Re: [PATCH v6] extcon: palmas: Added a new compatible type*ti,palmas-usb-vid*

From: Chanwoo Choi
Date: Fri Oct 11 2013 - 03:06:23 EST


On 10/11/2013 03:15 PM, Kishon Vijay Abraham I wrote:
> On Thursday 10 October 2013 06:41 PM, Laxman Dewangan wrote:
>> On Thursday 10 October 2013 06:07 PM, Kishon Vijay Abraham I wrote:
>>> The Palmas device contains only a USB VBUS-ID detector, so added a
>>> compatible type *ti,palmas-usb-vid*. Didn't remove the existing compatible
>>> types for backward compatibility.
>>>
>> I dont have much issue on this nomenclature but just second thought:
>>
>> The Palmas USB module is capable of detection VBUS, ID-GND, ID-RA, ID-RB, ID-RC
>> and ID-FLOAT as per BC1.2.
>> This sub-module only detect the cable, does nothing more than this.
>> In this case, should we say "ti,palmas-usb-extcon"?
>> Again extcon is linux specific terminology and this can be defer.
>
> I don't mind either way. Chanwoo?

The EXTCON is subsystem name. I don't prefer to use 'extcon' word on device name.
I agree Kishon opinion.

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