linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH] dt-bindings: arm: socionext: add bindings for the Synquacer platform

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Message-ID: <CAJe_ZhfeYmxjR7Hcht0F9rc97VG2JCFEEFB+S5kUhSCmsut3Cg@mail.gmail.com>
Date:   Fri, 16 Jun 2023 15:06:29 -0500
From:   Jassi Brar <jaswinder.singh@...aro.org>
To:     Krzysztof Kozlowski <krzysztof.kozlowski@...aro.org>
Cc:     devicetree@...r.kernel.org, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org,
        krzysztof.kozlowski+dt@...aro.org, robh@...nel.org,
        ilias.apalodimas@...aro.org, masahisa.kojima@...aro.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH] dt-bindings: arm: socionext: add bindings for the
 Synquacer platform

On Fri, 16 Jun 2023 at 11:47, Krzysztof Kozlowski
<krzysztof.kozlowski@...aro.org> wrote:
>
> On 16/06/2023 18:23, Jassi Brar wrote:
> > On Fri, 16 Jun 2023 at 05:15, Krzysztof Kozlowski
> > <krzysztof.kozlowski@...aro.org> wrote:
> >>
> >> On 16/06/2023 05:58, jaswinder.singh@...aro.org wrote:
> >>> From: Jassi Brar <jaswinder.singh@...aro.org>
> >>>
> >>> Socionext's DeveloperBox is based on the SC2A11B SoC (Synquacer).
> >>> Specify bindings for the platform and boards based on that.
> >>
> >> A nit, subject: drop second/last, redundant "bindings". The
> >> "dt-bindings" prefix is already stating that these are bindings.
> >>
> > I can remove it, but I see many mentions like "Fix bindings for"  "Add
> > binding for" etc in the subject line.
>
> Can we fix them as well?
>
??


> >
> >>
> >> Binding without it's user is usually useless. Where is the user?
> >>
> > It is required for SystemReady-2.0 certification.
>
> For what? If there is no user, it is not required for SR. We don't
> document compatibles for something which does not exist in the projects.
>
The dts/dtsi for synquacer will be added later.
I am sure you are aware that there are countless bindings without
actual use in any dts/dtsi. When exactly did it become mandatory to
have dts/dtsi for the bindings to be merged upstream?

-j