Re: [PATCH 03/13] dt-bindings: soc/microchip: update sys ctrlr compat string

From: Geert Uytterhoeven
Date: Tue Nov 09 2021 - 03:41:30 EST


Hi Conor,

On Mon, Nov 8, 2021 at 4:06 PM <conor.dooley@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> From: Conor Dooley <conor.dooley@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
>
> Update 'compatible' strings for system controller drivers to the
> approved Microchip name.
>
> Signed-off-by: Conor Dooley <conor.dooley@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>

Thanks for your patch!

> --- a/Documentation/devicetree/bindings/mailbox/microchip,polarfire-soc-mailbox.yaml
> +++ b/Documentation/devicetree/bindings/mailbox/microchip,polarfire-soc-mailbox.yaml
> @@ -11,7 +11,9 @@ maintainers:
>
> properties:
> compatible:
> - const: microchip,polarfire-soc-mailbox
> + enum:
> + - microchip,polarfire-soc-mailbox
> + - microchip,mpfs-mailbox

Is there any point in keeping the old compatible value?
Are there any real users? Most of the MPFS upstream DT is still in flux.

Gr{oetje,eeting}s,

Geert

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