linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH v1 5/7] arm: dts: qcom: mdm9615: remove invalid pmic subnodes compatibles

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Message-ID: <0636d53f-508f-8a86-0973-2641c9020622@linaro.org>
Date:   Wed, 28 Sep 2022 20:03:46 +0200
From:   Krzysztof Kozlowski <krzysztof.kozlowski@...aro.org>
To:     Neil Armstrong <neil.armstrong@...aro.org>,
        Andy Gross <agross@...nel.org>,
        Krzysztof Kozlowski <krzysztof.kozlowski+dt@...aro.org>,
        Bjorn Andersson <bjorn.andersson@...aro.org>,
        Rob Herring <robh+dt@...nel.org>,
        Konrad Dybcio <konrad.dybcio@...ainline.org>
Cc:     devicetree@...r.kernel.org, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org,
        linux-arm-msm@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH v1 5/7] arm: dts: qcom: mdm9615: remove invalid pmic
 subnodes compatibles

On 28/09/2022 11:14, Neil Armstrong wrote:
> The PMIC is an PM8018, but was compatible with the PM8921. Both compatibles
> was left but it makes no sense anymore the leave both.

Why? It makes sense for backwards compatibility. If you think it does
not make sense, please say why.

> 
> The pwrkey compatible is left to PM8921, unlike the others because
> the interface is stricly compatible with the PM9821 pwrkey.

typo: strictly
typo: PM8921

Again, why? The old code looked correct. In all three places.

> 
> Signed-off-by: Neil Armstrong <neil.armstrong@...aro.org>
> 

Best regards,
Krzysztof