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Message-ID: <1531062a-ce5f-8af0-b569-1b9eac3e7eac@linaro.org>
Date: Sat, 17 Jun 2023 09:18:22 +0200
From: Krzysztof Kozlowski <krzysztof.kozlowski@...aro.org>
To: Jassi Brar <jaswinder.singh@...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 17/06/2023 01:18, Jassi Brar wrote:
> On Fri, 16 Jun 2023 at 15:34, Krzysztof Kozlowski
> <krzysztof.kozlowski@...aro.org> wrote:
>>
>> On 16/06/2023 22:06, Jassi Brar wrote:
>>> 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?
>>>>
>>> ??
>> What else I can say to such argument?
>>
> It was not an argument, I agreed to remove it. I just observed that
> the nit-pick was arbitrary.
> And frankly
> "dt-bindings: arm: socionext: add Synquacer" is as misleading as
> "dt-bindings: arm: socionext: add bindings for the Synquacer" is improper.
"add Synquacer boards"
it is both precise and correct. No misleading.
>
>
>>>>>>
>>>>>> 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.
>>
>> Bindings without user (so no DTSI and no driver)? Just few, not countless.
>>
> I disagree. But I don't have time to write a script to find
> compatibles/enums and properties in yaml/txt files that are not in any
> dts/dtsi file.
> By that logic synquacer's spi/netsec/i2c/exiu bindings and drivers in
> kernel are illegit too?
Don't know which one you talk about.
>
> Also the user may not be in Linux, but we keep "os-agnostic" bindings in Linux.
I did not say anything about Linux here. Look:
"does not exist in the projects."
> The synquacer dts/dtsi are in u-boot upstream. SR testsuite looks up
Sure, can you point it? U-Boot upstream is a valid project. Just like
many other upstream ones.
> the underlying platform name and checks if the bindings are merged
> upstream.
> While I am not against also submitting dts/dtsi in linux, I don't
> think the binding should be held at ransom.
>
>>> When exactly did it become mandatory to
>>> have dts/dtsi for the bindings to be merged upstream?
>>
>> It was always. We do not want/need to document downstream stuff or
>> anything just because it is somewhere there.
>>
> I am not asking you to merge an obscure internal revision of some SoC.
> Synquacer is a public development platform and a "96board" already
> certified for SR-1.0.
Without any reference to any project using this, it looks like you are.
Sorry.
Best regards,
Krzysztof
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