>>> I would prefer to call them something different in the device tree. >>> The name 'mtd' is very specific to Linux, but the device tree >>> is a more generic concept. > > "Memory type devices" are specific to Linux? Doubt it. :-)
The name "mtd" is. > In fact, device type "flash" sounds too restrictive. But we can't call it "memory", that one is taken already. >> 'm with your suggestion for device_type and model, but not >> compatable. "physmap"? What kind of device is that? A > > Directly mapped NOR flash or ROM I think. So use "flash" and "rom" as device_type (and as name, heh). >> appropriate. Physmap is the name of another linux driver. > > And the role of the "compatible" prop is exactly to help OS in > selecting > the driver. But it *cannot* do that by just naming the driver. Not every OS calls this driver "physmap", you know. Segher
