linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH v7 2/2] add new platform driver for PCI RC

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Date:	Thu, 04 Feb 2016 14:12:40 +0100
From:	Arnd Bergmann <arnd@...db.de>
To:	Joao Pinto <Joao.Pinto@...opsys.com>
Cc:	Bjorn Helgaas <helgaas@...nel.org>, Vineet.Gupta1@...opsys.com,
	linux-pci@...r.kernel.org, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org,
	linux-snps-arc@...ts.infradead.org, CARLOS.PALMINHA@...opsys.com,
	Alexey.Brodkin@...opsys.com, robh+dt@...nel.org,
	pawel.moll@....com, mark.rutland@....com,
	ijc+devicetree@...lion.org.uk, galak@...eaurora.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH v7 2/2] add new platform driver for PCI RC

On Thursday 04 February 2016 11:10:55 Joao Pinto wrote:
> > The "synopsys" can go away, it's already in the vendor field of the
> > string. "ipk" is still a bit unspecific, I was hoping to see a specific
> > chip and/or version of the PCIe part. Something like
> > 
> >       compatible = "snps,ipk2040-pcie", "snps,ipk-pcie", "snps,dw-pcie-1.23", "snps,dw-pcie";
> > 
> > which would indicate that there is a chip called "ipk2040" in a family called "ipk",
> > and this includes the designware pcie implementation in version 1.23.
> > 
> 
> "snps,dw-pcie" seems a good idea!
> 

Just to clarify: I really meant you should put all four of the strings
into the compatible property.

	Arnd