Re: [PATCH 2/2] i2c:aspeed:support ast2600 i2c new register mode driver

From: Andrew Lunn
Date: Wed Mar 23 2022 - 08:38:01 EST


On Wed, Mar 23, 2022 at 08:40:09AM +0800, ryan_chen wrote:
> Add i2c new register mode driver to support AST2600 i2c
> new register set. AST2600 i2c controller have legacy and
> new register mode. The new register mode have global register
> support 4 base clock for scl clock selection, and new clock
> divider mode. And i2c new register mode have separate register
> set to control i2c master and slave.
>
> Signed-off-by: Ryan Chen <ryan_chen@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> ---
> drivers/i2c/busses/Kconfig | 11 +
> drivers/i2c/busses/Makefile | 1 +
> drivers/i2c/busses/aspeed-i2c-new-global.c | 91 ++
> drivers/i2c/busses/aspeed-i2c-new-global.h | 19 +
> drivers/i2c/busses/i2c-new-aspeed.c | 1698 ++++++++++++++++++++

I always find it funny when somebody uses 'new'. What is the next
version going to be called? 'even-newer', and the version after that
'really-really-new'?

> +static const struct of_device_id aspeed_new_i2c_bus_of_table[] = {
> + {
> + .compatible = "aspeed,ast2600-i2c-bus",
> + },

Given this compatible string, why not call it i2c-aspeed-2600.c, and
remove 'new' everywhere.

Andrew