From: Frank Rowand <frowand.list-Re5JQEeQqe8AvxtiuMwx3w@public.gmane.org>
To: David Gibson <david-xT8FGy+AXnRB3Ne2BGzF6laj5H9X9Tb+@public.gmane.org>
Cc: Rob Herring <robh+dt-DgEjT+Ai2ygdnm+yROfE0A@public.gmane.org>,
Grant Likely
<grant.likely-s3s/WqlpOiPyB63q8FvJNQ@public.gmane.org>,
"devicetree-spec-u79uwXL29TY76Z2rM5mHXA@public.gmane.org"
<devicetree-spec-u79uwXL29TY76Z2rM5mHXA@public.gmane.org>,
"devicetree-u79uwXL29TY76Z2rM5mHXA@public.gmane.org"
<devicetree-u79uwXL29TY76Z2rM5mHXA@public.gmane.org>
Subject: Re: case sensitivity for devicetree node names
Date: Mon, 13 Jun 2016 22:29:35 -0700 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <575F963F.8090105@gmail.com> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <20160614051028.GL4882-RXTfZT5YzpxwFLYp8hBm2A@public.gmane.org>
On 06/13/16 22:10, David Gibson wrote:
> On Mon, Jun 13, 2016 at 08:53:37PM -0700, Frank Rowand wrote:
>> On 06/13/16 18:10, David Gibson wrote:
< snip >
>>> Here's my inclination for how to treat this in dtc for the time being:
>>> 1) Leave the bulk of dtc case sensitive, as now
>>> 2) Add a new check which will generate an error if there are node
>>> names which differ only in case.
>>>
>>> Any objections to that plan?
>>
>> I think that the kernel should match the current behavior of dtc.
>>
>> I agree with "1)".
>>
>> I don't think that "2)" is required. I think it is a really dumb idea for
>> anyone to create a dts with node names that differ only in case. But I
>> don't think it is the compiler's job to protect people from being dumb.
>> An analogue would be the C language and compilers. The C compiler doesn't
>> error on a program that has variables "foo" and "Foo".
>
> Hmm.. actually I think protecting you from being dumb is exactly the
> purpose of compiler warnings. Now that you found that quote from
> 1275, which is pretty definitive as far as I'm concerned, I'd expect
> to reduce that error to a warning (by default).
A warning is ok by me.
-Frank
next prev parent reply other threads:[~2016-06-14 5:29 UTC|newest]
Thread overview: 12+ messages / expand[flat|nested] mbox.gz Atom feed top
2016-06-10 20:05 case sensitivity for devicetree node names Frank Rowand
[not found] ` <575B1D84.2010703-Re5JQEeQqe8AvxtiuMwx3w@public.gmane.org>
2016-06-10 21:38 ` Rob Herring
[not found] ` <CAL_JsqKw8dVp5y487fo6_mwZfeN6ww8HiYnsudnB8afBrv2oMQ-JsoAwUIsXosN+BqQ9rBEUg@public.gmane.org>
2016-06-10 22:02 ` Frank Rowand
2016-06-11 19:38 ` Frank Rowand
[not found] ` <575C68A1.1020701-Re5JQEeQqe8AvxtiuMwx3w@public.gmane.org>
2016-06-11 22:05 ` Benjamin Herrenschmidt
[not found] ` <1465682743.19533.18.camel-XVmvHMARGAS8U2dJNN8I7kB+6BGkLq7r@public.gmane.org>
2016-06-12 18:39 ` Frank Rowand
[not found] ` <575DAC69.5010804-Re5JQEeQqe8AvxtiuMwx3w@public.gmane.org>
2016-06-12 21:56 ` Benjamin Herrenschmidt
2016-06-14 1:10 ` David Gibson
[not found] ` <20160614011021.GD4882-RXTfZT5YzpxwFLYp8hBm2A@public.gmane.org>
2016-06-14 3:53 ` Frank Rowand
[not found] ` <575F7FC1.5040508-Re5JQEeQqe8AvxtiuMwx3w@public.gmane.org>
2016-06-14 5:10 ` David Gibson
[not found] ` <20160614051028.GL4882-RXTfZT5YzpxwFLYp8hBm2A@public.gmane.org>
2016-06-14 5:29 ` Frank Rowand [this message]
[not found] ` <575F963F.8090105-Re5JQEeQqe8AvxtiuMwx3w@public.gmane.org>
2016-06-14 6:05 ` David Gibson
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