Re: [PATCH 2/3] dt-bindings: usb: atmel: Add Microchip LAN966x compatible string

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On Fri, 20 May 2022 14:50:24 +0200
Krzysztof Kozlowski <krzysztof.kozlowski@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

> On 20/05/2022 14:21, Herve Codina wrote:
> >>> I think it makes sense to keep 'microchip,lan966x-udc' for the USB
> >>> device controller (same controller on LAN9662 and LAN9668) and so
> >>> keeping the same rules as for other common parts.    
> >>
> >> Having wildcard was rather a mistake and we already started correcting
> >> it, so keeping the "mistake" neither gives you consistency, nor
> >> correctness...
> >>  
> > 
> > I think that the "family" compatible should be present.
> > This one allows to define the common parts in the common
> > .dtsi file (lan966x.dtsi in our case).
> > 
> > What do you think about:
> > - microchip,lan9662-udc
> > - microchip,lan9668-udc
> > - microchip,lan966-udc  <-- Family
> > 
> > lan966 is defined as the family compatible string since (1) in
> > bindings/arm/atmel-at91.yaml and in Documentation/arm/microchip.rst
> >   
> 
> You can add some family compatible, if it makes sense. I don't get why
> do you mention it - we did not discuss family names, but using
> wildcards... Just please do not add wildcards.

Well, I mentioned it as I will only use the family compatible string
and not the SOC (lan9662 or lan9668) compatible string in lan966x.dtsi.
In this case, the family compatible string can be seen as a kind of
"wildcard".

Regards,
Hervé

-- 
Hervé Codina, Bootlin
Embedded Linux and Kernel engineering
https://bootlin.com




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