Re: [PATCH 2/2] w1: masters: omap_hdq: Add support for 1-wire mode

From: Arnd Bergmann
Date: Fri Feb 27 2015 - 05:34:47 EST


On Friday 27 February 2015 16:01:03 Vignesh R wrote:
> On Friday 27 February 2015 03:25 PM, Arnd Bergmann wrote:
> > On Friday 27 February 2015 14:54:17 Vignesh R wrote:
> >> +- compatible : should be "ti,omap3-1w" or "ti,am43xx-hdq"
> >>
> >
> > Do not use wildcards in the compatible string, use real part numbers
> > if you don't know the actual name of the device.
>
>
> The DT node for hdq on AM437x is already present in mainline
> (commit: 741cac5f00beb) and it declares compatibility as
> "ti,am43xx-hdq". Hence, I cannot change into anything different.
>

No, there is no driver using this device, and the binding was
not documented, so there is no problem in changing it: nobody
will notice a regression when it was never working before.

Arnd
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