Re: [PATCH 2/6] dt-bindings: can: mcp25xxfd: document device tree bindings

[Marc Kleine-Budde]

On 9/29/20 1:25 PM, Thomas.Kopp@xxxxxxxxxxxxx wrote:
>> So far in that name space there are the mcp2510, mcp2515 and mcp25625.
>> From the
>> SW point of view the 2515 and 25625 are identical while being compatible
>> to the
>> mcp2510 but offer more features. There's a single drver (mcp251x) for
>> these.
>> These chips implement the CAN-2.0 standard.
>>
>> Regarding the mcp2517fd and mcp2518fd, the "fd" in the name references
>> the
>> CAN-FD standard (successor to CAN-2.0).
>>
>> Maybe Thomas Kopp (Cc'ed) from Microchip can say something to this.
>>
>> We can rename the compatible to mcp251xfd to make it more specific.
> I agree that mcp251xfd would be a good fit. We already have (theoretical)
> conflicts for the xx in the namespace e.g. the MCP2542FD which is a 
> transceiver without any controller functionality.
> 
> Although hard to guarantee I think it's fair to assume that no MCP251xFD 
> will be released that is incompatible.

Makes sense to me. Thomas, can you create a patch for this?

regards,
Marc

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