[PATCH 4/9] [POWERPC] mv64x60: Fix FDT compatible names: mv64x60 => mv64360

Dale Farnsworth dale at farnsworth.org
Tue Apr 1 03:33:43 EST 2008


On Sat, Mar 29, 2008 at 04:57:53PM -0500, Olof Johansson wrote:
> On Fri, Mar 28, 2008 at 04:47:04PM -0700, Dale Farnsworth wrote:
> > From: Mark A. Greer <mgreer at mvista.com>
> > 
> > Compatible names should refer to a specific version of the hardware,
> > without wildcards.  Change each instance of mv64x60 to mv64360, which
> > is the oldest version we currently support.
> 
> Actually, it's normal to have more than one compatible field, from
> specific to generic. So it should make sense to have both (with the
> 64360 entry first).

Sure it's normal to have multiple entries.  But it's not correct to
have names that refer to a range of models, such as mv64x60.  We're
replacing it with a name referring to the oldest specific model, mv64360.
We can add additional entries later if the need arises.

-Dale



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