linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH 1/3] Documentation: dt: i2c: use correct STMicroelectronics vendor prefix

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Date:	Tue, 28 Jun 2016 15:56:47 -0500
From:	Rob Herring <robh@...nel.org>
To:	Stefan Agner <stefan@...er.ch>
Cc:	wsa@...-dreams.de, mark.rutland@....com, arnd@...db.de,
	shawnguo@...nel.org, mpe@...erman.id.au, paulus@...ba.org,
	benh@...nel.crashing.org, scottwood@...escale.com,
	dinguyen@...nsource.altera.com, pawel.moll@....com,
	ijc+devicetree@...lion.org.uk, galak@...eaurora.org,
	linux-i2c@...r.kernel.org, devicetree@...r.kernel.org,
	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH 1/3] Documentation: dt: i2c: use correct
 STMicroelectronics vendor prefix

On Sun, Jun 26, 2016 at 02:34:04AM -0700, Stefan Agner wrote:
> The documentation currently uses the non-standard vendor prefix stm
> and st-micro for STMicroelectronics. The drivers do not specify the
> vendor prefixes since the I2C Core strips them away from the DT
> provided compatible string. Therefor, changing documentation and
> existing device trees does not have any impact on device detection.

For Linux at least...

> 
> Signed-off-by: Stefan Agner <stefan@...er.ch>
> ---
> Hi,
> 
> Mark mentioned that issue already once in the past, see:
> http://lkml.iu.edu/hypermail/linux/kernel/1309.0/01686.html
> 
> Not sure through which trees this patches should flow, I guess
> the first through Wolfram's tree, the ARM changes through Arnd
> or Shawns tree (mostly Freescale boards are affected), not sure
> about the PowerPC changes...

I can take the series. dts files shouldn't be changing causing 
conflicts.

Rob