Re: [PATCH v11 5/5] powerpc: Fix up fsl-flexcan device tree binding.

[Robin Holt <holt@sgi.com>]

On Wed, Aug 10, 2011 at 11:56:28AM -0500, Scott Wood wrote:
> On 08/10/2011 11:27 AM, Robin Holt wrote:
> > -CPI Clock- Can Protocol Interface Clock
> > -	This CLK_SRC bit of CTRL(control register) selects the clock source to
> > -	the CAN Protocol Interface(CPI) to be either the peripheral clock
> > -	(driven by the PLL) or the crystal oscillator clock. The selected clock
> > -	is the one fed to the prescaler to generate the Serial Clock (Sclock).
> > -	The PRESDIV field of CTRL(control register) controls a prescaler that
> > -	generates the Serial Clock (Sclock), whose period defines the
> > -	time quantum used to compose the CAN waveform.
> > +- compatible : Should be "fsl,flexcan" and optionally
> > +               "fsl,flexcan-<processor>"
> 
> fsl,<processor>-flexcan, and it should not be optional, and should come
> before "fsl,flexcan".
> 
> Also may want to list fsl,p1010-rdb as a "canonical compatible" for
> anything which is backwards compatible with p1010's implementation.

How do I specify 'canonical compatible'?  What would be the use of it
in that implementation?

Robin