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From: kgene.kim@samsung•com (Kukjin Kim)
To: linux-arm-kernel@lists•infradead.org
Subject: [PATCH V5] ARM: dts: Change i2s compatible string on exynos5250
Date: Mon, 19 Aug 2013 03:05:29 +0900	[thread overview]
Message-ID: <52110CE9.8000100@samsung.com> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <1812843.09c8C6xn0E@flatron>

On 08/16/13 16:53, Tomasz Figa wrote:
> Hi Kukjin,
>
[...]

>>>> -               compatible = "samsung,i2s-v5";
>>>> +               compatible = "samsung,s5pv210-i2s";
>>>
>>> Device tree reviewers, this is something to look out for in the
>>> future. Some samsung platforms/drivers use "samsung,<chip>-<ip>",
>>> others "samsung,<ip>-<chip>". I don't personally care much one way or
>>> another, but it really should be consistent.
>>
>> Hmm...I think, if "samsung,<ip name>-<ip version>" is possible, it would
>> be nice. I remember there are no versions in datasheet for some IPs but
>> something have like i2s and mfc. So "samsung,<ip>-<version>" is used
>> for only i2s and mfc. But actually there are versions for Samsung IPs,
>> no comments for that in datasheet. So I think, if Samsung can provide
>> the specific version of Samsung IPs, we can use that like other
>> platforms. I will prepare some table for that after meeting with
>> Samsung hardware IP team so that samsung platform use one format
>> "samsung,<ip>-<version>".
>
> Sorry, I don't think this is a good idea, unless you can force the IP team
> to release a version table containing version of _every_ IP for _every_
> released SoC, including those historical ones, like S3C24xx and S3C64xx.
> Of course such tables should be available publicly.
>
It's different issue and I agree with Mark Brown's comments.

> In addition, there might be other funny things going on with IPs and their
> surroundings, that could make a need to create several separate compatible
> values for the same IP revision, but on different SoCs, because it was
> integrated in a slightly different way.
>
> I believe we have choses the "samsung,<chip>-<ip>" scheme to avoid being
> dependent upon data that is not always publicly available, which is more
> future- (and past-) proof and also solves the integration problem.
>
Well, I don't think so, because Samsung is no more just SoC vendor. 
Actually Samsung is providing just IP to customers, I think, they don't 
like to use the name, exynos**** for their SoC or Chip, because exynos, 
s3c or s5p whatever is Samsung's SoC brand name. If so, I think, my 
suggestion is more reasonable. See the example of Synopsys and ARM 
primecell...that's why I will try to do it. But I know I need to get 
agreement from DT guys and maybe I need more time than I expect ;-)

Thanks,
Kukjin

  parent reply	other threads:[~2013-08-18 18:05 UTC|newest]

Thread overview: 8+ messages / expand[flat|nested]  mbox.gz  Atom feed  top
2013-08-16  4:26 [PATCH V5] ARM: dts: Change i2s compatible string on exynos5250 Padmavathi Venna
2013-08-16  4:48 ` Olof Johansson
2013-08-16  5:43   ` Kukjin Kim
2013-08-16  7:53     ` Tomasz Figa
2013-08-16  9:59       ` Mark Brown
2013-08-18 18:05       ` Kukjin Kim [this message]
2013-08-16  7:48   ` Tomasz Figa
2013-08-16 10:06 ` Mark Brown

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