linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH 02/12] arm64: dts: mt8173: remove "mediatek,mt8135-mmc" from mmc nodes

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Date:   Wed, 27 Sep 2017 00:37:00 +0200
From:   Ulf Hansson <ulf.hansson@...aro.org>
To:     Chaotian Jing <chaotian.jing@...iatek.com>
Cc:     Rob Herring <robh+dt@...nel.org>,
        Mark Rutland <mark.rutland@....com>,
        Matthias Brugger <matthias.bgg@...il.com>,
        Catalin Marinas <catalin.marinas@....com>,
        Will Deacon <will.deacon@....com>,
        yong mao <yong.mao@...iatek.com>,
        Linus Walleij <linus.walleij@...aro.org>,
        Javier Martinez Canillas <javier@....samsung.com>,
        Heiner Kallweit <hkallweit1@...il.com>,
        Phong LE <ple@...libre.com>,
        "linux-mmc@...r.kernel.org" <linux-mmc@...r.kernel.org>,
        "devicetree@...r.kernel.org" <devicetree@...r.kernel.org>,
        "linux-arm-kernel@...ts.infradead.org" 
        <linux-arm-kernel@...ts.infradead.org>,
        linux-mediatek@...ts.infradead.org,
        "linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org" <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>,
        srv_heupstream <srv_heupstream@...iatek.com>
Subject: Re: [PATCH 02/12] arm64: dts: mt8173: remove "mediatek,mt8135-mmc"
 from mmc nodes

On 12 September 2017 at 11:07, Chaotian Jing <chaotian.jing@...iatek.com> wrote:
> devicetree bindings has been updated to support multi-platforms,
> so that each platform has its owns compatible name.
> And, this compatible name may used in driver to distinguish with
> other platform.

This does not seems to be DT backwards compatible.

If the driver starts interpreting the "mt8135-mmc" differently,
wouldn't that lead to old DTBs to become broken?

Kind regards
Uffe

>
> Signed-off-by: Chaotian Jing <chaotian.jing@...iatek.com>
> ---
>  arch/arm64/boot/dts/mediatek/mt8173.dtsi | 12 ++++--------
>  1 file changed, 4 insertions(+), 8 deletions(-)
>
> diff --git a/arch/arm64/boot/dts/mediatek/mt8173.dtsi b/arch/arm64/boot/dts/mediatek/mt8173.dtsi
> index b99a273..26396ef 100644
> --- a/arch/arm64/boot/dts/mediatek/mt8173.dtsi
> +++ b/arch/arm64/boot/dts/mediatek/mt8173.dtsi
> @@ -682,8 +682,7 @@
>                 };
>
>                 mmc0: mmc@...30000 {
> -                       compatible = "mediatek,mt8173-mmc",
> -                                    "mediatek,mt8135-mmc";
> +                       compatible = "mediatek,mt8173-mmc";
>                         reg = <0 0x11230000 0 0x1000>;
>                         interrupts = <GIC_SPI 71 IRQ_TYPE_LEVEL_LOW>;
>                         clocks = <&pericfg CLK_PERI_MSDC30_0>,
> @@ -693,8 +692,7 @@
>                 };
>
>                 mmc1: mmc@...40000 {
> -                       compatible = "mediatek,mt8173-mmc",
> -                                    "mediatek,mt8135-mmc";
> +                       compatible = "mediatek,mt8173-mmc";
>                         reg = <0 0x11240000 0 0x1000>;
>                         interrupts = <GIC_SPI 72 IRQ_TYPE_LEVEL_LOW>;
>                         clocks = <&pericfg CLK_PERI_MSDC30_1>,
> @@ -704,8 +702,7 @@
>                 };
>
>                 mmc2: mmc@...50000 {
> -                       compatible = "mediatek,mt8173-mmc",
> -                                    "mediatek,mt8135-mmc";
> +                       compatible = "mediatek,mt8173-mmc";
>                         reg = <0 0x11250000 0 0x1000>;
>                         interrupts = <GIC_SPI 73 IRQ_TYPE_LEVEL_LOW>;
>                         clocks = <&pericfg CLK_PERI_MSDC30_2>,
> @@ -715,8 +712,7 @@
>                 };
>
>                 mmc3: mmc@...60000 {
> -                       compatible = "mediatek,mt8173-mmc",
> -                                    "mediatek,mt8135-mmc";
> +                       compatible = "mediatek,mt8173-mmc";
>                         reg = <0 0x11260000 0 0x1000>;
>                         interrupts = <GIC_SPI 74 IRQ_TYPE_LEVEL_LOW>;
>                         clocks = <&pericfg CLK_PERI_MSDC30_3>,
> --
> 1.8.1.1.dirty
>