linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH v5 1/4] dt-bindings: arm: coresight: Add new compatible for static replicator

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Date:   Fri, 26 Apr 2019 09:25:22 -0500
From:   Rob Herring <robh@...nel.org>
To:     Leo Yan <leo.yan@...aro.org>
Cc:     Mathieu Poirier <mathieu.poirier@...aro.org>,
        Suzuki K Poulose <suzuki.poulose@....com>,
        Mark Rutland <mark.rutland@....com>,
        Alexander Shishkin <alexander.shishkin@...ux.intel.com>,
        linux-arm-kernel@...ts.infradead.org, devicetree@...r.kernel.org,
        linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org, Leo Yan <leo.yan@...aro.org>
Subject: Re: [PATCH v5 1/4] dt-bindings: arm: coresight: Add new compatible
 for static replicator

On Fri, 12 Apr 2019 18:27:35 +0800, Leo Yan wrote:
> CoreSight uses below bindings for replicator:
> 
>   Dynamic replicator, aka. configurable replicator:
>     "arm,coresight-dynamic-replicator", "arm,primecell";
> 
>   Static replicator, aka. non-configurable replicator:
>     "arm,coresight-replicator";
> 
> The compatible string "arm,coresight-replicator" is not an explicit
> naming to express the replicator is 'static'.  To unify the naming
> convention, this patch introduces a new compatible string
> "arm,coresight-static-replicator" for the static replicator; the
> compatible string "arm,coresight-replicator" is kept for backward
> compatibility, but tag it as obsolete and suggest to use the new
> compatible string.
> 
> As result CoreSight replicator have below bindings:
> 
>   Dynamic replicator:
>     "arm,coresight-dynamic-replicator", "arm,primecell";
> 
>   Static replicator:
>     "arm,coresight-static-replicator";
>     "arm,coresight-replicator"; (obsolete)
> 
> Signed-off-by: Leo Yan <leo.yan@...aro.org>
> ---
>  Documentation/devicetree/bindings/arm/coresight.txt | 7 +++++--
>  1 file changed, 5 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)
> 

Reviewed-by: Rob Herring <robh@...nel.org>