Re: [PATCHv2 1/2] dt-bindings: backlight: add ti-lmu-backlight binding
From: Sebastian Reichel
Date: Thu Jul 27 2017 - 06:29:21 EST
Hi,
On Mon, Jul 24, 2017 at 11:58:26AM -0500, Rob Herring wrote:
> On Mon, Jul 17, 2017 at 03:39:55PM +0200, Sebastian Reichel wrote:
> > +Required property:
> > + - compatible: Should be one of:
> > + "ti,lm3532-backlight"
> > + "ti,lm3631-backlight"
> > + "ti,lm3632-backlight"
> > + "ti,lm3633-backlight"
> > + "ti,lm3695-backlight"
> > + "ti,lm3697-backlight"
>
> Some of the parts only do backlight, so drop the "-backlight" on those.
> And having a sub-node makes no sense in that case. Perhaps it should be
> 2 binding documents separating the single function devices and MFDs. The
> binding doc(s) doesn't have to align with the driver(s). You can have 1
> driver serve 2 bindings.
Yes, there is LM3532 and LM3695, which is backlight only as far as I
can see. Your suggestion contradicts with existing binding, though:
Documentation/devicetree/bindings/mfd/ti-lmu.txt
-- Sebastian
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