Re: [PATCH v1 1/2] dt-bindings: arm: coresight: Update the pattern of ete node name

From: Krzysztof Kozlowski
Date: Thu Dec 21 2023 - 03:44:30 EST


On 21/12/2023 09:36, Jinlong Mao wrote:
>
>
> On 12/21/2023 4:17 PM, Krzysztof Kozlowski wrote:
>> On 21/12/2023 09:15, Jinlong Mao wrote:
>>>
>>>
>>> On 12/21/2023 4:12 PM, Krzysztof Kozlowski wrote:
>>>> On 21/12/2023 04:28, Jinlong Mao wrote:
>>>>>>> diff --git a/Documentation/devicetree/bindings/arm/arm,embedded-trace-extension.yaml b/Documentation/devicetree/bindings/arm/arm,embedded-trace-extension.yaml
>>>>>>> index f725e6940993..cbf583d34029 100644
>>>>>>> --- a/Documentation/devicetree/bindings/arm/arm,embedded-trace-extension.yaml
>>>>>>> +++ b/Documentation/devicetree/bindings/arm/arm,embedded-trace-extension.yaml
>>>>>>> @@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ description: |
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> properties:
>>>>>>> $nodename:
>>>>>>> - pattern: "^ete([0-9a-f]+)$"
>>>>>>> + pattern: "^ete-([0-9a-f]+)$"
>>>>>>
>>>>>> My concerns are not resolved. Why is it here in the first place?
>>>>>
>>>>> Hi Krzysztof,
>>>>>
>>>>> ETE is acronym of embedded trace extension. The number of the name is
>>>>> the same as the number of the CPU it belongs to.
>>>>
>>>> This is obvious and was not my question.
>>>
>>> Do you mean why the pattern match of the node name is added here ?
>>
>> Yes, especially that it is requiring a non-generic name.
>>
>>>
>>> This node should not have the node name match, right ?
>>
>> Usually. For sure shouldn't be for non-generic names.
>>
> Hi Suzuki,
>
> Can we remove the pattern match of the node name and use a generic name
> "ete" for the ete DT nodes ?

"ete" is not a generic name. What is generic here? It's an acronym of
some specific device name.

Best regards,
Krzysztof