Re: [PATCH v2 2/2] ARM: sunxi: dt: Convert to the new i2c compatibles

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On Fri, Feb 14, 2014 at 08:44:07AM +0100, Wolfram Sang wrote:
> 
> > > For non-a10, That should be at least
> > > 
> > > 	compatible = "allwinner,sun4i-a13-i2c", "allwinner,sun4i-a10-i2c";
> > > 
> > > or
> > > 
> > > 	compatible = "allwinner,sun4i-a13-i2c", "allwinner,sun4i-i2c";
> > > 
> > > depending on the outcome above.
> > > 
> > > Or is my knowledge outdated already?
> > > 
> > 
> > Since they are strictly compatible, we don't need to introduce any
> > different compatible string here.
> 
> You never know all errata in advance. From what I know, one should
> always use the specfic naming first, and then the generic fallback. So,
> in case a distinction is needed later (think errata), then one doesn't
> need to change the devicetrees.
> 

And adding a A13-specific compatible wouldn't change anything, because
it does work on at least one revision of them, so if you'd have to
deal with an errata, you'd have to introduce a new compatible for this
revision only anyway.

-- 
Maxime Ripard, Free Electrons
Embedded Linux, Kernel and Android engineering
http://free-electrons.com

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