[<prev] [next>] [<thread-prev] [day] [month] [year] [list]
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
-
To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-kernel" in
the body of a message to majordomo@...r.kernel.org
More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html
Please read the FAQ at http://www.tux.org/lkml/
Powered by blists - more mailing lists