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

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Date:   Wed, 13 Jul 2022 22:03:36 +0200
From:   Pali Rohár <pali@...nel.org>
To:     Krzysztof Kozlowski <krzysztof.kozlowski@...aro.org>
Cc:     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>,
        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 Wednesday 13 July 2022 21:42:43 Krzysztof Kozlowski wrote:
> 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

Ok, I tried to update bindings and fix example in it, see patch:
https://lore.kernel.org/linux-devicetree/20220713200123.22612-1-pali@kernel.org/