Re: [PATCH 2/3] mtd: partitions: Add RedBoot FIS DT bindings

[Linus Walleij <linus.walleij@xxxxxxxxxx>]

Hi,

now just to forestall possible predictable bikeshedding on the devicetree
list before it happens:

On Fri, Oct 19, 2018 at 9:06 AM Linus Walleij <linus.walleij@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

> +RedBoot FLASH Image System (FIS) Partitions

This expansion of the acronym including using capital letters in
FLASH comes from the eCOS source code for RedBoot:
https://sourceware.org/viewvc/ecos/packages/redboot/current/src/flash.c?view=markup

> +- compatible : (required) must be "redboot-fis"

There is no vendor here because the source code was owned by
Cygnus Solutions, Redhat and now Free Software Foundation.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ECos

We have no (AFAICT) policy for whether stuff that just change vendor
all the time should be named after the inventing (first) company "cygnus,*",
current owner "fsf,*" or the one that made most changes to the source
code "redhat,*". I do not think we should care, and just name it
"redboot-fis" for it's historical value and widespread acceptance so this
is a conscious naming scheme.

If one of the OF maintainers says they want it a certain way I will change
it without discussion, I just want this supported.

Yours,
Linus Walleij

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