linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH v2] mtd: spi-nor: add hisilicon spi-nor flash controller driver

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Message-ID: <56932742.5070105@huawei.com>
Date:	Mon, 11 Jan 2016 11:53:38 +0800
From:	xuejiancheng <xuejiancheng@...wei.com>
To:	Rob Herring <robh@...nel.org>
CC:	Pawel Moll <pawel.moll@....com>,
	Mark Rutland <mark.rutland@....com>,
	Ian Campbell <ijc+devicetree@...lion.org.uk>,
	Kumar Gala <galak@...eaurora.org>,
	David Woodhouse <dwmw2@...radead.org>,
	Brian Norris <computersforpeace@...il.com>,
	<shijie.huang@...el.com>, <pengbinquan@...wei.com>,
	<han.xu@...escale.com>,
	Ezequiel Garcia <ezequiel@...guardiasur.com.ar>,
	Fabio Estevam <fabio.estevam@...escale.com>,
	Joachim Eastwood <manabian@...il.com>,
	"devicetree@...r.kernel.org" <devicetree@...r.kernel.org>,
	"linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org" <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>,
	"linux-mtd@...ts.infradead.org" <linux-mtd@...ts.infradead.org>,
	<yanhaifeng@...ilicon.com>, <yanghongwei@...ilicon.com>,
	<suwenping@...ilicon.com>, <ml.yang@...ilicon.com>,
	<gaofei@...ilicon.com>, <zhangzhenxing@...ilicon.com>,
	<xuejiancheng@...ilicon.com>
Subject: Re: [PATCH v2] mtd: spi-nor: add hisilicon spi-nor flash controller
 driver



On 2016/1/11 11:09, Rob Herring wrote:
> On Sun, Jan 10, 2016 at 7:20 PM, xuejiancheng <xuejiancheng@...wei.com> wrote:
>> Hi Rob,
>>
>> On 2016/1/9 23:42, Rob Herring wrote:
>>> On Fri, Jan 08, 2016 at 09:26:45AM +0800, Jiancheng Xue wrote:
>>>> add hisilicon spi-nor flash controller driver
>>>>
>>>> Signed-off-by: Binquan Peng <pengbinquan@...wei.com>
>>>> Signed-off-by: Jiancheng Xue <xuejiancheng@...wei.com>
>>>> ---
> 
>>>> +Required properties:
>>>> +- compatible : Should be "hisilicon,hisi-sfc".
>>>
>>> I missed this last time, but you also need a more specific compatible
>>> string with the SOC name in it.
>>>
>>
>> This IP block is used in many SOCs. Do I need to add a specific compatible
>> string for every SOC? Thank you.
> 
> Yes. You can keep the generic one for driver matching, but you want to
> have the specific one in case there ever is a quirk/errata in a
> specific SOC.
> 

I see. Thank you.

> Rob
> 
> .
>