linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH 2/3] acpi i2c: Initialize info.type from of

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Message-ID: <20160617121928.GL1739@lahna.fi.intel.com>
Date:	Fri, 17 Jun 2016 15:19:28 +0300
From:	Mika Westerberg <mika.westerberg@...ux.intel.com>
To:	Crestez Dan Leonard <leonard.crestez@...el.com>
Cc:	linux-acpi@...r.kernel.org,
	"Rafael J. Wysocki" <rjw@...ysocki.net>,
	Len Brown <lenb@...nel.org>, linux-i2c@...r.kernel.org,
	Wolfram Sang <wsa@...-dreams.de>, linux-spi@...r.kernel.org,
	Mark Brown <broonie@...nel.org>, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org,
	Octavian Purdila <octavian.purdila@...el.com>,
	Jarkko Nikula <jarkko.nikula@...el.com>
Subject: Re: [PATCH 2/3] acpi i2c: Initialize info.type from of_compatible

On Fri, Jun 17, 2016 at 03:07:39PM +0300, Crestez Dan Leonard wrote:
> On 06/16/2016 11:11 AM, Mika Westerberg wrote:
> > On Wed, Jun 15, 2016 at 09:30:28PM +0300, Crestez Dan Leonard wrote:
> >> When using devicetree i2c_board_info.type is set to the compatible
> >> string with the vendor prefix removed. For I2C devices described via
> >> ACPI the i2c_board_info.type string is set to the ACPI device name. When
> >> using ACPI and DT ids this string ends up something like "PRP0001:00".
> >>
> >> If the of_compatible property is present try to use that instead. This
> >> makes it easier to instantiate i2c drivers through ACPI with DT ids.
> > 
> > Adding Jarkko -- he was the original author of I2C/SPI device naming in
> > ACPI. Since this only affects devices with PRP0001 in their _HID/_CID,
> > it should not break anything.
> 
> It's possible to have something like this:
> 
>             Name (_HID, "XXX1234")
>             Name (_CID, "PRP0001")
>             Name (_DSD, Package () {
>                 ToUUID("daffd814-6eba-4d8c-8a91-bc9bbf4aa301"),
>                 Package () {
>                     Package () {"compatible", "vendor,x1234"},
>                 }
>             })
> 
> With these patches the i2c device name changes from "XXX1234:00" to
> "x1234". This would happen even if a driver matches the XXX1234 acpi ID.
> It's not clear if anyone actually uses that or if this change would be
> harmful.

I have not seen a single machine using _DSD with PRP0001 so I don't
think it is a problem.

> It theory it would be possible to use of_compatible for naming only if
> there are no other real IDs. I don't think it's worthwhile.

I agree.