netdev - Re: [PATCH v6 31/36] dt-bindings: nds32 CPU Bindings

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Date:   Mon, 22 Jan 2018 21:55:25 +0800
From:   Greentime Hu <green.hu@...il.com>
To:     Arnd Bergmann <arnd@...db.de>
Cc:     Geert Uytterhoeven <geert@...ux-m68k.org>,
        Greentime <greentime@...estech.com>,
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Subject: Re: [PATCH v6 31/36] dt-bindings: nds32 CPU Bindings

Hi, Arnd:

2018-01-22 19:15 GMT+08:00 Arnd Bergmann <arnd@...db.de>:
> On Mon, Jan 22, 2018 at 10:53 AM, Greentime Hu <green.hu@...il.com> wrote:
>> 2018-01-19 23:37 GMT+08:00 Geert Uytterhoeven <geert@...ux-m68k.org>:
>>> On Fri, Jan 19, 2018 at 4:35 PM, Greentime Hu <green.hu@...il.com> wrote:
>>>> 2018-01-19 23:29 GMT+08:00 Geert Uytterhoeven <geert@...ux-m68k.org>:
>>>>> On Fri, Jan 19, 2018 at 4:18 PM, Greentime Hu <green.hu@...il.com> wrote:
>
>>>> Thank you and your example.
>>>> I get it. I will update this document like this.
>>>> - compatible: Should be "andestech,<core_name>", "andestech,nds32v3"
>>>> as fallback.
>>>
>>> And please keep a list of supported values of "andestech,<core_name>"
>>> in the DT binding document, so checkpatch can validate compatible values.
>>>
>>
>> Thank you for reminding me this.
>> I will list it like this.
>>
>> - compatible:
>>         Usage: required
>>         Value type: <string>
>>         Definition: Should be "andestech,<core_name>",
>> "andestech,nds32v3" as fallback.
>>         Examlpes with core_names are:
>>         "andestech,n13"
>>         "andestech,n15"
>>         "andestech,d15"
>>         "andestech,n10"
>>         "andestech,d10"
>
> This is still not written as a proper specification, you should not
> give "examples"
> but give a complete list of the available options. You could write it like:
>
> Must contain "andestech,nds32v3" as the most generic value, in addition to
> one of the following identifiers for a particular CPU core:
>          "andestech,n13"
>          "andestech,n15"
>          "andestech,d15"
>          "andestech,n10"
>          "andestech,d10"
>
> It might be helpful to also list all other existing nds32v3 cores,
> even those that the
> current Linux port does not support them.
>

Thank you for the clear explanation.
I will update it just like you wrote.