linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH V3 1/3] dts: change Marvell prefix to 'marvell'

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Date:	Wed, 10 Jul 2013 16:19:46 +0800
From:	Haojian Zhuang <haojian.zhuang@...il.com>
To:	Jason Cooper <jason@...edaemon.net>
Cc:	Neil Zhang <zhangwm@...vell.com>,
	Grant Likely <grant.likely@...aro.org>,
	Bergmann Arnd <arnd@...db.de>,
	devicetree-discuss@...ts.ozlabs.org,
	"linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org" <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>,
	"linux-arm-kernel@...ts.infradead.org" 
	<linux-arm-kernel@...ts.infradead.org>
Subject: Re: [PATCH V3 1/3] dts: change Marvell prefix to 'marvell'

On Tue, Jul 9, 2013 at 8:49 PM, Jason Cooper <jason@...edaemon.net> wrote:
> Neil,
>
> On Tue, Jul 09, 2013 at 02:42:44PM +0800, Neil Zhang wrote:
>> The documented vendor prefix for Marvell is 'marvell', not 'mrvl', so
>> let's change it.
>>
>> Signed-off-by: Neil Zhang <zhangwm@...vell.com>
>> ---
>>  .../devicetree/bindings/arm/mrvl/intc.txt          |   16 +++---
>>  .../devicetree/bindings/arm/mrvl/mrvl.txt          |    6 +-
>>  .../devicetree/bindings/arm/mrvl/timer.txt         |    4 +-
>>  Documentation/devicetree/bindings/i2c/i2c-pxa.txt  |   14 +++---
>>  .../devicetree/bindings/mmc/sdhci-pxa.txt          |    8 ++--
>>  .../devicetree/bindings/rtc/sa1100-rtc.txt         |    4 +-
>>  .../devicetree/bindings/serial/mrvl-serial.txt     |    2 +-
>>  arch/arm/boot/dts/mmp2-brownstone.dts              |    2 +-
>>  arch/arm/boot/dts/mmp2.dtsi                        |   56 ++++++++++----------
>>  arch/arm/boot/dts/pxa168-aspenite.dts              |    2 +-
>>  arch/arm/boot/dts/pxa168.dtsi                      |   24 ++++----
>>  arch/arm/boot/dts/pxa2xx.dtsi                      |   16 +++---
>>  arch/arm/boot/dts/pxa3xx.dtsi                      |    2 +-
>>  arch/arm/boot/dts/pxa910-dkb.dts                   |    2 +-
>>  arch/arm/boot/dts/pxa910.dtsi                      |   27 +++++-----
>>  arch/arm/mach-mmp/irq.c                            |   16 +++---
>>  arch/arm/mach-mmp/mmp-dt.c                         |   28 +++++-----
>>  arch/arm/mach-mmp/mmp2-dt.c                        |   16 +++---
>>  arch/arm/mach-mmp/time.c                           |    2 +-
>>  arch/arm/mach-pxa/pxa-dt.c                         |   14 +++---
>>  drivers/i2c/busses/i2c-pxa.c                       |   10 ++--
>>  drivers/mmc/host/sdhci-pxav2.c                     |    4 +-
>>  drivers/mmc/host/sdhci-pxav3.c                     |    4 +-
>>  drivers/rtc/rtc-sa1100.c                           |    4 +-
>>  drivers/tty/serial/pxa.c                           |    4 +-
>>  25 files changed, 144 insertions(+), 143 deletions(-)
>
> I agree with the need to change, however, this has been in the binding
> documentation since v3.5.  I wish we had caught this when we decided
> against using stock ticker symbols (not all stock markets use
> alphabetical abbreviated names, not all companies are listed on any
> stock exchange).
>
> To do this properly, the drivers are going to have to be compatible with
> the old and the new names, and the binding docs updated to reflect the
> legacy name and the preferred name.
>

It's better to only use the new names.

Neil,

Could you split your patches according to different subsystem?

Regards
Haojian
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