linux-kernel - Re: [RESEND PATCH v2 1/5] riscv: dts: sifive: use only generic JEDEC SPI NOR flash compatible

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Date:   Tue, 12 Oct 2021 09:26:56 +0200
From:   Krzysztof Kozlowski <krzysztof.kozlowski@...onical.com>
To:     Alexandre Ghiti <alexandre.ghiti@...onical.com>
Cc:     Rob Herring <robh+dt@...nel.org>,
        Paul Walmsley <paul.walmsley@...ive.com>,
        Palmer Dabbelt <palmer@...belt.com>,
        Albert Ou <aou@...s.berkeley.edu>, devicetree@...r.kernel.org,
        linux-riscv <linux-riscv@...ts.infradead.org>,
        "linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org List" <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>
Subject: Re: [RESEND PATCH v2 1/5] riscv: dts: sifive: use only generic JEDEC
 SPI NOR flash compatible

On 12/10/2021 06:29, Alexandre Ghiti wrote:
> hi Krzysztof,
> 
> On Mon, Sep 20, 2021 at 3:05 PM Krzysztof Kozlowski
> <krzysztof.kozlowski@...onical.com> wrote:
>>
>> The compatible "issi,is25wp256" is undocumented and instead only a
>> generic jedec,spi-nor should be used (if appropriate).
> 
> Why not do it the other way around? I mean adding this compatible to
> the expected list: don't we lose information using the generic
> compatible?
> 
> Thanks,
> 

We discussed it:
https://lore.kernel.org/lkml/ae4c58fe-0af5-3f1d-cc16-27b78772cbb5@microchip.com/


Best regards,
Krzysztof