Re: [linux-sunxi] Re: [PATCH 2/3] spidev: Add DT binding example.

Hans de Goede
2015-04-26T11:23:44Z

Hi,

On 26-04-15 13:01, Mark Brown wrote:
> On Sun, Apr 26, 2015 at 12:54:36PM +0200, Michal Suchanek wrote:
>> On 26 April 2015 at 12:32, Mark Brown <broonie@kernel.org> wrote:
>
>>> No, this is broken - nothing should ever bind to spidev as spidev. The
>>> fact that we have a binding document at all is a bug.
>
>> And how do you get spidev if nothing binds to it?
>
>> When you boot without the binding no device is created.
>
> Describe your actual hardware in the DT then add the relevant device ID
> to spidev.

I think there is actual a use for just binding spidev as spidev,
think e.g. the spi pins on the raspberry pi.

How do you deal we suggest with such a situation ?

Regards,

Hans