[PATCH V3 1/3] dts: change Marvell prefix to 'marvell'
Jason Cooper
jason at lakedaemon.net
Thu Jul 11 07:50:41 EST 2013
On Wed, Jul 10, 2013 at 10:08:50PM +0800, Haojian Zhuang wrote:
> On Wed, Jul 10, 2013 at 8:24 PM, Jason Cooper <jason at lakedaemon.net> wrote:
> > On Wed, Jul 10, 2013 at 04:19:46PM +0800, Haojian Zhuang wrote:
> >> On Tue, Jul 9, 2013 at 8:49 PM, Jason Cooper <jason at lakedaemon.net> wrote:
> >> > Neil,
> >> >
> >> > On Tue, Jul 09, 2013 at 02:42:44PM +0800, Neil Zhang wrote:
> >> >> The documented vendor prefix for Marvell is 'marvell', not 'mrvl', so
> >> >> let's change it.
> >> >>
> >> >> Signed-off-by: Neil Zhang <zhangwm at marvell.com>
> >> >> ---
> >> >> .../devicetree/bindings/arm/mrvl/intc.txt | 16 +++---
> >> >> .../devicetree/bindings/arm/mrvl/mrvl.txt | 6 +-
> >> >> .../devicetree/bindings/arm/mrvl/timer.txt | 4 +-
> >> >> Documentation/devicetree/bindings/i2c/i2c-pxa.txt | 14 +++---
> >> >> .../devicetree/bindings/mmc/sdhci-pxa.txt | 8 ++--
> >> >> .../devicetree/bindings/rtc/sa1100-rtc.txt | 4 +-
> >> >> .../devicetree/bindings/serial/mrvl-serial.txt | 2 +-
> >> >> arch/arm/boot/dts/mmp2-brownstone.dts | 2 +-
> >> >> arch/arm/boot/dts/mmp2.dtsi | 56 ++++++++++----------
> >> >> arch/arm/boot/dts/pxa168-aspenite.dts | 2 +-
> >> >> arch/arm/boot/dts/pxa168.dtsi | 24 ++++----
> >> >> arch/arm/boot/dts/pxa2xx.dtsi | 16 +++---
> >> >> arch/arm/boot/dts/pxa3xx.dtsi | 2 +-
> >> >> arch/arm/boot/dts/pxa910-dkb.dts | 2 +-
> >> >> arch/arm/boot/dts/pxa910.dtsi | 27 +++++-----
> >> >> arch/arm/mach-mmp/irq.c | 16 +++---
> >> >> arch/arm/mach-mmp/mmp-dt.c | 28 +++++-----
> >> >> arch/arm/mach-mmp/mmp2-dt.c | 16 +++---
> >> >> arch/arm/mach-mmp/time.c | 2 +-
> >> >> arch/arm/mach-pxa/pxa-dt.c | 14 +++---
> >> >> drivers/i2c/busses/i2c-pxa.c | 10 ++--
> >> >> drivers/mmc/host/sdhci-pxav2.c | 4 +-
> >> >> drivers/mmc/host/sdhci-pxav3.c | 4 +-
> >> >> drivers/rtc/rtc-sa1100.c | 4 +-
> >> >> drivers/tty/serial/pxa.c | 4 +-
> >> >> 25 files changed, 144 insertions(+), 143 deletions(-)
> >> >
> >> > I agree with the need to change, however, this has been in the binding
> >> > documentation since v3.5. I wish we had caught this when we decided
> >> > against using stock ticker symbols (not all stock markets use
> >> > alphabetical abbreviated names, not all companies are listed on any
> >> > stock exchange).
> >> >
> >> > To do this properly, the drivers are going to have to be compatible with
> >> > the old and the new names, and the binding docs updated to reflect the
> >> > legacy name and the preferred name.
> >> >
> >>
> >> It's better to only use the new names.
> >
> > In the dts{i}, yes. But we don't want to break systems in the field
> > with "mrvl,..." compatible strings. Therefore, at least the drivers
> > need an extra compatible string to support "mrvl,...".
> >
> > If it had just been since v3.9, it'd be different/simpler. However,
> > several vendors have opted to use kernels newer than v3.5, which makes
> > this scenario a real possibility.
> >
> > thx,
> >
> > Jason.
>
> Is there any vendor using DT for this Marvell chip? I think the answer is no.
Well, Daniel Drake spoke up for OLPC. Does that count?
thx,
Jason.
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