linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH V1 1/4] dt-bindings: sram: qcom,imem: Add Boot Stat region within IMEM

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Message-ID: <c1ff949f-64bd-fd1b-5e84-484b641691fb@quicinc.com>
Date:   Thu, 23 Mar 2023 19:16:52 +0530
From:   Souradeep Chowdhury <quic_schowdhu@...cinc.com>
To:     Krzysztof Kozlowski <krzysztof.kozlowski@...aro.org>,
        Andy Gross <agross@...nel.org>,
        Konrad Dybcio <konrad.dybcio@...ainline.org>,
        "Krzysztof Kozlowski" <krzysztof.kozlowski+dt@...aro.org>,
        Bjorn Andersson <andersson@...nel.org>,
        Rob Herring <robh+dt@...nel.org>
CC:     <linux-arm-kernel@...ts.infradead.org>,
        <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>, <linux-arm-msm@...r.kernel.org>,
        <devicetree@...r.kernel.org>, Sibi Sankar <quic_sibis@...cinc.com>,
        Rajendra Nayak <quic_rjendra@...cinc.com>
Subject: Re: [PATCH V1 1/4] dt-bindings: sram: qcom,imem: Add Boot Stat region
 within IMEM



On 3/22/2023 9:57 PM, Krzysztof Kozlowski wrote:
> On 22/03/2023 14:34, Souradeep Chowdhury wrote:
>>>
>>>> +          - const: qcom,imem-boot_stats
>>>
>>> No underscores in compatibles. Why this is not SoC specific compatible?
>>
>> Ack. The boot_stats module is not specific to a device. It is written to
>> read some values from this imem region which is present for almost all
>> QCOM SoCs. So SoC specific compatible is not given in this case.
> 
> Yeah, but the generic rule is that we always want SoC specific
> compatibles. If this is not specific to a device, then you do not need
> anything in DT and just instantiate it from some soc-driver...

Ack. Will add SoC specific compatible here.

> 
> Best regards,
> Krzysztof
>