linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH v3] hwspinlock/msm: Add support for Qualcomm MSM HW Mutex block

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Date:	Tue, 20 Aug 2013 09:49:42 -0500
From:	Kumar Gala <galak@...eaurora.org>
To:	Pawel Moll <pawel.moll@....com>
Cc:	"ohad@...ery.com" <ohad@...ery.com>,
	"rob.herring@...xeda.com" <rob.herring@...xeda.com>,
	Mark Rutland <Mark.Rutland@....com>,
	Stephen Warren <swarren@...dotorg.org>,
	Ian Campbell <ian.campbell@...rix.com>,
	"grant.likely@...aro.org" <grant.likely@...aro.org>,
	"devicetree@...r.kernel.org" <devicetree@...r.kernel.org>,
	"linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org" <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>,
	"linux-arm-msm@...r.kernel.org" <linux-arm-msm@...r.kernel.org>,
	Jeffrey Hugo <jhugo@...eaurora.org>,
	Eric Holmberg <eholmber@...eaurora.org>
Subject: Re: [PATCH v3] hwspinlock/msm: Add support for Qualcomm MSM HW Mutex block


On Aug 15, 2013, at 8:35 AM, Pawel Moll wrote:

> On Wed, 2013-08-14 at 20:09 +0100, Kumar Gala wrote:
>> +Required properties:
>> +- compatible: should be "qcom,tcsr-mutex"
>> +- reg: Should contain registers location and length of mutex registers
>> +- reg-names:
>> +	"mutex-base"  - string to identify mutex registers
> 
> Just out of curiosity, why is reg-names required? Especially if there
> seem to be only one set of registers?
> 
> Paweł

At one point I thought there was going to be more than one reg region, I can drop it.  However, I dont see any issue with a binding making it required if it desires.

- k

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