On Mon, Sep 12, 2022 at 01:18:08PM -0700, Marti Bolivar wrote: > I'm trying to understand the intended use of the model property > in DT spec v0.4-rc1 §2.3.2. > > Specifically, can "model" be a property in any node of the devicetree? > The spec seems to indicate so, but grepping around the DTS files in > Linux, it seems to be primarily used as a property of the root node, as > a model name for the entire device. > > There are a few exceptions in Documentation/devicetree/bindings/, but > they are mostly in sound/, so it's not clear to me whether this is the > "model" I'm referring to here, especially since that isn't present next > to "compatible", "reg", and friends in dt-schema/meta-schemas/core.yaml. > > Is "model" in the §2.3.2 sense meant to be a property of the root node > only, or can it appear anywhere with the meaning defined there? It can be used anywhere, but it's relatively rare. It's usually for human interest rather than signifying anything to driver software (that's what "compatible" is for). -- David Gibson | I'll have my music baroque, and my code david AT gibson.dropbear.id.au | minimalist, thank you. NOT _the_ _other_ | _way_ _around_! http://www.ozlabs.org/~dgibson
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