Re: [PATCH v2 1/6] dt-bindings: vendor-prefixes: Add Sensylink

"Troy Mitchell" <[email protected]>
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> On Tue, Jul 21, 2026 at 10:56:36AM -0700, Guenter Roeck wrote:
>> On 7/21/26 08:49, Conor Dooley wrote:
>>> On Tue, Jul 21, 2026 at 02:48:27AM -0700, Troy Mitchell wrote:
>>>> Add the vendor prefix for Sensylink Microelectronics.
>>>>
>>>> [...]
>>>>
>>>> +  "^sensylink,.*":
>>>> +    description: Sensylink Microelectronics Technology Co., Ltd.
>>>
>>> Googling the company to see what their website is, I seem to see a
>>> different name for the company: Shanghai Sensylink Microelectronics Inc.
>>> Their website has that with the Shanghai dropped.
>>>
>>> Also, probably the commit message should contain
>>> Link: https://en.sensylink.com/
>>
>> Asking Google search: "Why the two names ? Did they rename themselves at
>> some point ?"
>
> The google search "AI" response was what showed me the different name,
> sounds like I should have questioned it some more!
>
>> [...]
>>
>> I don't know if Linux has a policy about Legal vs. Marketing names.
>> Personally I don't have an opinion. Your call, really.
>
> I don't know what the policy is, or if there is one, but personally I
> wouldn't use the westernised abbreviation since they may decide to rebrand
> that etc and the vendor prefix information should remain static.
>
> So this is probably fine as-is, just I'd like to see that link added to
> their website.

Understood. I will keep the current vendor name and add the following link
to the commit message in the next version:

  Link: https://en.sensylink.com/

                                            - Troy
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