On Mon, Jan 6, 2025 at 10:19 AM Geert Uytterhoeven <geert@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > > Hi Bartosz, > > CC spi > > On Fri, Jan 3, 2025 at 9:33 PM Bartosz Golaszewski <brgl@xxxxxxxx> wrote: > > From: Bartosz Golaszewski <bartosz.golaszewski@xxxxxxxxxx> > > > > On Tue, 24 Dec 2024 09:02:09 +0100, J. Neuschäfer wrote: > > > This patchset adds a compatible string for another part, and clarifies > > > the role of the latch clock pin on 74x164-compatible shift registers. > > > > Applied, thanks! > > > > [1/3] dt-bindings: gpio: fairchild,74hc595: Add On Semi MC74HC595A compat > > commit: 0ba6cec7acbb666d28998780683deb83a3e677e3 > > [2/3] gpio: 74x164: Add On Semi MC74HC595A compat > > commit: b1468db9d865deb5271c9a20d05201b1c0636895 > > Do we really need to document and add driver support for all variants? > I can easily come up with a list of tens or perhaps even hundreds > of xx74yy595z parts that are all compatible, as far as software is > concerned. As SPI was invented by Motorola, the original part is > probably named MC74595 or MC74LS595 (yes, ON Semiconductor bought the > logic division of Motorola). > > Perhaps we need a separate vendor prefix for the 74xx-series[1]? > The xx-prefix and z-suffix don't matter; the yy-infix for semiconductor > technology rarely matters (there are a few exceptions, though, mostly > pinout, which doesn't matter for software). > I missed the fact that Rob actually responded to patch 1/3 with a similar suggestion (fallback, instead of a full compatible). I can drop this series from my queue if it needs more rework. Bartosz
