linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH v2 4/4] dt-bindings: arm: qcom: Add more sc7180 Chromebook board bindings

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Message-ID: <c948c2ed-d222-5c16-4df4-daf078c886cc@linaro.org>
Date:   Tue, 17 May 2022 09:23:05 +0200
From:   Krzysztof Kozlowski <krzysztof.kozlowski@...aro.org>
To:     Doug Anderson <dianders@...omium.org>
Cc:     Rob Herring <robh@...nel.org>,
        Bjorn Andersson <bjorn.andersson@...aro.org>,
        Stephen Boyd <swboyd@...omium.org>,
        Matthias Kaehlcke <mka@...omium.org>,
        Rajendra Nayak <quic_rjendra@...cinc.com>,
        Alexandru M Stan <amstan@...omium.org>,
        Julius Werner <jwerner@...omium.org>,
        "Joseph S . Barrera III" <joebar@...omium.org>,
        Andy Gross <agross@...nel.org>,
        Krzysztof Kozlowski <krzk+dt@...nel.org>,
        Rob Herring <robh+dt@...nel.org>,
        Stephen Boyd <sboyd@...eaurora.org>,
        "open list:OPEN FIRMWARE AND FLATTENED DEVICE TREE BINDINGS" 
        <devicetree@...r.kernel.org>,
        linux-arm-msm <linux-arm-msm@...r.kernel.org>,
        LKML <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>
Subject: Re: [PATCH v2 4/4] dt-bindings: arm: qcom: Add more sc7180 Chromebook
 board bindings

On 16/05/2022 17:16, Doug Anderson wrote:
> Hi,
> 
> On Mon, May 16, 2022 at 12:05 AM Krzysztof Kozlowski
> <krzysztof.kozlowski@...aro.org> wrote:
>>
>> On 13/05/2022 18:59, Douglas Anderson wrote:
>>> This adds board bindings for boards that are downstream but not quite
>>> upstream yet.
>>>
>>> Signed-off-by: Douglas Anderson <dianders@...omium.org>
>>> ---
>>>
>>> Changes in v2:
>>> - Use a "description" instead of a comment for each item.
>>> - Use the marketing name instead of the code name where possible.
>>
>> These should be published with the patch adding their upstream DTS/DTSI.
>> There is no point to list all possible boards in the world from any
>> downstream source. For upstream there is no particular benefit for such
>> bindings, for downstream you also said there is no.
> 
> Joe has been working on upstreaming these boards:
> 
> https://lore.kernel.org/r/20220510154406.v5.1.Id769ddc5dbf570ccb511db96da59f97d08f75a9c@changeid/
> 
> I think there is little chance that they won't go upstream at this
> point. However, we're at a time in the merge window where it will be
> several weeks before anything can land. If Joe were to include this
> patch as part of his series I suspect it would be much more confusing
> because it would add an unnecessary dependency between my series and
> his and make it harder for Bjorn to apply it later. Keeping the patch
> with my series means that the series can be applied more easily.
> 
> How about: I'll add a link to his latest posting in my next version.
> Then, in the future (after these bindings patches have landed) then
> future boards can go together with their bindings.


Sure, sounds good.


Best regards,
Krzysztof