netdev - Re: [PATCH 6/7] dt-bindings: net: bgmac: add bindings documentation for bgmac

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Date:	Thu, 7 Jul 2016 18:42:22 -0400
From:	Jon Mason <jon.mason@...adcom.com>
To:	Arnd Bergmann <arnd@...db.de>
Cc:	linux-arm-kernel <linux-arm-kernel@...ts.infradead.org>,
	Ray Jui <ray.jui@...adcom.com>,
	Mark Rutland <mark.rutland@....com>,
	devicetree@...r.kernel.org,
	Florian Fainelli <f.fainelli@...il.com>,
	Scott Branden <sbranden@...adcom.com>,
	Pawel Moll <pawel.moll@....com>,
	Ian Campbell <ijc+devicetree@...lion.org.uk>,
	Hauke Mehrtens <hauke@...ke-m.de>,
	Rafał Miłecki <zajec5@...il.com>,
	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org, Ray Jui <rjui@...adcom.com>,
	Rob Herring <robh+dt@...nel.org>,
	BCM Kernel Feedback <bcm-kernel-feedback-list@...adcom.com>,
	Kumar Gala <galak@...eaurora.org>, netdev@...r.kernel.org,
	davem@...emloft.net
Subject: Re: [PATCH 6/7] dt-bindings: net: bgmac: add bindings documentation
 for bgmac

On Wed, Jul 6, 2016 at 3:34 AM, Arnd Bergmann <arnd@...db.de> wrote:
> On Tuesday, July 5, 2016 7:18:45 PM CEST Jon Mason wrote:
>> >
>> > Ok, then I'd suggest making the compatible string here
>> >
>> >         compatible = "brcm,nsp-amac", "brcm,amac";
>>
>> It is called GMAC in the NS and NSP documentation, but AMAC is fine
>> with me (as it is called this in the NS2 documentation).  I'll make
>> the necessary change and repush.
>
> Ok, then we can use
>
>         compatible = "brcm,nsp-gmac", "brcm,amac";
>
> to be consistent with that documentation and have the generic name as the
> fallback.

After looking at the docs again, I see the blocks being referred to as
"AXI MAC" (while the registers are being called GMAC).  To keep it
consistent, I'll just change everything to be "amac".

Thanks,
Jon

>
>         Arnd