linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH AUTOSEL for 4.14 04/67] dt-bindings: net: add TI CC2560 Bluetooth chip

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Message-ID: <d3246708-4dd1-2a49-b3e5-7e459adc68d2@lechnology.com>
Date:   Thu, 8 Mar 2018 10:09:44 -0600
From:   David Lechner <david@...hnology.com>
To:     Sasha Levin <Alexander.Levin@...rosoft.com>,
        "linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org" <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>,
        "stable@...r.kernel.org" <stable@...r.kernel.org>
Cc:     Marcel Holtmann <marcel@...tmann.org>
Subject: Re: [PATCH AUTOSEL for 4.14 04/67] dt-bindings: net: add TI CC2560
 Bluetooth chip

On 03/07/2018 10:57 PM, Sasha Levin wrote:
> From: David Lechner <david@...hnology.com>
> 
> [ Upstream commit 07c7edd0db441f83eeee087470add5be280cc018 ]
> 
> This adds a compatible string for the Texas Instruments CC2560 Bluetooth
> chip to the existing TI WiLink shared transport bindings. These chips are
> similar enough that the same bindings work for both. The file is renamed
> to ti-bluetooth.txt to make it more generic.
> 
> Signed-off-by: David Lechner <david@...hnology.com>
> Signed-off-by: Marcel Holtmann <marcel@...tmann.org>
> Signed-off-by: Sasha Levin <alexander.levin@...rosoft.com>
> ---

I don't see how this patch would be useful in older kernels since the
driver support for this compatible string was not added until v4.16.