From patchwork Wed Feb 24 15:16:45 2016 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="utf-8" MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-Patchwork-Submitter: Thomas Petazzoni X-Patchwork-Id: 8408881 Return-Path: X-Original-To: patchwork-linux-arm@patchwork.kernel.org Delivered-To: patchwork-parsemail@patchwork1.web.kernel.org Received: from mail.kernel.org (mail.kernel.org [198.145.29.136]) by patchwork1.web.kernel.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 3DD3E9F88A for ; Wed, 24 Feb 2016 15:19:36 +0000 (UTC) Received: from mail.kernel.org (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by mail.kernel.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 66621202D1 for ; Wed, 24 Feb 2016 15:19:35 +0000 (UTC) Received: from bombadil.infradead.org (bombadil.infradead.org [198.137.202.9]) (using TLSv1.2 with cipher AES128-GCM-SHA256 (128/128 bits)) (No client certificate requested) by mail.kernel.org (Postfix) with ESMTPS id 201E420377 for ; Wed, 24 Feb 2016 15:19:34 +0000 (UTC) Received: from localhost ([127.0.0.1] helo=bombadil.infradead.org) by bombadil.infradead.org with esmtp (Exim 4.80.1 #2 (Red Hat Linux)) id 1aYbCR-0003mo-LR; Wed, 24 Feb 2016 15:17:59 +0000 Received: from down.free-electrons.com ([37.187.137.238] helo=mail.free-electrons.com) by bombadil.infradead.org with esmtp (Exim 4.80.1 #2 (Red Hat Linux)) id 1aYbBh-0002uh-Rj for linux-arm-kernel@lists.infradead.org; Wed, 24 Feb 2016 15:17:15 +0000 Received: by mail.free-electrons.com (Postfix, from userid 110) id 9BBC41114; Wed, 24 Feb 2016 16:16:53 +0100 (CET) X-Spam-Checker-Version: SpamAssassin 3.3.1 (2010-03-16) on mail.kernel.org X-Spam-Level: X-Spam-Status: No, score=-4.2 required=5.0 tests=BAYES_00, RCVD_IN_DNSWL_MED, RP_MATCHES_RCVD, UNPARSEABLE_RELAY autolearn=unavailable version=3.3.1 Received: from localhost (AToulouse-657-1-984-111.w86-217.abo.wanadoo.fr [86.217.138.111]) by mail.free-electrons.com (Postfix) with ESMTPSA id 607C021E; Wed, 24 Feb 2016 16:16:53 +0100 (CET) From: Thomas Petazzoni To: Jason Cooper , Andrew Lunn , Sebastian Hesselbarth , Gregory Clement Subject: [PATCH 1/3] dt-bindings: arm/marvell: ABI unstability warning about Marvell 7K/8K Date: Wed, 24 Feb 2016 16:16:45 +0100 Message-Id: <1456327007-31008-2-git-send-email-thomas.petazzoni@free-electrons.com> X-Mailer: git-send-email 2.6.4 In-Reply-To: <1456327007-31008-1-git-send-email-thomas.petazzoni@free-electrons.com> References: <1456327007-31008-1-git-send-email-thomas.petazzoni@free-electrons.com> X-CRM114-Version: 20100106-BlameMichelson ( TRE 0.8.0 (BSD) ) MR-646709E3 X-CRM114-CacheID: sfid-20160224_071714_325500_058B18C9 X-CRM114-Status: GOOD ( 10.52 ) X-Spam-Score: -1.9 (-) X-BeenThere: linux-arm-kernel@lists.infradead.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.20 Precedence: list List-Id: List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , Cc: Lior Amsalem , Thomas Petazzoni , Yehuda Yitschak , Nadav Haklai , Neta Zur Hershkovits , linux-arm-kernel@lists.infradead.org MIME-Version: 1.0 Sender: "linux-arm-kernel" Errors-To: linux-arm-kernel-bounces+patchwork-linux-arm=patchwork.kernel.org@lists.infradead.org X-Virus-Scanned: ClamAV using ClamSMTP Since we are still very early in the support of Marvell Armada 7/8K chips and those chips are significantly different from earlier 32 bits Armada SOCs, it is difficult to commit to Device Tree ABI stability at this point. Therefore, this commit adds a warning to the Marvell 7K/8K DT binding documentation to indicate that the bindings are for the moment unstable. Signed-off-by: Thomas Petazzoni --- .../devicetree/bindings/arm/marvell/armada-7k-8k.txt | 12 ++++++++++++ 1 file changed, 12 insertions(+) diff --git a/Documentation/devicetree/bindings/arm/marvell/armada-7k-8k.txt b/Documentation/devicetree/bindings/arm/marvell/armada-7k-8k.txt index df98a9c..758b3ae 100644 --- a/Documentation/devicetree/bindings/arm/marvell/armada-7k-8k.txt +++ b/Documentation/devicetree/bindings/arm/marvell/armada-7k-8k.txt @@ -1,6 +1,18 @@ Marvell Armada 7K/8K Platforms Device Tree Bindings --------------------------------------------------- +Work in progress statement: + +Device tree files and bindings applying to Marvell Armada 7K and 8K +SoCs and boards are considered "unstable". Any Marvell Armada 7K/8K +device tree binding may change at any time. Be sure to use a device +tree binary and a kernel image generated from the same source tree. + +Please refer to Documentation/devicetree/bindings/ABI.txt for a +definition of a stable binding/ABI. + +--------------------------------------------------------------- + Boards using a SoC of the Marvell Armada 7K or 8K families must carry the following root node property: