linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH v6] extcon: palmas: Added a new compatible type *ti,palmas-usb-vid*

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Message-id: <5257A36D.80902@samsung.com>
Date:	Fri, 11 Oct 2013 16:06:21 +0900
From:	Chanwoo Choi <cw00.choi@...sung.com>
To:	Kishon Vijay Abraham I <kishon@...com>
Cc:	Laxman Dewangan <ldewangan@...dia.com>,
	"rob.herring@...xeda.com" <rob.herring@...xeda.com>,
	"pawel.moll@....com" <pawel.moll@....com>,
	"mark.rutland@....com" <mark.rutland@....com>,
	"swarren@...dotorg.org" <swarren@...dotorg.org>,
	"ijc+devicetree@...lion.org.uk" <ijc+devicetree@...lion.org.uk>,
	"rob@...dley.net" <rob@...dley.net>,
	"myungjoo.ham@...sung.com" <myungjoo.ham@...sung.com>,
	"gg@...mlogic.co.uk" <gg@...mlogic.co.uk>,
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	"linux-doc@...r.kernel.org" <linux-doc@...r.kernel.org>,
	"linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org" <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>,
	Stephen Warren <swarren@...dia.com>
Subject: Re: [PATCH v6] extcon: palmas: Added a new compatible type
 *ti,palmas-usb-vid*

On 10/11/2013 03:15 PM, Kishon Vijay Abraham I wrote:
> On Thursday 10 October 2013 06:41 PM, Laxman Dewangan wrote:
>> On Thursday 10 October 2013 06:07 PM, Kishon Vijay Abraham I wrote:
>>> The Palmas device contains only a USB VBUS-ID detector, so added a
>>> compatible type *ti,palmas-usb-vid*. Didn't remove the existing compatible
>>> types for backward compatibility.
>>>
>> I dont have much issue on this nomenclature but just second thought:
>>
>> The Palmas USB module is capable of detection VBUS, ID-GND, ID-RA, ID-RB, ID-RC
>> and ID-FLOAT as per BC1.2.
>> This sub-module only detect the cable, does nothing more than this.
>> In this case, should we say "ti,palmas-usb-extcon"?
>> Again extcon is linux specific terminology and this can be defer.
> 
> I don't mind either way. Chanwoo?

The EXTCON is subsystem name. I don't prefer to use 'extcon' word on device name.
I agree Kishon opinion.

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