linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH v4 3/5] dt-bindings: watchdog: add Allwinner H6 r

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Date:   Wed, 22 May 2019 18:15:26 +0200
From:   Clément Péron <peron.clem@...il.com>
To:     Maxime Ripard <maxime.ripard@...tlin.com>
Cc:     Wim Van Sebroeck <wim@...ux-watchdog.org>,
        Guenter Roeck <linux@...ck-us.net>,
        Rob Herring <robh+dt@...nel.org>,
        Mark Rutland <mark.rutland@....com>,
        Chen-Yu Tsai <wens@...e.org>, linux-watchdog@...r.kernel.org,
        devicetree <devicetree@...r.kernel.org>,
        linux-arm-kernel <linux-arm-kernel@...ts.infradead.org>,
        linux-kernel <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>
Subject: Re: [PATCH v4 3/5] dt-bindings: watchdog: add Allwinner H6 r_watchdog

Hi Maxime,

On Wed, 22 May 2019 at 12:32, Maxime Ripard <maxime.ripard@...tlin.com> wrote:
>
> On Tue, May 21, 2019 at 06:03:28PM +0200, Clément Péron wrote:
> > Allwinner H6 has a second watchdog on the r-blocks which is
> > compatible with the A31.
> >
> > This commit add the H6 compatible for the r_watchdog.
> >
> > Signed-off-by: Clément Péron <peron.clem@...il.com>
>
> Unless you have some evidence that the two blocks are different, then
> you should just reuse the same one.

I have no evidence it's different nor identical, it's not documented
in the user manual.
I thought it would better to have separate bindings in case there is a
difference.
Than don't have and find later that we have to introduce one.

But as you prefer.

Regards,
Clément



>
> Maxime
>
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