linux-kernel - Re: [linux, dev-4.10, 6/6] drivers/hwmon: Add a driver for a generic PECI hwmon

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Date:   Thu, 11 Jan 2018 23:18:45 +0100
From:   Andrew Lunn <andrew@...n.ch>
To:     Guenter Roeck <linux@...ck-us.net>
Cc:     Jae Hyun Yoo <jae.hyun.yoo@...ux.intel.com>,
        linux-hwmon@...r.kernel.org, devicetree@...r.kernel.org,
        jdelvare@...e.com, arnd@...db.de, linux-doc@...r.kernel.org,
        andrew@...id.au, gregkh@...uxfoundation.org,
        openbmc@...ts.ozlabs.org, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org,
        joel@....id.au, linux-arm-kernel@...ts.infradead.org
Subject: Re: [linux, dev-4.10, 6/6] drivers/hwmon: Add a driver for a generic
 PECI hwmon

> > >>+static const struct of_device_id peci_of_table[] = {
> > >>+	{ .compatible = "peci-hwmon", },
> > >
> > >This does not look like a reference to some piece of hardware.
> > >
> > 
> > This driver provides generic PECI hwmon function to which controller has
> > PECI HW such as Aspeed or Nuvoton BMC chip so it's not dependant on a
> > specific hardware. Should I remove this or any suggestion?

PECI seems to be an Intel thing. So at least it should be

 { .compatible = "intel,peci-hwmon", }

assuming it is actually compatible with the Intel specification.

	 Andrew