linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH V3 1/2] dt-bindings: mtd: partitions: u-boot: allow dynamic subpartitions

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Message-ID: <Y07N7DXAKuPk5OTU@spud>
Date:   Tue, 18 Oct 2022 17:01:48 +0100
From:   Conor Dooley <conor@...nel.org>
To:     Rafał Miłecki <zajec5@...il.com>
Cc:     Rob Herring <robh+dt@...nel.org>,
        Krzysztof Kozlowski <krzysztof.kozlowski+dt@...aro.org>,
        Srinivas Kandagatla <srinivas.kandagatla@...aro.org>,
        Miquel Raynal <miquel.raynal@...tlin.com>,
        Richard Weinberger <richard@....at>,
        Vignesh Raghavendra <vigneshr@...com>,
        Tom Rini <trini@...sulko.com>,
        Florian Fainelli <f.fainelli@...il.com>,
        Joel Peshkin <joel.peshkin@...adcom.com>,
        William Zhang <william.zhang@...adcom.com>,
        Conor Dooley <conor.dooley@...rochip.com>,
        devicetree@...r.kernel.org, linux-mtd@...ts.infradead.org,
        linux-arm-kernel@...ts.infradead.org, u-boot@...ts.denx.de,
        bcm-kernel-feedback-list@...adcom.com,
        linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org,
        Rafał Miłecki <rafal@...ecki.pl>
Subject: Re: [PATCH V3 1/2] dt-bindings: mtd: partitions: u-boot: allow
 dynamic subpartitions

On Tue, Oct 18, 2022 at 05:55:14PM +0200, Rafał Miłecki wrote:
> On 18.10.2022 17:50, Conor Dooley wrote:
> > On Tue, Oct 18, 2022 at 05:42:01PM +0200, Rafał Miłecki wrote:
> > > From: Rafał Miłecki <rafal@...ecki.pl>
> > > 
> > > U-Boot partition may contain subpartitions. For example Broadcom
> > > includes environment data block in the middle of its U-Boot partition.
> > > 
> > > This allows describing Broadcom's U-Boot env data and will allow
> > > referencing its NVMEM cell in the future.
> > > 
> > > Reg: 118f3fbe517f4 ("dt-bindings: mtd: partitions: support label/name only partition")
> > 
> > Pardon my ignorance here, but what is the significance of a "Reg" tag?
> 
> That was meant to be "Ref:" and was meant to show commit that introduced
> concept of dynamic partitions. I thought it's a new feature not everyone
> may be familiar with yet. I thought it may help to review this patch.

Ah nw, I wasn't sure if it ws a typo or "Reg" short for regression.

> 
> If that is pointless though could you Rob just drop those tags while
> applying, please? I guess I'll just let you decide.
> 
> 
> > > Ref: dd638202dfb65 ("dt-bindings: mtd: partitions: add additional example for qcom,smem-part")
> > > Signed-off-by: Rafał Miłecki <rafal@...ecki.pl>
>