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From: Yixun Lan <dlan@gentoo.org>
To: Krzysztof Kozlowski <krzk@kernel.org>
Cc: michael.opdenacker@rootcommit.com, Rob Herring <robh@kernel.org>,
	Krzysztof Kozlowski <krzk+dt@kernel.org>,
	Conor Dooley <conor+dt@kernel.org>,
	Paul Walmsley <pjw@kernel.org>,
	Palmer Dabbelt <palmer@dabbelt.com>,
	Albert Ou <aou@eecs.berkeley.edu>,
	Alexandre Ghiti <alex@ghiti.fr>, Yangyu Chen <cyy@cyyself.name>,
	devicetree@vger.kernel.org, linux-riscv@lists.infradead.org,
	spacemit@lists.linux.dev, linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH v3 1/2] dt-bindings: riscv: spacemit: Add OrangePi R2S board
Date: Tue, 11 Nov 2025 18:11:49 +0800	[thread overview]
Message-ID: <20251111101149-GYE1651402@gentoo.org> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <20251111-inquisitive-ambrosial-chicken-861542@kuoka>

Hi Krzysztof, 

On 08:43 Tue 11 Nov     , Krzysztof Kozlowski wrote:
> On Mon, Nov 10, 2025 at 10:06:48PM +0000, michael.opdenacker@rootcommit.com wrote:
> > From: Michael Opdenacker <michael.opdenacker@rootcommit.com>
> > 
> > Document the compatible string for the OrangePi R2S board [1], which
> > is marketed as using the Ky X1 SoC but is in fact identical to
Maybe, just say it "same" to clarify the ambiguity?

> > the SpacemiT K1 SoC [2].
> 
> Different SoC means different compatible. It is very, very unlikely that
> different vendor made same die, which would warrant same compatible.
> Identical does not mean the same die, so your explanation is not
> complete.
Unfortunately, it's true that Ky X1 is just a rebrand of SpacemiT K1 SoC.

I guess it's a marketing strategy although personally I don't know
what's the motivation behind and even wish it never happens..

-- 
Yixun Lan (dlan)

  reply	other threads:[~2025-11-11 10:12 UTC|newest]

Thread overview: 9+ messages / expand[flat|nested]  mbox.gz  Atom feed  top
     [not found] <20251110220641.1751392-1-michael.opdenacker@rootcommit.com>
2025-11-10 22:06 ` [PATCH v3 1/2] dt-bindings: riscv: spacemit: Add OrangePi R2S board michael.opdenacker
2025-11-11  7:43   ` Krzysztof Kozlowski
2025-11-11 10:11     ` Yixun Lan [this message]
2025-11-11 10:13       ` Krzysztof Kozlowski
2025-11-11 10:29         ` Michael Opdenacker
2025-11-11 10:34           ` Krzysztof Kozlowski
2025-11-11 11:37             ` Michael Opdenacker
2025-11-11 11:41             ` Yixun Lan
2025-11-10 22:06 ` [PATCH v3 2/2] riscv: dts: spacemit: Add OrangePi R2S board device tree michael.opdenacker

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