Re: [PATCH v1 1/3] arm64: dts: qcom: sa8775p-ride: Change the BT node

[Krzysztof Kozlowski <krzk@kernel.org>]

On 28/11/2024 13:09, Cheng Jiang wrote:
> The SA8775P-Ride uses the QCA6698 chipset, which shares the same IP core
> as the WCN6855. However, it has different RF components and RAM sizes,
> so new firmware is needed.  This change allows driver to distinguish it
> from the WCN6855 and load the specific firmware.
> 
> Signed-off-by: Cheng Jiang <quic_chejiang@quicinc.com>
> ---
>  arch/arm64/boot/dts/qcom/sa8775p-ride.dtsi | 2 +-
>  1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-)
> 
> diff --git a/arch/arm64/boot/dts/qcom/sa8775p-ride.dtsi b/arch/arm64/boot/dts/qcom/sa8775p-ride.dtsi
> index 3fc62e123..f95e709bd 100644
> --- a/arch/arm64/boot/dts/qcom/sa8775p-ride.dtsi
> +++ b/arch/arm64/boot/dts/qcom/sa8775p-ride.dtsi
> @@ -856,7 +856,7 @@ &uart17 {
>  	status = "okay";
>  
>  	bluetooth {
> -		compatible = "qcom,wcn6855-bt";
> +		compatible = "qcom,qca6698-bt";

This breaks users without mentioning it, without really justifying the
impact. Also it is not clear for me whether devices are or are not
compatible.

Best regards,
Krzysztof