Re: [PATCH v3 1/2] dt-bindings: soc: qcom: Add qcom,kaanapali-imem compatible

[Krzysztof Kozlowski]

On 04/11/2025 15:35, Konrad Dybcio wrote:
> On 11/4/25 3:26 PM, Krzysztof Kozlowski wrote:
>> This I got, but nothing here explains why you need generic compatible.
>> To re-iterate: there was no generic compatible before, now there is.
>> Writing bindings and numerous reviews from DT maintainers ask not to use
>> generic compatibles.
> 
> OK so let's not worry about a generic compatible. IMEM exists since
> MSM8974 and it only had major hw updates with SM8550. They don't
> impact the software interface though, so qcom,msm8974-imem is OK.
> 
> There's a separate control/status register address space for each
> instance of this IP (usually far apart from the actual SRAM pool),
> which Linux doesn't have to care about.

Just use qcom,kaanapali-imem - that's the first device here without syscons.


Best regards,
Krzysztof