linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH v4 2/7] dt-bindings: ti-lmu: Modify dt bindings for the LM3697

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Date:   Wed, 24 Oct 2018 15:43:24 +0200
From:   Pavel Machek <pavel@....cz>
To:     Dan Murphy <dmurphy@...com>
Cc:     robh+dt@...nel.org, jacek.anaszewski@...il.com,
        devicetree@...r.kernel.org, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org,
        linux-leds@...r.kernel.org, lee.jones@...aro.org, tony@...mide.com
Subject: Re: [PATCH v4 2/7] dt-bindings: ti-lmu: Modify dt bindings for the
 LM3697

Hi!

> >> The LM3697 is a single function LED driver. The single function LED
> >> driver needs to reside in the LED directory as a dedicated LED driver
> >> and not as a MFD device.  The device does have common brightness and ramp
> > 
> > So it is single function LED driver. That does not mean it can not
> > share bindings with the rest. Where the bindings live is not imporant.
> 
> It can share bindings that are correctly done, not ones that are incomplete and incorrect.

If you see wrong binding you are welcome to fix it. If it is in wrong
place, you can move it around.

You are not welcome to create 2 "fixed" versions, while leaving
original "buggy" version in tree!

...but that's what your series does. Better changelogs will _not_ help.

> Where bindings live is important to new Linux kernel developers and product 
> developers looking for the proper documentation on the H/W bindings.

We have talked about this before.

> >> @@ -9,7 +9,6 @@ TI LMU driver supports lighting devices below.
> >>    LM3632       Backlight and regulator
> >>    LM3633       Backlight, LED and fault monitor
> >>    LM3695       Backlight
> >> -  LM3697       Backlight and fault monitor
> >>  
> >>  Required properties:
> >>    - compatible: Should be one of:
> > 
> > NAK. You can use existing binding.
> 
> Thank you for the consistency

You are wasting your time. What is worse, you are wasting my time,
too, and time of people on the list.

									Pavel
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