linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH v1 1/2] dt-bindings: arm: coresight: Update the pattern of ete node name

lists.openwall.net		lists / announce owl-users owl-dev john-users john-dev passwdqc-users yescrypt popa3d-users / oss-security kernel-hardening musl sabotage tlsify passwords / crypt-dev xvendor / Bugtraq Full-Disclosure linux-kernel linux-netdev linux-ext4 linux-hardening linux-cve-announce PHC
Open Source and information security mailing list archives

Hash Suite: Windows password security audit tool. GUI, reports in PDF.

[<prev] [next>] [<thread-prev] [thread-next>] [day] [month] [year] [list]

Message-ID: <c64a41af-ff62-43c5-89f7-0558f8456010@linaro.org>
Date: Thu, 21 Dec 2023 09:17:18 +0100
From: Krzysztof Kozlowski <krzysztof.kozlowski@...aro.org>
To: Jinlong Mao <quic_jinlmao@...cinc.com>,
 Mathieu Poirier <mathieu.poirier@...aro.org>,
 Suzuki K Poulose <suzuki.poulose@....com>, Mike Leach
 <mike.leach@...aro.org>, James Clark <james.clark@....com>,
 Leo Yan <leo.yan@...aro.org>, Andy Gross <agross@...nel.org>,
 Bjorn Andersson <andersson@...nel.org>,
 Konrad Dybcio <konrad.dybcio@...aro.org>, Rob Herring <robh+dt@...nel.org>,
 Krzysztof Kozlowski <krzysztof.kozlowski+dt@...aro.org>,
 Conor Dooley <conor+dt@...nel.org>
Cc: linux-arm-msm@...r.kernel.org, devicetree@...r.kernel.org,
 linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org, Tingwei Zhang <quic_tingweiz@...cinc.com>,
 Yuanfang Zhang <quic_yuanfang@...cinc.com>,
 Tao Zhang <quic_taozha@...cinc.com>, coresight@...ts.linaro.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH v1 1/2] dt-bindings: arm: coresight: Update the pattern of
 ete node name

On 21/12/2023 09:15, Jinlong Mao wrote:
> 
> 
> On 12/21/2023 4:12 PM, Krzysztof Kozlowski wrote:
>> On 21/12/2023 04:28, Jinlong Mao wrote:
>>>>> diff --git a/Documentation/devicetree/bindings/arm/arm,embedded-trace-extension.yaml b/Documentation/devicetree/bindings/arm/arm,embedded-trace-extension.yaml
>>>>> index f725e6940993..cbf583d34029 100644
>>>>> --- a/Documentation/devicetree/bindings/arm/arm,embedded-trace-extension.yaml
>>>>> +++ b/Documentation/devicetree/bindings/arm/arm,embedded-trace-extension.yaml
>>>>> @@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ description: |
>>>>>    
>>>>>    properties:
>>>>>      $nodename:
>>>>> -    pattern: "^ete([0-9a-f]+)$"
>>>>> +    pattern: "^ete-([0-9a-f]+)$"
>>>>
>>>> My concerns are not resolved. Why is it here in the first place?
>>>
>>> Hi Krzysztof,
>>>
>>> ETE is acronym of embedded trace extension. The number of the name is
>>> the same as the number of the CPU it belongs to.
>>
>> This is obvious and was not my question.
> 
> Do you mean why the pattern match of the node name is added here ?

Yes, especially that it is requiring a non-generic name.

> 
> This node should not have the node name match, right ?

Usually. For sure shouldn't be for non-generic names.

Best regards,
Krzysztof