linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH 08/20] dt-bindings: pinctrl: ralink: add new compatible strings

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Date:   Thu, 9 Mar 2023 10:48:48 +0100
From:   Krzysztof Kozlowski <krzysztof.kozlowski@...aro.org>
To:     Arınç ÜNAL <arinc.unal@...nc9.com>,
        Rob Herring <robh@...nel.org>
Cc:     Linus Walleij <linus.walleij@...aro.org>,
        Krzysztof Kozlowski <krzysztof.kozlowski+dt@...aro.org>,
        linux-mediatek@...ts.infradead.org, linux-mips@...r.kernel.org,
        linux-gpio@...r.kernel.org, devicetree@...r.kernel.org,
        linux-arm-kernel@...ts.infradead.org, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org,
        Sergio Paracuellos <sergio.paracuellos@...il.com>,
        Matthias Brugger <matthias.bgg@...il.com>,
        Sean Wang <sean.wang@...nel.org>,
        William Dean <williamsukatube@...il.com>,
        Daniel Golle <daniel@...rotopia.org>,
        Daniel Santos <daniel.santos@...ox.com>,
        Luiz Angelo Daros de Luca <luizluca@...il.com>,
        Frank Wunderlich <frank-w@...lic-files.de>,
        Landen Chao <Landen.Chao@...iatek.com>,
        DENG Qingfang <dqfext@...il.com>,
        Sean Wang <sean.wang@...iatek.com>, erkin.bozoglu@...ont.com
Subject: Re: [PATCH 08/20] dt-bindings: pinctrl: ralink: add new compatible
 strings

On 08/03/2023 22:19, Arınç ÜNAL wrote:
> 
>>
>> If you want to break the ABI (do you??, because the commit message
>> still doesn't say), then you don't need "ralink,mt7620-pinctrl".
> 
> I don't want to break the ABI. But I deprecate ralink,mt7620-pinctrl on 
> later patches.

Deprecation should happen here. Otherwise you have now two valid
compatibles which contradicts previous Rob's comments.


> The driver still has it though, so old DTs will keep 
> working. That keeps the ABI intact regardless of deprecating strings on 
> the dt-binding schema, right?

Yes, but deprecation is missing.


Best regards,
Krzysztof