Subject: Re: [PATCH net v1 1/2] ARM: dts: imx: let's name the ptp interrupt for the fec ethernet driver

From: Andrew Lunn <[email-masked]>
Date: Tue, 3 Oct 2017 22:53:59 +0200

On Tue, Oct 03, 2017 at 01:41:34PM -0700, Troy Kisky wrote:
> On 10/2/2017 5:51 PM, Andrew Lunn wrote:
> > On Mon, Oct 02, 2017 at 05:04:41PM -0700, Troy Kisky wrote:
> >> imx7s/imx7d has the ptp interrupt newly added as well.
> >> This will allow the ptp interrupt to have its own interrupt routine.
> >>
> >> Signed-off-by: Troy Kisky <[email-masked]>
> >> ---
> >>  arch/arm/boot/dts/imx6qdl.dtsi | 1 +
> >>  arch/arm/boot/dts/imx6sx.dtsi  | 2 ++
> >>  arch/arm/boot/dts/imx6ul.dtsi  | 2 ++
> >>  arch/arm/boot/dts/imx7d.dtsi   | 4 +++-
> >>  arch/arm/boot/dts/imx7s.dtsi   | 4 +++-
> >>  5 files changed, 11 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)
> >>
> >> diff --git a/arch/arm/boot/dts/imx6qdl.dtsi b/arch/arm/boot/dts/imx6qdl.dtsi
> >> index 8884b4a3cafb..d848d2bfe8e2 100644
> >> --- a/arch/arm/boot/dts/imx6qdl.dtsi
> >> +++ b/arch/arm/boot/dts/imx6qdl.dtsi
> >> @@ -1017,6 +1017,7 @@
> >>  			fec: ethernet@02188000 {
> >>  				compatible = "fsl,imx6q-fec";
> >>  				reg = <0x02188000 0x4000>;
> >> +				interrupt-names = "","ptp";
> > 
> > Hi Troy
> > 
> > The "" looks a bit odd. Can you use a name here?
> > 
> >     Andrew
> > 
> 
> Sure. Can I use "q0","q1","q2",  and look them up by name in fec_main
> as well ?

Hi Troy

Is there no better name? How does the datasheet name them?

> Should I worrying about compatiblity with old dtbs ?

Yes. You cannot break old dtb blobs. So i would suggest keep looking
up the old interrupts by number. But this new interrupt you can use
the name.

    Andrew