[RFC PATCH 1/3] eeprom: Add a simple EEPROM framework

Maxime Ripard
2015-02-22T14:34:05Z

On Sat, Feb 21, 2015 at 11:31:49AM +0000, Srinivas Kandagatla wrote:
> >I would do something more simple that is just a list of keys and their
> >location like this:
> >
> >device-serial-number = <start size>;
> >key1 = <start size>;
> >key2 = <start size>;
> >
> There are pros and cons doing it as list of keys.
>
> One reason for doing it as fixed properties("eeproms", "eemprom-names") is
> "consistency and familiarity" like interrupts, regs, dmas, clocks, pinctrl,
> reset, pwm have fixed property names, trying to get most subsystems to do it
> the same way makes it easier for people to write dts files.

And eeprom-names was something that was asked for last time we
discussed it (I don't really remember who though, maybe Arnd?)

Maxime

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