linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH 2/4] irqchip: mediatek: Add support for mt8173

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Message-ID: <2545975.QDuBFbG7BN@wuerfel>
Date:	Wed, 10 Dec 2014 12:00:38 +0100
From:	Arnd Bergmann <arnd@...db.de>
To:	linux-arm-kernel@...ts.infradead.org
Cc:	Eddie Huang <eddie.huang@...iatek.com>,
	Matthias Brugger <matthias.bgg@...il.com>,
	Rob Herring <robh+dt@...nel.org>,
	Jason Cooper <jason@...edaemon.net>,
	Mark Rutland <mark.rutland@....com>,
	devicetree@...r.kernel.org, srv_heupstream@...iatek.com,
	Pawel Moll <pawel.moll@....com>,
	Ian Campbell <ijc+devicetree@...lion.org.uk>,
	Catalin Marinas <catalin.marinas@....com>,
	Mark Brown <broonie@...aro.org>,
	Will Deacon <will.deacon@....com>,
	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org, Robert Richter <rrichter@...ium.com>,
	Sascha Hauer <kernel@...gutronix.de>,
	Kumar Gala <galak@...eaurora.org>,
	Olof Johansson <olof@...om.net>,
	"Joe.C" <yingjoe.chen@...iatek.com>,
	Thomas Gleixner <tglx@...utronix.de>, yh.chen@...iatek.com
Subject: Re: [PATCH 2/4] irqchip: mediatek: Add support for mt8173

On Wednesday 10 December 2014 18:50:00 Eddie Huang wrote:
> From: Yingjoe Chen <yingjoe.chen@...iatek.com>
> 
> MT8173 intpol have 32 more irq pins, add support to it.
> 
> Signed-off-by: Yingjoe Chen <yingjoe.chen@...iatek.com>
> Signed-off-by: Eddie Huang <eddie.huang@...iatek.com>
> 

How about adding a property for the number of irq pins and leave the
old compatible string in place? I don't think it would be good if
we have to update this driver for each new SoC that uses this
irqchip just to change one number.

	Arnd
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