linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH 1/2] dt-bindings: i3c: Fix silvaco,i3c-master compatible string

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Message-ID: <6110c58a-8003-4889-9a4b-6a7d1821c00e@linaro.org>
Date:   Mon, 16 Oct 2023 21:57:18 +0200
From:   Krzysztof Kozlowski <krzysztof.kozlowski@...aro.org>
To:     Frank Li <Frank.li@....com>, Conor Dooley <conor@...nel.org>
Cc:     miquel.raynal@...tlin.com, conor.culhane@...vaco.com,
        alexandre.belloni@...tlin.com, robh+dt@...nel.org,
        krzysztof.kozlowski+dt@...aro.org, conor+dt@...nel.org,
        shawnguo@...nel.org, s.hauer@...gutronix.de, kernel@...gutronix.de,
        festevam@...il.com, linux-imx@....com, joe@...ches.com,
        peng.fan@....com, alexander.stein@...tq-group.com,
        haibo.chen@....com, ping.bai@....com, xiaoning.wang@....com,
        sherry.sun@....com, linux-i3c@...ts.infradead.org,
        devicetree@...r.kernel.org, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org,
        linux-arm-kernel@...ts.infradead.org, imx@...ts.linux.dev
Subject: Re: [PATCH 1/2] dt-bindings: i3c: Fix silvaco,i3c-master compatible
 string

On 16/10/2023 21:32, Frank Li wrote:
> On Mon, Oct 16, 2023 at 06:30:11PM +0100, Conor Dooley wrote:
>> On Mon, Oct 16, 2023 at 11:24:49AM -0400, Frank Li wrote:
>>> In driver, compatible string is silvaco,i3c-master instead of
>>> silvaco,i3c-master-v1.
>>
>> And what makes the driver right & the binding wrong? AFAICT, this is an
>> IP sold by silvaco & the -v1 suffix was explicitly requested during
>> review of the binding.
> 
> The driver existed for the long time. DTS files already use
> silvaco,i3c-master.
> 
> There are two options, one change doc, the other change dts and drivers.
> I think change doc is easiest ways.
> 
> If there are v2 in future, we can added silvaco,i3c-master-v2 in future.
> 
> If everyone prefer change drivers and dts, I can work on new patch. Just
> break back compatiblity.

No, because Rob explicitly pointed out too generic name.
https://lore.kernel.org/all/20210111200821.GA2978830@robh.at.kernel.org/

Is it some way to avoid implementing feedback or how does it work?

Best regards,
Krzysztof