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From: xuejiancheng <xuejiancheng@huawei.com>
Subject: Re: [PATCH v5 5/6] mfd: dt-bindings: add device tree bindings for
 Hi3519 sysctrl
Date: Mon, 11 Jan 2016 15:50:00 +0800
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Hi Lee Jones,

    Thanks for your comments.

On 2016/1/11 13:48, Lee Jones wrote:
> On Fri, 08 Jan 2016, Jiancheng Xue wrote:
> 
>> Add device tree bindings for Hi3519 system controller.
>>
>> Signed-off-by: Jiancheng Xue <xuejiancheng@huawei.com>
>> ---
>>  Documentation/devicetree/bindings/mfd/hi3519.txt | 14 ++++++++++++++
>>  1 file changed, 14 insertions(+)
>>  create mode 100644 Documentation/devicetree/bindings/mfd/hi3519.txt
> 
> I have this patch, but none of the others in the set, thus I am
> lacking context.
> 
I can forward other patches in the set to you. Thank you.

>> diff --git a/Documentation/devicetree/bindings/mfd/hi3519.txt b/Documentation/devicetree/bindings/mfd/hi3519.txt
>> new file mode 100644
>> index 0000000..115c5be
>> --- /dev/null
>> +++ b/Documentation/devicetree/bindings/mfd/hi3519.txt
>> @@ -0,0 +1,14 @@
>> +* Hisilicon Hi3519 System Controller Block
>> +
>> +This bindings use the following binding:
>> +Documentation/devicetree/bindings/mfd/syscon.txt
>> +
>> +Required properties:
>> +- compatible: "hisilicon,hi3519-sysctrl".
>> +- reg: the register region of this block
>> +
>> +Examples:
>> +sysctrl: system-controller@12010000 {
>> +	compatible = "hisilicon,hi3519-sysctrl", "syscon";
>> +	reg = <0x12010000 0x1000>;
>> +};
> 
> There is no requirement (nor want) for binding documents where the
> given device is simply using highly generic bindings.  This just
> amounts to churn.
> 
This block is specific for Hi3519 SOC, and may has its own driver.
So I think it's better to keep this binding.

Jiancheng