Re: [PATCH] Docs: dt: Be explicit and consistent in reference to IOMMU specifiers

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On Fri, Dec 16, 2016 at 02:08:09PM +0000, Stuart Yoder wrote:
> 
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: Mark Rutland [mailto:mark.rutland@xxxxxxx]
> > 
> > On Thu, Dec 15, 2016 at 06:16:13PM -0600, Stuart Yoder wrote:

> > > In the iommu-map binding change references to iommu-specifier to
> > > "IOMMU specifier" so we are 100% consistent everywhere with terminology
> > > and capitalization.
> > 
> > Elsewhere, we always use lower case "xxx-specifier" or "xxx specifier",
> > e.g. Documentation/devicetree/bindings/gpio/gpio.txt defines
> > "gpio-specifier", ePAPR defines "interrupt specifier".
> > 
> > Given we're morstly consistent on "iommu-specifier" today,could we
> > please jsut update the ARM SMMU binding to match that? If we're going to
> > fix the dash mismatch, that's a more general, cross-binding thing.
> 
> The notable place where we don't use "iommu-specifier" in in the generic
> IOMMU binding itself where we use "IOMMU specifier". 

True; I failed to notice that. You are right in that the pci-iommu
binding is the odd one out. Sorry for the misinformation above. :/

> You're suggesting using "iommu-specifier" everywhere including the
> generic binding?  Sounds fine to me.  It's a nit but would like to see
> it consistent everywhere.

I certainly agree that we should be consistent.

So FWIW, for this patch (as-is):

Acked-by: Mark Rutland <mark.rutland@xxxxxxx>

Thanks,
Mark.
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