Re: [PATCH v2 03/13] mmc: dt-bindings: make compatible explicit

From: Chaotian Jing
Date: Fri Oct 13 2017 - 22:12:15 EST


On Fri, 2017-10-13 at 15:14 -0500, Rob Herring wrote:
> On Mon, Oct 09, 2017 at 07:35:16PM +0800, Chaotian Jing wrote:
> > the driver has updated to have an explicit compatible, so update
> > binding file according to the driver change.
>
> Normally, that's not a reason for a binding change. An old kernel
> without the driver change is still valid.
>
> >
> > Signed-off-by: Chaotian Jing <chaotian.jing@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
> > ---
> > Documentation/devicetree/bindings/mmc/mtk-sd.txt | 4 ++--
> > 1 file changed, 2 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)
> >
> > diff --git a/Documentation/devicetree/bindings/mmc/mtk-sd.txt b/Documentation/devicetree/bindings/mmc/mtk-sd.txt
> > index 3e0a97c..2bb585b 100644
> > --- a/Documentation/devicetree/bindings/mmc/mtk-sd.txt
> > +++ b/Documentation/devicetree/bindings/mmc/mtk-sd.txt
> > @@ -8,8 +8,8 @@ and the properties used by the msdc driver.
> >
> > Required properties:
> > - compatible: value should be either of the following.
> > - "mediatek,mt8173-mmc","mediatek,mt8135-mmc": for mmc host ip compatible with mt8135
>
> Except this one didn't really make sense. "mediatek,mt8135-mmc" should
> be the most specific compatible on a MT8135.
>
> > - "mediatek,mt8173-mmc","mediatek,mt8135-mmc": for mmc host ip compatible with mt8173
>
> Why is the version in MT8173 no longer compatible with a driver that
> supports "mediatek,mt8135-mmc"? Your commit msg needs to answer that
> question.

OK, will answer it in commit msg at next version.
>
> > + "mediatek,mt8135-mmc": for mmc host ip compatible with mt8135
> > + "mediatek,mt8173-mmc": for mmc host ip compatible with mt8173
> > "mediatek,mt2701-mmc": for mmc host ip compatible with mt2701
> > "mediatek,mt2712-mmc": for mmc host ip compatible with mt2712
> > - reg: physical base address of the controller and length
> > --
> > 1.8.1.1.dirty
> >