linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH V1 1/4] bindings: nvmem: introduce "reverse-data" property

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Date:   Tue, 10 Aug 2021 17:14:17 +0200
From:   Jan Lübbe <jlu@...gutronix.de>
To:     Joakim Zhang <qiangqing.zhang@....com>,
        srinivas.kandagatla@...aro.org, robh+dt@...nel.org,
        shawnguo@...nel.org
Cc:     devicetree@...r.kernel.org, linux-imx@....com,
        kernel@...gutronix.de, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH V1 1/4] bindings: nvmem: introduce "reverse-data"
 property

On Tue, 2021-08-10 at 15:35 +0800, Joakim Zhang wrote:
> Introduce "reverse-data" property for nvmem provider to reverse buffer.
> 
> Signed-off-by: Joakim Zhang <qiangqing.zhang@....com>
> ---
>  Documentation/devicetree/bindings/nvmem/nvmem.yaml | 5 +++++
>  1 file changed, 5 insertions(+)
> 
> diff --git a/Documentation/devicetree/bindings/nvmem/nvmem.yaml b/Documentation/devicetree/bindings/nvmem/nvmem.yaml
> index b8dc3d2b6e92..bc745083fc64 100644
> --- a/Documentation/devicetree/bindings/nvmem/nvmem.yaml
> +++ b/Documentation/devicetree/bindings/nvmem/nvmem.yaml
> @@ -61,6 +61,11 @@ patternProperties:
>                description:
>                  Size in bit within the address range specified by reg.
>  
> +      reverse-data:
> +        $ref: /schemas/types.yaml#/definitions/flag
> +        description:
> +          Reverse the data that read from the storage device.

I'd prefer if it was more explicit that the *bytes* will be reversed. Otherwise
a reader might think that this is reversing on the *bit* level.

Jan

> +
>      required:
>        - reg
>  

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