linux-kernel - RE: [PATCH v1 1/3] dt-bindings: PCI: xilinx-cpm: Remove version number in compatible string

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Message-ID: <BY5PR02MB6947AE68AD2FB3C56E8619DCA5FB9@BY5PR02MB6947.namprd02.prod.outlook.com>
Date:   Tue, 26 Apr 2022 04:04:45 +0000
From:   Bharat Kumar Gogada <bharatku@...inx.com>
To:     Rob Herring <robh@...nel.org>
CC:     Bjorn Helgaas <helgaas@...nel.org>,
        Michal Simek <michals@...inx.com>,
        "linux-pci@...r.kernel.org" <linux-pci@...r.kernel.org>,
        "linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org" <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>,
        "devicetree@...r.kernel.org" <devicetree@...r.kernel.org>,
        "lorenzo.pieralisi@....com" <lorenzo.pieralisi@....com>,
        "bhelgaas@...gle.com" <bhelgaas@...gle.com>
Subject: RE: [PATCH v1 1/3] dt-bindings: PCI: xilinx-cpm: Remove version
 number in compatible string

 
> On Tue, Apr 19, 2022 at 7:22 AM Bharat Kumar Gogada
> <bharatku@...inx.com> wrote:
> >
> > > On Thu, Apr 14, 2022 at 02:46:25PM +0200, Michal Simek wrote:
> > > > On 4/14/22 11:22, Bharat Kumar Gogada wrote:
> > > > > Removing unnecessary version number in compatible string.
> > > >
> > > > I am missing reason for this in commit message.
> > >
> > > Agreed.  The commit log for the pcie-xilinx-cpm.c change also needs
> > > to explain why removing the version is useful and safe.
> >
> > HI Bjorn, Michal,
> >
> > The CPM block is hard block, Rob pointed out that versioning has no value
> here.
> > Will resend patch with this detail.
> 
> I did not say to remove the existing version breaking compatibility.
> Just don't continue to add new version numbers.
> 
Thanks Rob.