linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH v6] eeprom: at24: Add OF device ID table

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Message-ID: <CAMuHMdVo8_jV0RmWSS=MhF07hwFH68W6vMtj3Uts3NmNHbiqoQ@mail.gmail.com>
Date:   Wed, 18 Oct 2017 08:39:39 +0200
From:   Geert Uytterhoeven <geert@...ux-m68k.org>
To:     Wolfram Sang <wsa@...-dreams.de>
Cc:     Javier Martinez Canillas <javierm@...hat.com>,
        "linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org" <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>,
        Simon Horman <horms@...ge.net.au>,
        Andy Shevchenko <andy.shevchenko@...il.com>,
        Linux I2C <linux-i2c@...r.kernel.org>
Subject: Re: [PATCH v6] eeprom: at24: Add OF device ID table

Hi Wolfram,

On Tue, Oct 17, 2017 at 11:40 PM, Wolfram Sang <wsa@...-dreams.de> wrote:
>> +     {
>> +             .compatible = "atmel,spd",
>> +             .data = (void *)AT24_DEVICE_MAGIC(2048 / 8,
>> +                             AT24_FLAG_READONLY | AT24_FLAG_IRUGO)
>> +     },
>
> checkpatch reported this one as un-documented. And come to think of it,
> since this is solely for EEPROMs on RAM modules, I think we can drop a
> DT binding for it. Could you agree? I can do it locally, no need to
> resend. I'll do HW testing later, but wanted to check on your opinion
> already.

Why?

No one has placeholders for memory modules in DT?
In addition, I can imagine a DT overlay for a memory module, adding the
memory node and the EEPROM.

Gr{oetje,eeting}s,

                        Geert

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