linux-kernel - [PATCH v2 1/3] dt-bindings: HID: i2c-hid: Label this binding as deprecated

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Date:   Fri, 23 Oct 2020 16:22:52 -0700
From:   Douglas Anderson <dianders@...omium.org>
To:     jkosina@...e.cz, benjamin.tissoires@...hat.com,
        gregkh@...uxfoundation.org
Cc:     andrea@...gia.bo.it, kai.heng.feng@...onical.com,
        linux-input@...r.kernel.org, swboyd@...omium.org,
        hdegoede@...hat.com, Douglas Anderson <dianders@...omium.org>,
        Dmitry Torokhov <dmitry.torokhov@...il.com>,
        Rob Herring <robh+dt@...nel.org>, devicetree@...r.kernel.org,
        linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Subject: [PATCH v2 1/3] dt-bindings: HID: i2c-hid: Label this binding as deprecated

As pointed out by Rob Herring [1], we should have a device-specific
compatible string.  This means people shouldn't be using the
"i2c-over-hid" compatible string anymore, or at least not without a
more specific compatible string before it.  Specifically:

1. For newly added devices we should just have the device-specific
   device string (no "hid-over-i2c" fallback) and infer the timings
   and hid-descr-addr from there.

2. If there's a need for a device tree to be backward compatible, we
   should list the device-specific compatible string and add the
   "hid-over-i2c" fallback and the various timings.

[1] https://lore.kernel.org/r/20201019211036.GA3595039@bogus

Signed-off-by: Douglas Anderson <dianders@...omium.org>
---

Changes in v2:
- ("dt-bindings: HID: i2c-hid: Label this binding as deprecated") new in v2.

 Documentation/devicetree/bindings/input/hid-over-i2c.txt | 3 +++
 1 file changed, 3 insertions(+)

diff --git a/Documentation/devicetree/bindings/input/hid-over-i2c.txt b/Documentation/devicetree/bindings/input/hid-over-i2c.txt
index c76bafaf98d2..733a5f053280 100644
--- a/Documentation/devicetree/bindings/input/hid-over-i2c.txt
+++ b/Documentation/devicetree/bindings/input/hid-over-i2c.txt
@@ -1,5 +1,8 @@
 * HID over I2C Device-Tree bindings
 
+WARNING: this binding is deprecated.  Instead of using this, create specific
+bindings for each hid-over-i2c device.
+
 HID over I2C provides support for various Human Interface Devices over the
 I2C bus. These devices can be for example touchpads, keyboards, touch screens
 or sensors.
-- 
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