Re: [PATCH can-next 2/2] CAN: rcar: add device tree support for r8a779[234]

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On Mon, Feb 22, 2016 at 3:15 AM, Simon Horman
<horms+renesas@xxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> Simply document new compatibility string.
> As a previous patch adds a generic R-Car Gen2 compatibility string
> there appears to be no need for a driver updates.
> By documenting this compat sting it may be used in DTSs shipped, for

string

> example as part of ROMs. It must be used in conjunction with the Gen2
> fallback compat string. At this time there are no known differences between
> the r8a779[234] IP blocks and that implemented by the driver for the Gen2
> fallback compat string. Thus there is no need to update the driver as the
                          ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
> use of the Gen2 fallback compat string will activate the correct code in
  ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^

> the current driver while leaving the option for r8a779[234]-specific driver
> code to be activated in an updated driver should the need arise.
>
> Signed-off-by: Simon Horman <horms+renesas@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
> ---
>  Documentation/devicetree/bindings/net/can/rcar_can.txt | 3 +++
>  drivers/net/can/rcar_can.c                             | 3 +++
>  2 files changed, 6 insertions(+)
>
> diff --git a/Documentation/devicetree/bindings/net/can/rcar_can.txt b/Documentation/devicetree/bindings/net/can/rcar_can.txt
> index 036786e1f70d..c6fb74d7c809 100644
> --- a/Documentation/devicetree/bindings/net/can/rcar_can.txt
> +++ b/Documentation/devicetree/bindings/net/can/rcar_can.txt
> @@ -6,6 +6,9 @@ Required properties:
>               "renesas,can-r8a7779" if CAN controller is a part of R8A7779 SoC.
>               "renesas,can-r8a7790" if CAN controller is a part of R8A7790 SoC.
>               "renesas,can-r8a7791" if CAN controller is a part of R8A7791 SoC.
> +             "renesas,can-r8a7792" if CAN controller is a part of R8A7792 SoC.
> +             "renesas,can-r8a7793" if CAN controller is a part of R8A7793 SoC.
> +             "renesas,can-r8a7794" if CAN controller is a part of R8A7794 SoC.
>               "renesas,can-gen1" for a generic R-Car Gen1 compatible device.
>               "renesas,can-gen2" for a generic R-Car Gen2 compatible device.
>  - reg: physical base address and size of the R-Car CAN register map.
> diff --git a/drivers/net/can/rcar_can.c b/drivers/net/can/rcar_can.c
> index c70a1f795933..73761a4dd1bf 100644
> --- a/drivers/net/can/rcar_can.c
> +++ b/drivers/net/can/rcar_can.c
> @@ -904,6 +904,9 @@ static const struct of_device_id rcar_can_of_table[] __maybe_unused = {
>         { .compatible = "renesas,can-r8a7779" },
>         { .compatible = "renesas,can-r8a7790" },
>         { .compatible = "renesas,can-r8a7791" },
> +       { .compatible = "renesas,can-r8a7792" },
> +       { .compatible = "renesas,can-r8a7793" },
> +       { .compatible = "renesas,can-r8a7794" },

So why do you update the driver?

There's no upstream DTS using "renesas,can-r8a779[234]", so
"renesas,can-gen2" should be fine.

>         { .compatible = "renesas,can-gen1" },
>         { .compatible = "renesas,can-gen2" },
>         { }

Gr{oetje,eeting}s,

                        Geert

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