Re: [PATCH 3/3] ARM: dts: Enable audio support for Peach-pi board

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On Mon, Jun 16, 2014 at 10:19 PM, Doug Anderson <dianders@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> Tushar,
>
> On Mon, Jun 16, 2014 at 4:19 AM, Tushar Behera <trblinux@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>> On 06/13/2014 10:33 PM, Doug Anderson wrote:
>>> Tushar,
>>>
>>> On Tue, Jun 10, 2014 at 10:32 PM, Tushar Behera <tushar.b@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>>>> Peach-pi board has MAX98090 audio codec connected on HSI2C-7 bus.
>>>
>>> If you want to be a stickler about it, peach-pi actually has a
>>> max98091.  That requires code changes to the i2c driver, though.
>>> ...and unfortunately listing two compatible strings for i2c devices is
>>> broken.  :(
>>>
>> Hi Doug,
>>
>> You are right. I checked the boot logs, the detected codec type is
>> MAX98091. Since both these CODECs are supported through a single driver
>> and the detection of chip is done during runtime, I would suggest we go
>> ahead with "max98090" compatible string. I will update the commit
>> message accordingly.
>>
>> Does that sound okay to you?
>
> As per my understanding you shouldn't do this.  You should have two patches:
>
> 1. Add "max98091".  You could simply post Wonjoon's patch from
> <https://chromium-review.googlesource.com/184091>
>
> 2. Change the device tree to refer to "max98091"
>
> The argument that the "current kernel driver has a single driver" is
> an argument that you're not supposed to make for device tree.  The
> same device tree is supposed to work for U-Boot, BSD, or any other
> platform.  On those platforms it might not be a shared driver.
>

My argument is that the device type is getting detected during
runtime, hence there is no need to differentiate between these two.

But if you prefer that way, I will repost.

>
>> If you so desire, I will submit a patch to sort peach-pi device-tree
>> nodes (w.r.t. peach-pit dts file).
>
> Yes please.  I think there's supposed to be some official ordering of
> things.  If anyone reading this has a pointer to the official sort
> order of things in the device tree I'd love to see it!  ;)
>
> -Doug

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