Re: [PATCH v3 7/9] ARM: add Armada 1500 and Sony NSZ-GS7 device treefiles

[Sebastian Hesselbarth]

On 11/08/2013 08:14 PM, Olof Johansson wrote:
> On Fri, Nov 8, 2013 at 10:24 AM, Jason Cooper <jason@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> > On Fri, Nov 08, 2013 at 12:06:26PM -0600, Kumar Gala wrote:
> > > On Nov 8, 2013, at 10:57 AM, Jason Cooper wrote:
> > > > On Fri, Nov 08, 2013 at 10:13:19AM -0600, Kumar Gala wrote:
> > > > > On Nov 5, 2013, at 8:28 AM, Sebastian Hesselbarth wrote:
> > > > ...
> > > > > > .../devicetree/bindings/arm/marvell,berlin.txt     |   24 +++
> > > > > > arch/arm/boot/dts/Makefile                         |    2 +
> > > > > > arch/arm/boot/dts/berlin2-sony-nsz-gs7.dts         |   29 +++
> > > > > > arch/arm/boot/dts/berlin2.dtsi                     |  227 ++++++++++++++++++++
> > > > > > 4 files changed, 282 insertions(+)
> > > > > > create mode 100644 Documentation/devicetree/bindings/arm/marvell,berlin.txt
> > > > > > create mode 100644 arch/arm/boot/dts/berlin2-sony-nsz-gs7.dts
> > > > > > create mode 100644 arch/arm/boot/dts/berlin2.dtsi
> > > > >
> > > > > Haven't we been trying to go away from non-prefixed dts/dtsi?
> > > >
> > > > hmmm, this is the first I've heard of that.  Although, your proposal
> > > > (in another thread) makes more sense now.  :)
> > > >
> > > > > So should these be something like marvell-berlin2-...
> > > >
> > > > I don't recall this being brought up at the summit, nor in Grant's
> > > > report.  I do need to give it a more careful read this weekend, though.
> > > > Perhaps I missed something.
> > >
> > > This was based on review comments Olof gave when we pushed some .dts
> > > files for MSM/APQ Qualcomm Technologies soc/boards.
> >
> > As Andrew Lunn mentioned to me earlier, we should consider the fact that
> > the dts file names are being used by Debian's flash-kernel.  Oh no!
> > Another ABI! ;-)
>
> Yes, the names are mostly stable. ST-Ericsson renamed their dts files
> and it caused some pain, some build environments have them hardcoded,
> etc.

Ok, I was just going to ask, if we should stich some rename-patches for
mvebu SoCs.. but the above answers that.

Sebastian

> Still, it is a good idea to start adding new ones using family or
> vendor prefixes, so they are easier to group. Please keep that in mind
> on new ones too, Jason -- I don't think I've discussed with you in the
> past. :-)


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