Re: [PATCH v2 1/4] dt-bindings: Add vendor prefix for Kandou

From: Krzysztof Kozlowski

Date: Tue Jul 21 2026 - 10:49:03 EST


On 21/07/2026 16:21, Guenter Roeck wrote:
> On 7/21/26 01:24, Krzysztof Kozlowski wrote:
>> On Wed, Jul 15, 2026 at 05:08:35PM +0800, Andy Chung wrote:
>>> Kandou Bus, S.A. is the vendor of the KB9002 PCIe retimer.
>>>
>>> Signed-off-by: Andy Chung <Andy.Chung@xxxxxxx>
>>> ---
>>> Documentation/devicetree/bindings/vendor-prefixes.yaml | 2 ++
>>> 1 file changed, 2 insertions(+)
>>
>> What's the domain or ticker name? I find only Kandou AI, so not the
>> "bus" variant...
>>
>
> Good catch.
>
> AI Overview:
>
> Kandou Bus S.A. (often operating as Kandou AI) is a fabless semiconductor company
> that specializes in high-speed, energy-efficient chip-to-chip links and
> connectivity solutions.
>
> From some chip news:
>
> Started in 2011 at EPFL as Kandou Bus, Kandou AI is a semiconductor design
> company dedicated to advancing high-speed, longer reach, low power connectivity
> solutions.
>
> On their Linkedin page:
>
> Kandou is becoming Kandou AI. Our new strategy is focused exclusively on our
> goal of democratizing artificial intelligence – making it readily available and
> affordable.
>
> Looks like they renamed themselves about a year ago.

Then prefix is fine, but maybe in description should be "Kandou AI
(Kandou Bus)" or something similar.

Best regards,
Krzysztof