings with no vendor prefix. Since it should
> compatible strings with also a vendor, add these to the binding doc
> and mark the old ones as deprecated.
>
> The driver says that the device is from Microchip Technology which
> is listed in Documentation/devicetree/bindings/vendor-prefixes.txt
> so use the documented prefix.
>
> Signed-off-by: Javier Martinez Canillas <javier@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> ---
>
> .../devicetree/bindings/iio/adc/mcp320x.txt | 30 +++++++++++++++-------
> 1 file changed, 21 insertions(+), 9 deletions(-)
>
> diff --git a/Documentation/devicetree/bindings/iio/adc/mcp320x.txt b/Documentation/devicetree/bindings/iio/adc/mcp320x.txt
> index 2a1f3af30155..bcd3ac8e6e0c 100644
> --- a/Documentation/devicetree/bindings/iio/adc/mcp320x.txt
> +++ b/Documentation/devicetree/bindings/iio/adc/mcp320x.txt
> @@ -10,16 +10,28 @@ must be specified.
> Required properties:
> - compatible: Must be one of the following, depending on the
> model:
> - "mcp3001"
> - "mcp3002"
> - "mcp3004"
> - "mcp3008"
> - "mcp3201"
> - "mcp3202"
> - "mcp3204"
> - "mcp3208"
> - "mcp3301"
> + "mcp3001" (DEPRECATED)
> + "mcp3002" (DEPRECATED)
> + "mcp3004" (DEPRECATED)
> + "mcp3008" (DEPRECATED)
> + "mcp3201" (DEPRECATED)
> + "mcp3202" (DEPRECATED)
> + "mcp3204" (DEPRECATED)
> + "mcp3208" (DEPRECATED)
> + "mcp3301" (DEPRECATED)
>
> + "microchip,mcp3001"
> + "microchip,mcp3002"
> + "microchip,mcp3004"
> + "microchip,mcp3008"
> + "microchip,mcp3201"
> + "microchip,mcp3202"
> + "microchip,mcp3204"
> + "microchip,mcp3208"
> + "microchip,mcp3301"
> +
> + NOTE: The use of the compatibles with no vendor prefix
> + is deprecated and only listed because old DT use them.
>

Acked-by: Michael Welling <mwelling@xxxxxxxx>

> Examples:
> spi_controller {
> --
> 2.4.3
>
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