linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH v2 00/11] i2c: npcm: Bug fixes timeout, spurious interrupts

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Date:   Mon, 21 Feb 2022 16:47:08 +0800
From:   Tyrone Ting <warp5tw@...il.com>
To:     Krzysztof Kozlowski <krzysztof.kozlowski@...onical.com>
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Subject: Re: [PATCH v2 00/11] i2c: npcm: Bug fixes timeout, spurious interrupts

Hi Krzysztof:

Got it and thank you for your comments.

I'll keep old code as fallback, if getting nuvoton,sys-mgr fails as
you point out.

Krzysztof Kozlowski <krzysztof.kozlowski@...onical.com> 於 2022年2月21日
週一 下午4:32寫道：
>
> On 21/02/2022 09:16, Tyrone Ting wrote:
> > Hi Krzysztof:
> >
> > Thank you for your comments and please find my reply next to your comments.
> >
> > Krzysztof Kozlowski <krzysztof.kozlowski@...onical.com> 於 2022年2月20日
> > 週日 下午5:30寫道：
> >>
> >> On 20/02/2022 04:53, Tyrone Ting wrote:
> >>> From: Tyrone Ting <kfting@...oton.com>
> >>>
> >>> This patchset includes the following fixes:
> >>>
> >>> - Add dt-bindings description for NPCM845.
> >>> - Bug fix for timeout calculation.
> >>> - Better handling of spurious interrupts.
> >>> - Fix for event type in slave mode.
> >>> - Removal of own slave addresses [2:10].
> >>> - Support for next gen BMC (NPCM845).
> >>>
> >>> The NPCM I2C driver is tested on NPCM750 and NPCM845 evaluation boards.
> >>>
> >>> Addressed comments from:
> >>>  - Jonathan Neuschäfer : https://lkml.org/lkml/2022/2/7/670
> >>>  - Krzysztof Kozlowski : https://lkml.org/lkml/2022/2/7/760
> >>
> >> How did you address the ABI change comment? I still see you break the
> >> ABI with the introduction of a new, required property.
> >>
> >
> > I add the new, required property "nuvoton,sys-mgr" in the file
> > nuvoton-common-npcm7xx.dtsi.
> > The file nuvoton-common-npcm7xx.dtsi is required by the existing
> > upstream NPCM devicetree files.
> > It is also updated and committed in this patch set [PATCH v2 01/11]
> > arm: dts: add new property for NPCM i2c module.
> > Please let me know if I misunderstand the meaning of "breaking the ABI".
> > Thank you again.
>
> Breaking the ABI means that old DTS stop working with new kernel. Your
> change breaks old (and out-of-tree) DTS.
>
> What is more, your change is not bisectable because DTS goes via
> separate branch or tree than driver change.
>
> You need to keep old code as fallback, if getting nuvoton,sys-mgr fails.
>
> Best regards,
> Krzysztof

Best regards,
Tyrone