Re: [PATCH V1 1/4] bindings: nvmem: introduce "reverse-data" property

From: Jan Lübbe
Date: Wed Aug 11 2021 - 05:05:52 EST


On Wed, 2021-08-11 at 08:06 +0000, Joakim Zhang wrote:
>
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: Joakim Zhang <qiangqing.zhang@xxxxxxx>
> > Sent: 2021年8月11日 16:05
> > To: Jan Lübbe <jlu@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>; srinivas.kandagatla@xxxxxxxxxx;
> > robh+dt@xxxxxxxxxx; shawnguo@xxxxxxxxxx
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> > Subject: RE: [PATCH V1 1/4] bindings: nvmem: introduce "reverse-data"
> > property
> >
> >
> > > -----Original Message-----
> > > From: Jan Lübbe <jlu@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> > > Sent: 2021年8月10日 23:14
> > > To: Joakim Zhang <qiangqing.zhang@xxxxxxx>;
> > > srinivas.kandagatla@xxxxxxxxxx; robh+dt@xxxxxxxxxx;
> > > shawnguo@xxxxxxxxxx
> > > Cc: devicetree@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx; dl-linux-imx <linux-imx@xxxxxxx>;
> > > kernel@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx; linux-kernel@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> > > Subject: Re: [PATCH V1 1/4] bindings: nvmem: introduce "reverse-data"
> > > property
> > >
> > > On Tue, 2021-08-10 at 15:35 +0800, Joakim Zhang wrote:
> > > > Introduce "reverse-data" property for nvmem provider to reverse buffer.
> > > >
> > > > Signed-off-by: Joakim Zhang <qiangqing.zhang@xxxxxxx>
> > > > ---
> > > > Documentation/devicetree/bindings/nvmem/nvmem.yaml | 5 +++++
> > > > 1 file changed, 5 insertions(+)
> > > >
> > > > diff --git a/Documentation/devicetree/bindings/nvmem/nvmem.yaml
> > > > b/Documentation/devicetree/bindings/nvmem/nvmem.yaml
> > > > index b8dc3d2b6e92..bc745083fc64 100644
> > > > --- a/Documentation/devicetree/bindings/nvmem/nvmem.yaml
> > > > +++ b/Documentation/devicetree/bindings/nvmem/nvmem.yaml
> > > > @@ -61,6 +61,11 @@ patternProperties:
> > > > description:
> > > > Size in bit within the address range specified by reg.
> > > >
> > > > + reverse-data:
> > > > + $ref: /schemas/types.yaml#/definitions/flag
> > > > + description:
> > > > + Reverse the data that read from the storage device.
> > >
> > > I'd prefer if it was more explicit that the *bytes* will be reversed.
> > > Otherwise a reader might think that this is reversing on the *bit* level.
> >
> > Make sense, how about 'reverse-byte-order'?
>
> Sorry, 'reverse-bytes-order'.

'reverse-byte-order' sounds better to me, but I'm not a native English speaker.
I'd be fine with either, though.

Thanks
Jan