Re: [PATCHv3 3/3] misc: add support for bmp18x chips to the bmp085 driver

From: Grant Likely
Date: Fri Apr 06 2012 - 21:53:02 EST


On Wed, 4 Apr 2012 21:11:17 +0100, Mark Brown <broonie@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> On Wed, Apr 04, 2012 at 08:00:33PM +0000, Arnd Bergmann wrote:
> > On Wednesday 04 April 2012, Mark Brown wrote:
> > > > +static const struct of_device_id bmp085_of_match[] = {
> > > > + { .compatible = "bosch-sensortec,bmp085", },
>
> > > Traditionally the stock ticker symbol would be used.
>
> > I though about commenting on that as well, but since Bosch is a foundation
> > and not publically traded, that would be hard to accomplish. Is there
> > an official fallback for companies that don't have a stock ticker symbol?
>
> Guess we should ask the DT people... I mostly just noticed that the
> name appeared somewhat verbose - perhaps just plain "bosch" if there's
> not a better abbrevation?

*MY* official fallback is go with whatever is documented in
Documentation/devicetree/bindings/vendor-prefixes.txt. If the needed
value isn't there, then add it! :-)

g.

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Grant Likely, B.Sc, P.Eng.
Secret Lab Technologies,Ltd.
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