[PATCH 2/2] Add local bus device nodes to MPC837xMDS device trees.

Kumar Gala galak at kernel.crashing.org
Sat Mar 8 01:35:39 EST 2008


On Mar 6, 2008, at 6:27 PM, David Gibson wrote:

> [snip]
>> +		bcsr at 1,0 {
>> +			reg = <1 0x0 0x8000>;
>> +			compatible = "fsl,mpc837xmds-bcsr";
>> +		};
>> +
>> +		nand at 3,0 {
>
> This isn't a problem with this device tree, but it's probably time we
> started establishing some conventional generic names for nand flash
> and board-control devices.
>
> So, to start the ball rolling, I've seen several names for nand flash
> nodes, I'd suggest we standardise on "nand-flash".

This seems reasonable.

> I've seen several variants for board control devices (cpld, bcsr,
> fpga, etc.) I suggest we standardise on "board-control"

I don't see any reason for this.  If I have a cpld or fpga why not  
just call it that.  I don't see what calling it 'board-control' gets  
us.  There may be non-board control functionality in an fpga than what  
do we call it?

- k



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