Messages in this thread |  | | Date | Wed, 4 Dec 2013 12:49:29 +0000 | From | Mark Brown <> | Subject | Re: [PATCH v6 3/3] mfd: max14577: Add device tree bindings document |
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On Wed, Dec 04, 2013 at 11:20:39AM +0000, Lee Jones wrote:
> > + regulators { > > + compatible = "maxim,max14577-regulator"; > > + > > + safeout_reg: safeout@1 {
> The name of the node (not the label:safeout_reg) usually depicts the > type of device, so 'regulator@0' and 'regulator@1'. However, I'm > unsure how this works when these nodes are encapsulated by an > overarching 'regulators' parent node.
> Perhaps Mark can answer this?
The name there is meaningless, the DT convention is as you describe and applies to any node but equally well it's just a convention and I struggle to see the value it adds. Having something that humans find helpful is just as well. [unhandled content-type:application/pgp-signature] |  |