linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH v6 3/3] mfd: max14577: Add device tree bindings document

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Date:	Wed, 4 Dec 2013 12:49:29 +0000
From:	Mark Brown <broonie@...nel.org>
To:	Lee Jones <lee.jones@...aro.org>
Cc:	Krzysztof Kozlowski <k.kozlowski@...sung.com>,
	Rob Herring <rob.herring@...xeda.com>,
	Pawel Moll <pawel.moll@....com>,
	Mark Rutland <mark.rutland@....com>,
	Stephen Warren <swarren@...dotorg.org>,
	Ian Campbell <ijc+devicetree@...lion.org.uk>,
	Rob Landley <rob@...dley.net>,
	Anton Vorontsov <anton@...msg.org>,
	David Woodhouse <dwmw2@...radead.org>,
	Liam Girdwood <lgirdwood@...il.com>,
	Kyungmin Park <kyungmin.park@...sung.com>,
	devicetree@...r.kernel.org, linux-doc@...r.kernel.org,
	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org, linux-arm-kernel@...ts.infradead.org,
	Bartlomiej Zolnierkiewicz <b.zolnierkie@...sung.com>,
	Marek Szyprowski <m.szyprowski@...sung.com>,
	Chanwoo Choi <cw00.choi@...sung.com>
Subject: Re: [PATCH v6 3/3] mfd: max14577: Add device tree bindings document

On Wed, Dec 04, 2013 at 11:20:39AM +0000, Lee Jones wrote:

> > +		regulators {
> > +			compatible = "maxim,max14577-regulator";
> > +
> > +			safeout_reg: safeout@1 {

> The name of the node (not the label:safeout_reg) usually depicts the
> type of device, so 'regulator@0' and 'regulator@1'. However, I'm
> unsure how this works when these nodes are encapsulated by an
> overarching 'regulators' parent node.

> Perhaps Mark can answer this?

The name there is meaningless, the DT convention is as you describe and
applies to any node but equally well it's just a convention and I
struggle to see the value it adds.  Having something that humans find
helpful is just as well.

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