linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH v2 1/2] spi: dt-bindings: amlogic, meson-gx-spicc: Add pinctrl names for SPI signal states

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Message-ID: <41bc017c-5ef5-b2ac-86bb-510651064f05@linaro.org>
Date:   Fri, 7 Oct 2022 10:29:03 +0200
From:   Krzysztof Kozlowski <krzysztof.kozlowski@...aro.org>
To:     neil.armstrong@...aro.org,
        Amjad Ouled-Ameur <aouledameur@...libre.com>,
        Krzysztof Kozlowski <krzysztof.kozlowski+dt@...aro.org>,
        Rob Herring <robh+dt@...nel.org>,
        Martin Blumenstingl <martin.blumenstingl@...glemail.com>,
        Kevin Hilman <khilman@...libre.com>,
        Jerome Brunet <jbrunet@...libre.com>,
        Mark Brown <broonie@...nel.org>
Cc:     Da Xue <da@...re.computer>, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org,
        linux-spi@...r.kernel.org, linux-amlogic@...ts.infradead.org,
        devicetree@...r.kernel.org, linux-arm-kernel@...ts.infradead.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH v2 1/2] spi: dt-bindings: amlogic, meson-gx-spicc: Add
 pinctrl names for SPI signal states

On 07/10/2022 10:17, Krzysztof Kozlowski wrote:
>>>
>>>> There's some bindings with pinctrl-names for specific states like rockchip/rockchip,dw-hdmi.yaml,
>>>> mediatek/mediatek,dpi.yaml, mmc/mtk-sd.yaml or mmc/fsl-imx-esdhc.yaml
>>>
>>> And? Just because someone did something is not itself an argument. They
>>> might have their reasons. If their reasons are applicable here, please
>>> state them.
>>
>> OK, I thought the reason was explicit, we find it worth documenting
>> those optional pinctrl states for when the spi lines are in idle state.
>>
>> If it's not an enough good reason, we'll drop this patch.
> 
> No one wrote here any reason... The post from Amjad was about DTS usage,
> yours about other bindings. Neither of them are reasons.
> 
> Core schema already documents pinctrl states. This can be documented if
> it is different than what core checks for, e.g. required or some
> specific names are being enforced.

Looking at your driver, these seems required. I missed that part in
commit msg, because it actually explains these are needed. Then it seems
fine, but they should be made required in the bindings.

Best regards,
Krzysztof