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From: Sergei Shtylyov <sergei.shtylyov@cogentembedded.com>
To: Laurent Pinchart <laurent.pinchart@ideasonboard.com>,
	Geert Uytterhoeven <geert@linux-m68k.org>
Cc: Dmitry Torokhov <dmitry.torokhov@gmail.com>,
	Laurent Pinchart <laurent.pinchart+renesas@ideasonboard.com>,
	"linux-input@vger.kernel.org" <linux-input@vger.kernel.org>,
	Linux I2C <linux-i2c@vger.kernel.org>,
	Linux-sh list <linux-sh@vger.kernel.org>,
	Wolfram Sang <wsa@the-dreams.de>
Subject: Re: [PATCH v2 2/2] input: adxl34x: Add OF match support
Date: Fri, 16 Jan 2015 01:05:13 +0300	[thread overview]
Message-ID: <54B83999.30407@cogentembedded.com> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <6357346.RjFSG892rq@avalon>

Hello.

On 01/15/2015 11:34 PM, Laurent Pinchart wrote:

>>> I still do not understand what we are trying to fix here. Why is
>>> "adi,adxl34x" compatible string no good anymore? If we start using exact
>>> models and the physical device does not match do we abort probe? What is
>>> the problem that we are solving here?

>> Because there's no guarantee that the driver actually supports all
>> "adi,adxl34<x>" with <x> = 0..9, some of which don't exist yet.

> That's one of the reasons. Another one is that the adxl34x driver won't match
> DT nodes that list the "adi,adxl34x" compatible value in positions other than
> the first.

    Let's also not forget that wildcards in the "compatible" prop are not 
really allowed.

WBR, Sergei


  parent reply	other threads:[~2015-01-15 22:05 UTC|newest]

Thread overview: 27+ messages / expand[flat|nested]  mbox.gz  Atom feed  top
2015-01-15 14:54 [PATCH v2 0/2] Fix OF match for adxl34x driver Laurent Pinchart
2015-01-15 14:54 ` [PATCH v2 1/2] DT: i2c: Deprecate adi,adxl34x compatible string Laurent Pinchart
     [not found]   ` <1421333655-31029-2-git-send-email-laurent.pinchart+renesas-ryLnwIuWjnjg/C1BVhZhaw@public.gmane.org>
2015-01-15 17:02     ` Wolfram Sang
2015-01-15 17:27       ` Dmitry Torokhov
2015-01-15 17:32       ` Geert Uytterhoeven
     [not found]         ` <CAMuHMdW7ETcFGSPiE9BWA2dAE93477fzoyF-+_EaiPSDT9WMWA-JsoAwUIsXosN+BqQ9rBEUg@public.gmane.org>
2015-01-15 17:43           ` Wolfram Sang
2015-01-15 17:51             ` Geert Uytterhoeven
2015-01-26 12:09               ` Wolfram Sang
2015-02-26 14:27                 ` Laurent Pinchart
2015-03-02  6:40                   ` Wolfram Sang
2015-03-02 22:52                     ` Laurent Pinchart
2015-01-15 20:51             ` Laurent Pinchart
2015-01-26 12:12     ` Wolfram Sang
2015-01-15 17:49   ` Geert Uytterhoeven
2015-01-15 14:54 ` [PATCH v2 2/2] input: adxl34x: Add OF match support Laurent Pinchart
2015-01-15 16:55   ` Wolfram Sang
     [not found]   ` <1421333655-31029-3-git-send-email-laurent.pinchart+renesas-ryLnwIuWjnjg/C1BVhZhaw@public.gmane.org>
2015-01-15 17:45     ` Geert Uytterhoeven
     [not found]       ` <CAMuHMdWmGi6qKKt5YJm1i7FqDceqKosxsSRJRd8zqXO9jMzyoQ-JsoAwUIsXosN+BqQ9rBEUg@public.gmane.org>
2015-01-15 18:54         ` Dmitry Torokhov
2015-01-15 20:00           ` Geert Uytterhoeven
     [not found]             ` <CAMuHMdXrRtgAahaEUh8x61E-koE25VL-6LOJrkjx4_fohKQtwQ-JsoAwUIsXosN+BqQ9rBEUg@public.gmane.org>
2015-01-15 20:34               ` Laurent Pinchart
2015-01-15 21:06                 ` Dmitry Torokhov
2015-01-15 21:34                   ` Laurent Pinchart
2015-01-15 21:50                     ` Dmitry Torokhov
2015-01-15 22:09                       ` Laurent Pinchart
2015-01-15 22:05                 ` Sergei Shtylyov [this message]
  -- strict thread matches above, loose matches on Subject: below --
2015-05-21 11:42 [PATCH v2 0/2] Fix OF match for adxl34x driver Geert Uytterhoeven
     [not found] ` <1432208546-18615-1-git-send-email-geert+renesas-gXvu3+zWzMSzQB+pC5nmwQ@public.gmane.org>
2015-05-21 11:42   ` [PATCH v2 2/2] input: adxl34x: Add OF match support Geert Uytterhoeven
     [not found]     ` <1432208546-18615-3-git-send-email-geert+renesas-gXvu3+zWzMSzQB+pC5nmwQ@public.gmane.org>
2015-05-22  1:32       ` Simon Horman

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