linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH] Documentation: DT bindings: Add chip compatible string for audio codec.

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Date:   Mon, 25 Sep 2017 16:57:21 +0100
From:   Mark Brown <broonie@...nel.org>
To:     Shreeya Patel <shreeya.patel23498@...il.com>
Cc:     lgirdwood@...il.com, robh+dt@...nel.org, mark.rutland@....com,
        baohua@...nel.org, alsa-devel@...a-project.org,
        devicetree@...r.kernel.org, linux-arm-kernel@...ts.infradead.org,
        linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org, gregkh@...uxfoundation.org,
        outreachy-kernel@...glegroups.com
Subject: Re: [PATCH] Documentation: DT bindings: Add chip compatible string
 for audio codec.

On Sat, Sep 23, 2017 at 11:45:23PM +0530, Shreeya Patel wrote:
> This patch adds chip compatible string to remove the warnings
> generated by checkpatch that -DT compatible string
> "toshiba,apb-dummy-codec" appears un-documented.

What is this device and why does it make sense to be covered with this
compatible string?  The -dummy-codec makes it seem like something that
has no place in a DT at all.

Please use subject lines matching the style for the subsystem.  This
makes it easier for people to identify relevant patches.

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