linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH 0/3] Arm: dts: stm32: remove extra compatible uart string

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Message-ID: <71b2711c-40cd-d09f-a879-218f688a3a51@st.com>
Date:   Thu, 5 Oct 2017 18:01:48 +0200
From:   Alexandre Torgue <alexandre.torgue@...com>
To:     Vikas Manocha <vikas.manocha@...com>,
        <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>
CC:     <patrice.chotard@...com>
Subject: Re: [PATCH 0/3] Arm: dts: stm32: remove extra compatible uart string

Hi Vikas


On 09/29/2017 12:51 AM, Vikas Manocha wrote:
> stm32 uart driver is using two compatible strings "st,stm32-usart"
> & "st,stm32-uart". One can be removed safely to save some space & time.
> 
> Vikas Manocha (3):
>    Arm: dts: stm32: remove extra compatible string for uart
>    Arm: dts: stm32: remove extra compatible string from DT & driver
>    ARM: dts: stm32h7: correct uart nodes compatible string
> 
>   Documentation/devicetree/bindings/dma/stm32-dma.txt         |  2 +-
>   Documentation/devicetree/bindings/serial/st,stm32-usart.txt | 10 +++-------
>   arch/arm/boot/dts/stm32f429.dtsi                            | 12 ++++++------
>   arch/arm/boot/dts/stm32f746.dtsi                            | 12 ++++++------
>   arch/arm/boot/dts/stm32h743.dtsi                            |  4 ++--
>   drivers/tty/serial/stm32-usart.c                            |  3 ---
>   6 files changed, 18 insertions(+), 25 deletions(-)
> 

I think it is better to put people in CC of patch 1, 2, 3 also in CC of 
cover-letter. I think you should split patches differently. Maybe one 
for drivers and bindings (doc) updates. And others for DT updates.

Conerning DT patches, all headers should start by "ARM: dts: stm32: blabla"

Regards
Alex