linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH v3 5/5] drivers/rtc/rtc-s5m.c: add support for S2MPS15 RTC

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Message-ID: <20151028015323.GZ28319@sirena.org.uk>
Date:	Wed, 28 Oct 2015 10:53:23 +0900
From:	Mark Brown <broonie@...nel.org>
To:	Krzysztof Kozlowski <k.kozlowski@...sung.com>
Cc:	Alim Akhtar <alim.akhtar@...sung.com>, lee.jones@...aro.org,
	mturquette@...libre.com, linux-samsung-soc@...r.kernel.org,
	linux-clk@...r.kernel.org, rtc-linux@...glegroups.com,
	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH v3 5/5] drivers/rtc/rtc-s5m.c: add support for S2MPS15 RTC

On Wed, Oct 28, 2015 at 10:29:56AM +0900, Krzysztof Kozlowski wrote:

> If that's true, then don't add new compatibles, new names etc. Re-use.
> No new code needed, no changes needed. Keep it simple.

Well, it depends - it can be useful to get the information about it
being a different part into DT so that if in future we realise that
there is some difference (perhaps a bug workaround even if the IP is
intended to be the same).  Though in the case of a MFD that information
can be obtained from the MFD for the device.

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