From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Return-Path: X-Spam-Checker-Version: SpamAssassin 3.4.0 (2014-02-07) on aws-us-west-2-korg-lkml-1.web.codeaurora.org X-Spam-Level: X-Spam-Status: No, score=-0.8 required=3.0 tests=HEADER_FROM_DIFFERENT_DOMAINS, MAILING_LIST_MULTI,SPF_HELO_NONE,SPF_PASS autolearn=no autolearn_force=no version=3.4.0 Received: from mail.kernel.org (mail.kernel.org [198.145.29.99]) by smtp.lore.kernel.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 12C13C433E0 for ; Tue, 26 May 2020 16:03:47 +0000 (UTC) Received: from vger.kernel.org (vger.kernel.org [23.128.96.18]) by mail.kernel.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id E5C9E20721 for ; Tue, 26 May 2020 16:03:46 +0000 (UTC) Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org via listexpand id S1731422AbgEZQDq (ORCPT ); Tue, 26 May 2020 12:03:46 -0400 Received: from mga14.intel.com ([192.55.52.115]:3709 "EHLO mga14.intel.com" rhost-flags-OK-OK-OK-OK) by vger.kernel.org with ESMTP id S1728337AbgEZQDn (ORCPT ); Tue, 26 May 2020 12:03:43 -0400 IronPort-SDR: mwE+zKzxthCAzlElbMsdbrEix9w1GWoocQYgYeopfTuaSTmuzg0Syqcx2OXBwNvNxuz96zdkbm W3eRM3qismhw== X-Amp-Result: SKIPPED(no attachment in message) X-Amp-File-Uploaded: False Received: from orsmga007.jf.intel.com ([10.7.209.58]) by fmsmga103.fm.intel.com with ESMTP/TLS/ECDHE-RSA-AES256-GCM-SHA384; 26 May 2020 09:03:42 -0700 IronPort-SDR: 2xWlNCFO2LxbbSXeaNDSvwyvAro0gZEgkG/jybusID3x9qZ0i5pNXqeWg4zF5nMHdyMUhCGsL6 GmBbwzkspemg== X-ExtLoop1: 1 X-IronPort-AV: E=Sophos;i="5.73,437,1583222400"; d="scan'208";a="255452739" Received: from smile.fi.intel.com (HELO smile) ([10.237.68.40]) by orsmga007.jf.intel.com with ESMTP; 26 May 2020 09:03:34 -0700 Received: from andy by smile with local (Exim 4.93) (envelope-from ) id 1jdc3E-0091nj-Af; Tue, 26 May 2020 19:03:36 +0300 Date: Tue, 26 May 2020 19:03:36 +0300 From: Andy Shevchenko To: Michael Walle Cc: Lee Jones , Linus Walleij , Bartosz Golaszewski , Rob Herring , Jean Delvare , Guenter Roeck , Thierry Reding , Uwe =?iso-8859-1?Q?Kleine-K=F6nig?= , Wim Van Sebroeck , Shawn Guo , Li Yang , Thomas Gleixner , Jason Cooper , Marc Zyngier , Mark Brown , Greg Kroah-Hartman , linux-gpio@vger.kernel.org, devicetree@vger.kernel.org, linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org, linux-hwmon@vger.kernel.org, linux-pwm@vger.kernel.org, linux-watchdog@vger.kernel.org, linux-arm-kernel@lists.infradead.org Subject: Re: [PATCH v3 03/16] mfd: mfd-core: match device tree node against reg property Message-ID: <20200526160336.GV1634618@smile.fi.intel.com> References: <20200423174543.17161-1-michael@walle.cc> <20200423174543.17161-4-michael@walle.cc> <67e90dafd67c285158c2c6f67f92edb7@walle.cc> <20200515102848.GH271301@dell> <159e68b4ce53630ef906b2fcbca925bd@walle.cc> <20200526072427.GC3628@dell> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline In-Reply-To: Organization: Intel Finland Oy - BIC 0357606-4 - Westendinkatu 7, 02160 Espoo Sender: linux-kernel-owner@vger.kernel.org Precedence: bulk List-ID: X-Mailing-List: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org On Tue, May 26, 2020 at 05:54:38PM +0200, Michael Walle wrote: > Am 2020-05-26 09:24, schrieb Lee Jones: ... > Like I said, in the long term I would like to have support for > different versions of the board management controller > without having to change the device tree and have device tree bindings for the > subdevices at the same time. But isn't device tree to describe *very specific platform* rather than *class of platforms*? > But it seems, that this is not possible > and I guess I have to bite the bullet and may need to provide another > device tree if the controller might be updated. -- With Best Regards, Andy Shevchenko