linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH v5 01/14] Documentation: of: add type property

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Date:   Thu, 1 Dec 2016 10:26:31 -0600
From:   Rob Herring <robh@...nel.org>
To:     Kuninori Morimoto <kuninori.morimoto.gx@...esas.com>
Cc:     Mark Brown <broonie@...nel.org>,
        Linux-ALSA <alsa-devel@...a-project.org>,
        Liam Girdwood <lgirdwood@...il.com>,
        Simon <horms@...ge.net.au>,
        Laurent <laurent.pinchart@...asonboard.com>,
        Guennadi <g.liakhovetski@....de>,
        Grant Likely <grant.likely@...aro.org>,
        Frank Rowand <frowand.list@...il.com>,
        Linux-DT <devicetree@...r.kernel.org>,
        Linux-Kernel <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>
Subject: Re: [PATCH v5 01/14] Documentation: of: add type property

On Mon, Nov 28, 2016 at 02:44:46AM +0000, Kuninori Morimoto wrote:
> 
> From: Kuninori Morimoto <kuninori.morimoto.gx@...esas.com>
> 
> OF graph indicates each devices connection. But it doesn't support type
> of each port. For example HDMI case, it has video port and sound port
> in one device node.
> In this case, current driver can't handle each port correctly.
> This patch enables to use type property on OF graph.

I still don't think this is necessary. Simply define which port number 
is which for each HDMI chip.

If this is necessary, then the types, video and sound, are too generic.

> 
> Signed-off-by: Kuninori Morimoto <kuninori.morimoto.gx@...esas.com>
> ---
>  Documentation/devicetree/bindings/graph.txt | 21 +++++++++++++++++++++
>  1 file changed, 21 insertions(+)