linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH v5 4/8] dt-bindings: touchscreen: validate nodename

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Date:   Mon, 24 May 2021 20:46:10 -0700
From:   Dmitry Torokhov <dmitry.torokhov@...il.com>
To:     Rob Herring <robh@...nel.org>
Cc:     Oleksij Rempel <o.rempel@...gutronix.de>,
        devicetree@...r.kernel.org,
        Jonathan Cameron <Jonathan.Cameron@...wei.com>,
        linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org, linux-input@...r.kernel.org,
        David Jander <david@...tonic.nl>,
        Rob Herring <robh+dt@...nel.org>, kernel@...gutronix.de
Subject: Re: [PATCH v5 4/8] dt-bindings: touchscreen: validate nodename

On Fri, May 21, 2021 at 12:18:23PM -0500, Rob Herring wrote:
> On Fri, 21 May 2021 06:45:21 +0200, Oleksij Rempel wrote:
> > Validate touchscreen nodes. Make sure it is named touchscreen*.
> > 
> > Signed-off-by: Oleksij Rempel <o.rempel@...gutronix.de>
> > ---
> >  .../devicetree/bindings/input/touchscreen/touchscreen.yaml     | 3 +++
> >  1 file changed, 3 insertions(+)
> > 
> 
> Acked-by: Rob Herring <robh@...nel.org>

These bindings are used for devices other than touchscreens (touchpads
and other touch controllers that are not touchscreens), so forcing them
to be named "touchscreen*" is wrong. In fact, I'd like to allow using
"touch-*" property names as aliases for "touchscreen-*" properties.

Thanks.

-- 
Dmitry