netdev - Re: [PATCH 3/5] dt-bindings: nvmem: allow referencing device defined cells by names

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Date:   Tue, 4 Jan 2022 21:50:38 +0100
From:   Rafał Miłecki <zajec5@...il.com>
To:     Rob Herring <robh@...nel.org>
Cc:     Srinivas Kandagatla <srinivas.kandagatla@...aro.org>,
        devicetree@...r.kernel.org,
        "linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org" <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>,
        netdev <netdev@...r.kernel.org>,
        Rafał Miłecki <rafal@...ecki.pl>
Subject: Re: [PATCH 3/5] dt-bindings: nvmem: allow referencing device defined
 cells by names

On 4.01.2022 21:16, Rob Herring wrote:
> On Thu, Dec 23, 2021 at 10:58:56PM +0100, Rafał Miłecki wrote:
>> On 23.12.2021 22:18, Rob Herring wrote:
>>> On Thu, Dec 23, 2021 at 7:08 AM Rafał Miłecki <zajec5@...il.com> wrote:
>>>>
>>>> From: Rafał Miłecki <rafal@...ecki.pl>
>>>>
>>>> Not every NVMEM has predefined cells at hardcoded addresses. Some
>>>> devices store cells in internal structs and custom formats. Referencing
>>>> such cells is still required to let other bindings use them.
>>>>
>>>> Modify binding to require "reg" xor "label". The later one can be used
>>>> to match "dynamic" NVMEM cells by their names.
>>>
>>> 'label' is supposed to correspond to a sticker on a port or something
>>> human identifiable. It generally should be something optional to
>>> making the OS functional. Yes, there are already some abuses of that,
>>> but this case is too far for me.
>>
>> Good to learn that!
>>
>> "name" is special & not allowed I think.
> 
> It's the node name essentially. Why is using node names not sufficient?
> Do you have some specific examples?

I tried to explain in
[PATCH 1/5] dt-bindings: nvmem: add "label" property to allow more flexible cells names
that some vendors come with fancy names that can't fit node names.

Broadcom's NVRAM examples:
0:macaddr
1:macaddr
2:macaddr
0:ccode
1:ccode
2:ccode
0:regrev