From: Simon Glass <sjg@chromium.org>
Date: Sun, 19 Jun 2016 23:33:13 +0000 (-0600)
Subject: fdt: Add a note to avoid adding new compatible strings
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fdt: Add a note to avoid adding new compatible strings

The list is shrinking and we should avoid adding new things. Instead, a
proper driver should be created with driver model.

Signed-off-by: Simon Glass <sjg@chromium.org>
Reviewed-by: Bin Meng <bmeng.cn@gmail.com>
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diff --git a/lib/fdtdec.c b/lib/fdtdec.c
index 960f9bb8b2..68f0df733c 100644
--- a/lib/fdtdec.c
+++ b/lib/fdtdec.c
@@ -19,6 +19,11 @@ DECLARE_GLOBAL_DATA_PTR;
  * Here are the type we know about. One day we might allow drivers to
  * register. For now we just put them here. The COMPAT macro allows us to
  * turn this into a sparse list later, and keeps the ID with the name.
+ *
+ * NOTE: This list is basically a TODO list for things that need to be
+ * converted to driver model. So don't add new things here unless there is a
+ * good reason why driver-model conversion is infeasible. Examples include
+ * things which are used before driver model is available.
  */
 #define COMPAT(id, name) name
 static const char * const compat_names[COMPAT_COUNT] = {