linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH] arm64: dts: marvell: Fix compatible strings for Armada 3720 boards

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Date:   Wed, 13 Jul 2022 21:42:43 +0200
From:   Krzysztof Kozlowski <krzysztof.kozlowski@...aro.org>
To:     Pali Rohár <pali@...nel.org>,
        Andrew Lunn <andrew@...n.ch>,
        Gregory Clement <gregory.clement@...tlin.com>,
        Sebastian Hesselbarth <sebastian.hesselbarth@...il.com>,
        Rob Herring <robh+dt@...nel.org>,
        Krzysztof Kozlowski <krzysztof.kozlowski+dt@...aro.org>
Cc:     linux-arm-kernel@...ts.infradead.org, devicetree@...r.kernel.org,
        linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH] arm64: dts: marvell: Fix compatible strings for Armada
 3720 boards

On 13/07/2022 14:56, Pali Rohár wrote:
> All Armada 3720 boards have Armada 3720 processor which is of Armada 3700
> family and do not have Armada 3710 processor. So none of them should have
> compatible string for Armada 3710 processor.
> 
> Fix compatible string for all these boards by removing wrong processor
> string "marvell,armada3710" and adding family string "marvell,armada3700"
> as the last one. (Note that this is same way how are defined Armada 3710
> DTS files).

Please do not introduce some changes just in DTS, but start from the
bindings. Someone wrote the bindings like that and expected to be that
way, so first change the bindings with proper rationale. Then change the
DTS files.


Best regards,
Krzysztof