linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH V2 1/7] arm64: dts: Add APM X-Gene USB DTS node

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Date:	Fri, 14 Nov 2014 20:58:43 +0100
From:	Arnd Bergmann <arnd@...db.de>
To:	linux-arm-kernel@...ts.infradead.org
Cc:	Feng Kan <fkan@....com>, =devicetree@...r.kernel.org,
	patches <patches@....com>,
	"linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org" <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>,
	Bao Truong <btruong@....com>
Subject: Re: [PATCH V2 1/7] arm64: dts: Add APM X-Gene USB DTS node

On Friday 14 November 2014 11:17:38 Feng Kan wrote:
> On Fri, Nov 14, 2014 at 7:04 AM, Arnd Bergmann <arnd@...db.de> wrote:
> > On Thursday 13 November 2014 16:19:55 Feng Kan wrote:
> >>
> >> +               usb0: dwusb@...00000 {
> >> +                       status = "disabled";
> >> +                       compatible = "xhci-platform";
> >> +                       reg =  <0x0 0x19000000 0x0 0x100000>;
> >> +                       interrupts = <0x0 0x89 0x4>;
> >> +                       dma-coherent;
> >> +               };
> >> +
> >> +               usb1: dwusb@...00000 {
> >> +                       status = "disabled";
> >> +                       compatible = "xhci-platform";
> >> +                       reg =  <0x0 0x19800000 0x0 0x100000>;
> >> +                       interrupts = <0x0 0x8a 0x4>;
> >> +                       dma-coherent;
> >> +               };
> >>
> >
> > Call the nodes 'usb', not 'dwusb'.
> This was a deliberate change on our part to make sure backward
> compatibility with a older bootloader.

Ok, then add a comment above the nodes explaining this, to prevent
people from cleaning it up and accidentally breaking your boot loader
later.

	Arnd
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