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Message-Id: <162630d74e53bc10840b667973122fff@kernel.crashing.org>
Date:	Fri, 4 May 2007 00:17:39 +0200
From:	Segher Boessenkool <segher@...nel.crashing.org>
To:	Arnd Bergmann <arnd@...db.de>
Cc:	linuxppc-dev@...abs.org, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org,
	linux-pcmcia@...ts.infradead.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH] [POWERPC] 8xx: mpc885ads pcmcia support

>>> For example, you could make this
>>>
>>>       compatible = "8xx\0mpc885ads";
>>
>> "mpc885ads-pcmcia\0mpc8xx-pcmcia" or something like that.
>
> Right. I can never remember what goes first...

It doesn't really matter all that much; "correct"
drivers probe for the most specific thing first,
then the next most specific thing they support,
etc.  It is mostly a convention.

The important thing is that you can't just call
yourself "8xx", that is way to generic a name.


Segher

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