From: David S. Miller Date: Fri, 20 Oct 2017 07:32:49 +0000 (+0100) Subject: Merge branch 'sh_eth-fallback-compat-strings' X-Git-Tag: v4.15-rc1~84^2~398 X-Git-Url: https://asedeno.scripts.mit.edu/gitweb/?a=commitdiff_plain;h=6575f35415c406b58e9f6235df4b8272f8696131;p=linux.git Merge branch 'sh_eth-fallback-compat-strings' Simon Horman says: ==================== net: sh_eth: add R-Car Gen[12] fallback compatibility strings Add fallback compatibility strings for R-Car Gen 1 and 2. In the case of Renesas R-Car hardware we know that there are generations of SoCs, f.e. Gen 1 and 2. But beyond that its not clear what the relationship between IP blocks might be. For example, I believe that r8a7790 is older than r8a7791 but that doesn't imply that the latter is a descendant of the former or vice versa. We can, however, by examining the documentation and behaviour of the hardware at run-time observe that the current driver implementation appears to be compatible with the IP blocks on SoCs within a given generation. For the above reasons and convenience when enabling new SoCs a per-generation fallback compatibility string scheme is being adopted for drivers for Renesas SoCs. Changes since v1: * Correct typos in changelogs * Consistently use tabs for indentation in bindings document * Enhance readability of description of bindings usage ==================== Signed-off-by: David S. Miller --- 6575f35415c406b58e9f6235df4b8272f8696131