linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH 2/2] ARM: dts: am57xx-beagle-x15: Add support for rev B1

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Date:   Fri, 2 Sep 2016 08:06:49 -0700
From:   Tony Lindgren <tony@...mide.com>
To:     Robert Nelson <robertcnelson@...il.com>
Cc:     Sekhar Nori <nsekhar@...com>, Nishanth Menon <nm@...com>,
        Tomi Valkeinen <tomi.valkeinen@...com>,
        Kishon Vijay Abraham I <kishon@...com>,
        "linux-omap@...r.kernel.org" <linux-omap@...r.kernel.org>,
        linux kernel <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>,
        "linux-arm-kernel@...ts.infradead.org" 
        <linux-arm-kernel@...ts.infradead.org>,
        devicetree <devicetree@...r.kernel.org>,
        Jason Kridner <jkridner@...gleboard.org>
Subject: Re: [PATCH 2/2] ARM: dts: am57xx-beagle-x15: Add support for rev B1

* Robert Nelson <robertcnelson@...il.com> [160902 06:52]:
> On Fri, Sep 2, 2016 at 5:41 AM, Sekhar Nori <nsekhar@...com> wrote:
> > Instead, it seems to be easier for maintenance and safer overall if the
> > older version has a file of its own which can be kept alone.
> >
> > Also, how about renaming the existing dts to am57xx-beagle-x15-reva2.dts
> > and let the production version be called am57xx-beagle-x15.dts? Surely
> > this will cause some inconvenience to A2 users. But there are few users
> > of those and it might be more intuitive for the majority users if the
> > file for production version is without a specific version string
> > attached. Just a thought though, not sure about it myself either.
> 
> Nak, let's NOT do that to A2 users.
> 
> The am57xx-beagle-x15.dts went mainline in v3.19, u-boot installed on
> devices would need to be updated and this would make bisecting a pain.
> ;)

I agree, let's keep things working without forcing people to update
their u-boot enviroment for the dtb name.

Regards,

Tony