Re: [PATCH for-4.4 2/2] doc: dt: mtd: partitions: add compatible property to "partitions" node

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Hi Brian,

On Wed, Dec 9, 2015 at 2:12 AM, Brian Norris
<computersforpeace@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> On Mon, Dec 07, 2015 at 09:58:35AM -0800, Brian Norris wrote:
>> On Sat, Dec 05, 2015 at 12:45:36PM +0100, Jonas Gorski wrote:
>> > On Fri, Dec 4, 2015 at 3:02 AM, Brian Norris
>> > <computersforpeace@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>> > >         // proposed
>> > >         partitions {
>> > >                 compatible = "partitions";
>> >
>> > "partitions" sounds mode like a device_type thing than a compatible
>> > name, maybe "fixed-partitions"? IMHO that would describe better what
>> > these are, and doesn't invite to think using compatible =
>> > "arm,arm-flash-structure", "partitions"; is a good idea.
>>
>> "fixed-partitions" sounds OK to me. If no objections, I'll apply these
>> patches, with (approximately) a:
>>
>> s/"partitions"/"fixed-partitions"/
>
> Pushed to linux-mtd.git with the above change.

Aarghl, hadn't seen this patch before.

This breaks the users that have already added the partitions subnodes
(armada-xp-lenovo-ix4-300d.dts and a few shmobile).

Will send patches to fix it...

Gr{oetje,eeting}s,

                        Geert

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