linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH v6 1/2] dt-bindings: Documentation for qcom, llcc

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Message-ID: <20180518143154.GA6224@rob-hp-laptop>
Date:   Fri, 18 May 2018 09:31:54 -0500
From:   Rob Herring <robh@...nel.org>
To:     rishabhb@...eaurora.org
Cc:     Stephen Boyd <swboyd@...omium.org>, devicetree@...r.kernel.org,
        linux-arm-kernel@...ts.infradead.org,
        linux-arm-msm@...r.kernel.org, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org,
        linux-arm@...ts.infradead.org, tsoni@...eaurora.org,
        ckadabi@...eaurora.org, evgreen@...omium.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH v6 1/2] dt-bindings: Documentation for qcom, llcc

On Wed, May 16, 2018 at 04:32:27PM -0700, rishabhb@...eaurora.org wrote:
> On 2018-05-16 11:08, Stephen Boyd wrote:
> > Quoting rishabhb@...eaurora.org (2018-05-16 10:33:14)
> > > On 2018-05-16 10:03, Stephen Boyd wrote:
> > > > Quoting Rishabh Bhatnagar (2018-05-08 13:22:00)
> > > 
> > > >> +
> > > >> +- max-slices:
> > > >> +       usage: required
> > > >> +       Value Type: <u32>
> > > >> +       Definition: Number of cache slices supported by hardware
> > > >> +
> > > >> +Example:
> > > >> +
> > > >> +       llcc: qcom,llcc@...0000 {
> > > >
> > > > cache-controller@...0000 ?
> > > >
> > > We have tried to use consistent naming convention as in llcc_*
> > > everywhere.
> > > Using cache-controller will mix and match the naming convention.
> > > Also in
> > > the documentation it is explained what llcc is and its full form.
> > > 
> > 
> > DT prefers standard node names as opposed to vendor specific node names.
> > Isn't it a cache controller? I fail to see why this can't be done.
> Hi Stephen,
> The driver is vendor specific and also for uniformity purposes we preferred
> to go with this name.

Almost *every* node and driver is vendor specific. Please do as Stephen 
suggested.

Rob