Messages in this thread |  | | Subject | Re: [PATCH 1/2] dt-bindings: leds: pca955x: Add IBM implementation compatible string | From | Eddie James <> | Date | Mon, 13 Jul 2020 09:28:32 -0500 |
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On 7/11/20 8:48 AM, Pavel Machek wrote: > Hi! > >> IBM created an implementation of the PCA9552 on a PIC16F >> microcontroller. Document the new compatible string for this device. > Is the implementation opensource?
Hi, no it is not.
> >> Signed-off-by: Eddie James <eajames@linux.ibm.com> >> +++ b/Documentation/devicetree/bindings/leds/leds-pca955x.txt >> @@ -9,6 +9,7 @@ Required properties: >> "nxp,pca9550" >> "nxp,pca9551" >> "nxp,pca9552" >> + "nxp,pca9552-ibm" >> "nxp,pca9553" > Is it good idea to use nxp prefix for something that is > software-defined and not built by nxp?
Yea I suppose not...
> > Would ibm,pca9552 be better, or maybe even sw,pca9552 to indicate that > is not real hardware, but software emulation?
How about ibm,pca9552-sw? Someone suggested that just adding "sw" could be a problem if another company does the same thing but it isn't compatible.
Thanks for taking a look!
Eddie
> > Best regards, > Pavel
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