# Re: \[PATCH 4/4\] booting-without-of for Freescale MSI

- From: Segher Boessenkool \<hidden\>
- Date: 2008-05-06 10:44:41 
- List: linuxppc-dev
- Page: https://ratatoskr.run/linuxppc-dev/2008/05/9439775
- Thread: https://ratatoskr.run/linuxppc-dev/2008/05/9439694/t.md

```text
>>> +    - compatible : should be "fsl,MPIC-MSI" for 85xx/86xx cpu,
>>> +      and "fsl,IPIC-MSI" for 83xx cpu.
>>
>> Please use a more specific name, "fsl,8599-msi" or similar?
>>
>
> Thanks for your input. I think the name "fsl,MPIC-MSI" and
> "fsl,IPIC-MSI"
> is somethind specific.

This is the third MSI-on-MPIC I've seen, and I doubt it will be the
last.  It is likely FSL will make some different one in the future,
as well.

Please don't use generic names for specific devices.


Segher
```