linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH v4] media: st-rc: Add ST remote control driver

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Message-ID: <52443B71.7060402@st.com>
Date:	Thu, 26 Sep 2013 14:49:37 +0100
From:	Srinivas KANDAGATLA <srinivas.kandagatla@...com>
To:	Stephen Warren <swarren@...dotorg.org>
Cc:	linux-media@...r.kernel.org, Rob Herring <rob.herring@...xeda.com>,
	Pawel Moll <pawel.moll@....com>,
	Mark Rutland <mark.rutland@....com>,
	Ian Campbell <ijc+devicetree@...lion.org.uk>,
	Rob Landley <rob@...dley.net>,
	Mauro Carvalho Chehab <m.chehab@...sung.com>,
	Grant Likely <grant.likely@...aro.org>,
	devicetree@...r.kernel.org, linux-doc@...r.kernel.org,
	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH v4] media: st-rc: Add ST remote control driver

Hi Stephen,

On 24/09/13 20:49, Stephen Warren wrote:
>>> >> Should those property names be prefixed with "st,"; I assume they're
>>> >> specific to this binding rather than something generic that applies to
>>> >> all IR controller bindings? If you expect them to be generic, it's fine.
>> > 
>> > Officially these bindings are not specified in ePAPR specs
> Well, there are plenty of properties we now consider generic that aren't
> in ePAPR...
> 
>> > but I see no reason for not having these properties as generic ones.
>> >
>> > Are you ok with that?
> I suppose that infrared-vs-uhf is a concept that's probably common
> enough across any similar HW device, so it may make sense for these
> properties to be generic. If we do intend them to be generic, I'd
> suggest they be defined in some generic binding document though; perhaps
> something like bindings/media/ir.txt or
> bindings/media/remote-control.txt? That way, a HW-specific binding isn't
> the only place where a supposedly generic property is defined.

For now I will send a v5 for this driver with these generic properties.

And, I will send an separate RFC for the generic binding document
(bindings/media/remote-control.txt) so that we can get more inputs from
others as well.

Thanks,
srini

> 
> 

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