On Mon, Aug 31, 2026 at 05:34:23PM +0800, Andy Chang wrote:
> On Fri, Aug 28, 2026 at 12:38 AM Conor Dooley <conor@kernel.org> wrote:
> >
> > On Thu, Aug 27, 2026 at 07:02:41PM +0800, Andy Chang wrote:
> > > Add the brcm,bcm4384-bt compatible string to support the
> > > Synaptics BCM4384 Bluetooth controller.
> >
> > Please explain why a fallback compatible is not suitable here, or
> > alternatively if it is, use one.
> >
> > pw-bot: changes-requested
> >
> > Thanks,
> > Conor.
> Hi Conor,
> A fallback compatible is not suitable here because the BCM4384
> controller requires a dedicated firmware patch file (.hcd) matching
> its specific hardware ID and revision.
> Falling back to an existing compatible would cause the driver to
> request the wrong firmware binary and fail the controller
> initialization.
> Therefore, it requires a distinct compatible string.

Cool, please put this info in the commit message.

Thanks,
Conor.