From: Fabio Estevam [mailto:festevam at gmail.com]
Sent: Dienstag, 12. Dezember 2017 00:08
Hi Patrick,

Hi Fabio,

On Mon, Dec 11, 2017 at 5:08 AM, Patrick Br?nn [off-list ref]
wrote:

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rtc at ...

The rtc for which this series adds support is embedded within a function

block called

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"Secure Real Time Clock". This driver doesn't utilize all of the hardware

features by

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now. But maybe someone else wants to extend the functionalities, later.
For that possibility I wanted to name the node "srtc". Should I still change

this?

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I believe you have a much better understanding of what should be done

here. I don't

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want to argue with you, just thought you might not had that information. So

if I am

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wrong just tell me and I will change it without further "complaining".

From the Devicetree Specification document:

"Generic Names Recommendation

The name of a node should be somewhat generic, reflecting the function
of the device and not its precise program-
ming model. If appropriate, the name should be one of the following choices:
...
rtc
"

So better use 'rtc' as suggested by Rob.

Thanks for this clarification. I will wait a few days for more comments on the rest of the driver and then send a v4.

Regards, Patrick
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