linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH v2 15/19] dt-bindings: memory: snps: Use more descriptive device name

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Date:   Fri, 16 Sep 2022 13:46:40 -0500
From:   Rob Herring <robh@...nel.org>
To:     Serge Semin <Sergey.Semin@...kalelectronics.ru>
Cc:     Krzysztof Kozlowski <krzysztof.kozlowski@...aro.org>,
        Rob Herring <robh+dt@...nel.org>,
        Serge Semin <fancer.lancer@...il.com>,
        linux-arm-kernel@...ts.infradead.org,
        Dinh Nguyen <dinguyen@...nel.org>,
        Manish Narani <manish.narani@...inx.com>,
        linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org,
        Punnaiah Choudary Kalluri 
        <punnaiah.choudary.kalluri@...inx.com>,
        Krzysztof Kozlowski <krzk@...nel.org>,
        Borislav Petkov <bp@...en8.de>,
        Michail Ivanov <Michail.Ivanov@...kalelectronics.ru>,
        Tony Luck <tony.luck@...el.com>,
        James Morse <james.morse@....com>,
        Alexey Malahov <Alexey.Malahov@...kalelectronics.ru>,
        Pavel Parkhomenko <Pavel.Parkhomenko@...kalelectronics.ru>,
        linux-edac@...r.kernel.org,
        Krzysztof Kozlowski <krzysztof.kozlowski+dt@...aro.org>,
        Mauro Carvalho Chehab <mchehab@...nel.org>,
        Michal Simek <michal.simek@...inx.com>,
        devicetree@...r.kernel.org, Robert Richter <rric@...nel.org>
Subject: Re: [PATCH v2 15/19] dt-bindings: memory: snps: Use more descriptive
 device name

On Sat, 10 Sep 2022 22:42:33 +0300, Serge Semin wrote:
> The DT-schema name and the corresponding generic compatible string look
> inappropriate in the current DW uMCTL2 DDRC DT-bindings:
> 1. DT-schema name contains undefined vendor-prefix. It's supposed to be
> "snps", not "synopsys".
> 2. DT-schema name has "ecc" suffix. That is a device property, and has
> nothing to do with the controller actual name.
> 3. The controller name is different. It's DW uMCTL2 DDRC. Just DDRC
> doesn't identify the IP-core in subject.
> 4. There is no much point in using the IP-core version in the device name
> since it can be retrieved from the corresponding device CSR. Moreover the
> DW uMCTL2 DDRC driver doesn't differentiate the IP-core version at the
> current state.
> 
> In order to fix all the inconsistencies described above we suggest to
> rename the DT-schema to "snps,dw-umctl2-ddrc.yaml", deprecate the
> compatible string "snps,ddrc-3.80a" and define a new generic device
> name as "snps,dw-umctl2-ddrc".
> 
> Signed-off-by: Serge Semin <Sergey.Semin@...kalelectronics.ru>
> 
> ---
> 
> Changelog v2:
> - This is a new patch created on v2 by detaching the DT-schema renaming
>   from the previous patch in the series. (@Krzysztof)
> - Fix the compatible string name so one would match the new DT-schema
>   name.
> ---
>  .../{synopsys,ddrc-ecc.yaml => snps,dw-umctl2-ddrc.yaml}   | 7 +++++--
>  MAINTAINERS                                                | 1 +
>  2 files changed, 6 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)
>  rename Documentation/devicetree/bindings/memory-controllers/{synopsys,ddrc-ecc.yaml => snps,dw-umctl2-ddrc.yaml} (83%)
> 

Reviewed-by: Rob Herring <robh@...nel.org>