Re: [PATCH] spi: spidev: add "generic-spidev" for compatible string

From: Mark Brown
Date: Mon Jul 15 2024 - 10:11:08 EST


On Sun, Jul 14, 2024 at 10:23:03PM +0200, egyszeregy@xxxxxxxxxxx wrote:
> From: Benjamin Szőke <egyszeregy@xxxxxxxxxxx>
>
> Spidev is a not an ASIC, IC or Sensor specific driver.
> It is better to use a simple and generic compatible
> string instead of many dummy vendor/product names
> which are all just fake.

> Signed-off-by: Benjamin Szőke <egyszeregy@xxxxxxxxxxx>
> ---
> drivers/spi/spidev.c | 2 ++
> 1 file changed, 2 insertions(+)

No, as previously and repeatedly discussed the DT describes the
hardware, not the software that happens to be used to control that
hardware.

You also need to document any new bindings.

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