Subject: Re: [PATCH 1/2] dt-bindings: ptp: Add binding doc for IDT ClockMatrix based PTP clock

From: Vincent Cheng <[email-masked]>
Date: Thu, 3 Oct 2019 15:12:24 +0000

On Tue, Oct 01, 2019 at 06:09:06PM EDT, Rob Herring wrote:
>On Wed, Sep 18, 2019 at 04:06:37PM -0400, [email-masked] wrote:
>> From: Vincent Cheng <[email-masked]>

Hi Rob,

Welcome back.  Thank-you for providing feedback.

>> 
>> Add device tree binding doc for the IDT ClockMatrix PTP clock driver.
>
>Bindings are for h/w, not drivers...

Yes, will remove 'driver'.

>>  Documentation/devicetree/bindings/ptp/ptp-idtcm.txt | 15 +++++++++++++++
>>  1 file changed, 15 insertions(+)
>>  create mode 100644 Documentation/devicetree/bindings/ptp/ptp-idtcm.txt
>
>Please make this a DT schema.

Sure, will give it a try.

>> +  - compatible  Should be "idt,8a3400x-ptp" for System Synchronizer
>> +                Should be "idt,8a3401x-ptp" for Port Synchronizer
>> +                Should be "idt,8a3404x-ptp" for Universal Frequency Translator (UFT)
>
>If PTP is the only function of the chip, you don't need to append 
>'-ptp'.

Okay, will remove '-ptp'.  Thanks.

>What's the 'x' for? We generally don't use wildcards in compatible 
>strings.

We were hoping to use 'x' to represent a single driver to match the various
part numbers 8A34001, 8A34002, 8A34003, 8A34004, 8A34011, 8A34012, etc.

What should be used instead of 'x'?

Thanks,
Vincent