linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH v4 02/21] dt-bindings: hwmon: (mr75203) fix "intel, vm-map" property to be optional

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Message-ID: <5b2f5918-b26b-f7d3-7764-7832be139a92@roeck-us.net>
Date:   Wed, 7 Sep 2022 09:00:05 -0700
From:   Guenter Roeck <linux@...ck-us.net>
To:     "Farber, Eliav" <farbere@...zon.com>
Cc:     jdelvare@...e.com, robh+dt@...nel.org, p.zabel@...gutronix.de,
        rtanwar@...linear.com, linux-hwmon@...r.kernel.org,
        devicetree@...r.kernel.org, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org,
        hhhawa@...zon.com, jonnyc@...zon.com, andriy.shevchenko@...el.com
Subject: Re: [PATCH v4 02/21] dt-bindings: hwmon: (mr75203) fix "intel,
 vm-map" property to be optional

On 9/6/22 23:28, Farber, Eliav wrote:
> On 9/6/2022 7:53 PM, Guenter Roeck wrote:
>> On Tue, Sep 06, 2022 at 08:33:37AM +0000, Eliav Farber wrote:
>>> Change "intel,vm-map" property to be optional instead of required.
>>>
>>> The driver implementation indicates it is not mandatory to have
>>> "intel,vm-map" in the device tree:
>>>  - probe doesn't fail in case it is absent.
>>>  - explicit comment in code - "Incase intel,vm-map property is not
>>>    defined, we assume incremental channel numbers".
>>>
>>> Fixes: 748022ef093f ("hwmon: Add DT bindings schema for PVT controller")
>>> Signed-off-by: Eliav Farber <farbere@...zon.com>
>>> ---
>>> V3 -> V2:
>>> - Change this patch to be first in the series.
>>> - Add explanation why "intel,vm-map" is not required.
>>>
>>
>> I don't see how this change warrants dropping Rob's Acked-by tag.
>> Am I missing something ? 
> 
> My apology. I wasn’t aware I had to keep the Acked-by tag.
> I'll add it in v5.
> 

"have" is such a strong word. Just keep in mind that unnecessarily
dropping tags tends to result in irritated reviewers.

Thanks,
Guenter