linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH 3/3] ARM: dt: tegra_ventana: als and proximity sensor isl29018 support

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Date:	Tue, 24 Apr 2012 14:08:47 -0700
From:	Olof Johansson <olof@...om.net>
To:	Stephen Warren <swarren@...dotorg.org>
Cc:	Laxman Dewangan <ldewangan@...dia.com>,
	Colin Cross <ccross@...roid.com>, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org,
	linux-arm-kernel@...ts.infradead.org, linux-iio@...r.kernel.org,
	devel@...verdev.osuosl.org,
	"linux-tegra@...r.kernel.org" <linux-tegra@...r.kernel.org>
Subject: Re: [PATCH 3/3] ARM: dt: tegra_ventana: als and proximity sensor
 isl29018 support

On Tue, Apr 17, 2012 at 04:35:09PM -0600, Stephen Warren wrote:
> On 04/17/2012 12:45 AM, Laxman Dewangan wrote:
> > Add the device info for ALS and proximity sensor isl29018.
> 
> (There were a ton of irrelevant people CC'd on this patch; I cut them
> out, but kept the lists in case anyone was interested in the replies.
> The most relevant list, linux-tegra, also wasn't CC'd)
> 
> > diff --git a/arch/arm/boot/dts/tegra-ventana.dts b/arch/arm/boot/dts/tegra-ventana.dts
> 
> > +		/* ALS and proximity sensor */
> 
> > +		isl29018: isl29018@44 {
> 
> I don't think the label "isl29018:" serves any purpose; nothing else
> needs to refer to this node.
> 
> I note from http://patchwork.ozlabs.org/patch/132936/ that:
> 
> a) Perhaps the vendor prefix should be "isil" not "isl". Olof, can you
> please comment here?

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then there isn't much you can do. Like Linus said, use your best judgement and
taste and that's really all we can ask for. :)



-Olof
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