Re: [PATCH 0/2] i2c: meson: add support for Meson G12A SoC i2c controller

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Wolfram Sang <wsa@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> writes:

>> I am okay if it is reasonable below in file
>> arch/arm64/boot/dts/amlogic/meson-g12a.dtsi. I2c controller node just uses
>> axg's compatible.
>> 
>> 			i2c0: i2c@1f000 {
>> 				compatible = "amlogic,meson-axg-i2c";
>
> Actually, you should have
>
> 	compatible = "amlogic,meson-g12a-i2c", "amlogic,meson-axg-i2c";
>
> in the DT to have support for future SoC specific additions. And then,
> patch 1 is needed.
>
> Or do you handle this differently? I'd think this is DT standard.

It's a DT standard *if* there are actual hardware differences.  In this
case, the IP block is identical, so there are no driver changes.

We prefer to add a new compatible if and when there are actual
driver/hardware changes.

Kevin



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