linux-kernel - Re: [RFC v2 1/2] clk: hisilicon: add CRG driver Hi3521a SoC

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Message-ID: <20220601182418.okoofgannw6vbcxo@proprietary-killer>
Date:   Wed, 1 Jun 2022 13:24:18 -0500
From:   "Marty E. Plummer" <hanetzer@...rtmail.com>
To:     Krzysztof Kozlowski <krzysztof.kozlowski@...aro.org>
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Subject: Re: [RFC v2 1/2] clk: hisilicon: add CRG driver Hi3521a SoC

On Wed, Jun 01, 2022 at 01:09:28PM +0200, Krzysztof Kozlowski wrote:
> On 01/06/2022 13:06, Marty E. Plummer wrote:
> > On Wed, Jun 01, 2022 at 01:00:38PM +0200, Krzysztof Kozlowski wrote:
> >> On 01/06/2022 12:58, Marty E. Plummer wrote:
> >>> On Tue, May 03, 2022 at 01:37:42PM +0200, Krzysztof Kozlowski wrote:
> >>>> On 01/05/2022 19:34, Marty E. Plummer wrote:
> >>>>> Add CRG driver for Hi3521A SoC. CRG (Clock and Reset Generator) module
> >>>>> generates clock and reset signals used by other module blocks on SoC.
> >>>>>
> >>>>> Signed-off-by: Marty E. Plummer <hanetzer@...rtmail.com>
> >>>>> ---
> >>>>>  drivers/clk/hisilicon/Kconfig             |   8 ++
> >>>>>  drivers/clk/hisilicon/Makefile            |   1 +
> >>>>>  drivers/clk/hisilicon/crg-hi3521a.c       | 141 ++++++++++++++++++++++
> >>>>>  include/dt-bindings/clock/hi3521a-clock.h |  34 ++++++
> >>>>
> >>>> Bindings go to separate patch. Your patchset is unmerge'able.
> >>>>
> >>> So, assuming I have the following patches:
> >>> 1: +include/dt-bindings/clock/hi3521a-clock.h
> >>> 2: +drivers/clk/hisilicon/crg-hi3521a.c
> >>> 3: +Documentation/devicetree/bindings/whatever
> >>>
> >>> In what order should they be applied?
> >>
> >> Applied or sent? The maintainer will apply them in proper order, this is
> >> bisectable.
> >>
> >>
> > Either or. Whatever makes the workload easier is what I'm looking for.
> 
> Sorry, you need to be more specific. Apply is not a job for you, for the
> patch submitter.
> 
> Then you miss here important piece - which is the first patch. DTS goes
> always via separate branch (or even tree) from driver changes. That's
> why bindings are always separate first patches.
> 
So, add a 4: arch/arm/boot/dts/soc.dtsi and 5: arch/arm/boot/dts/board.dts
to the above list, or should those be the same patch as well?

> Best regards,
> Krzysztof