Re: [PATCH V1 1/2] dt-bindings: dmaengine: Add support for ATCDMAC300 DMA engine

[Krzysztof Kozlowski]

On 08/10/2025 22:35, CL Wang wrote:
> Hi Krzysztof,
> 
> Thanks for the clarification, and sorry for the earlier confusion.
> 
> To elaborate on the rationale:
> "andestech,atcdmac300" is the IP core name of the DMA controller, which serves
> as a generic fallback compatible shared across multiple Andes SoCs.
> 
> Primary compatible (SoC-specific):
> andestech,qilai-dma refers to the DMA controller instance implemented on the
> Qilai SoC, following the SoC-specific recommendation.
> 
> Fallback compatible (IP-core specific):
> andestech,atcdmac300 represents the reusable IP block used across different
> Andes SoCs that share the same register map and programming model.
> 
> Keeping andestech,atcdmac300 as a fallback helps avoid code duplication and
> allows a single driver to support future SoCs using the same hardware IP.

No, it helps in nothing.


> 
> This approach follows the DeviceTree binding guideline:
> 
> “DO use a SoC-specific compatible for all SoC devices, followed by a fallback
> if appropriate. SoC-specific compatibles are also preferred for the fallbacks.”

No, it does not. You just ignored completely last sentence.


Best regards,
Krzysztof