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

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Message-ID: <20231017161504.396150aa@xps-13>
Date:   Tue, 17 Oct 2023 16:15:04 +0200
From:   Miquel Raynal <miquel.raynal@...tlin.com>
To:     Krzysztof Kozlowski <krzysztof.kozlowski@...aro.org>
Cc:     Frank Li <Frank.li@....com>, Conor Dooley <conor@...nel.org>,
        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

Hi Krzysztof,

krzysztof.kozlowski@...aro.org wrote on Mon, 16 Oct 2023 22:43:28 +0200:

> On 16/10/2023 22:10, Frank Li wrote:
> > On Mon, Oct 16, 2023 at 09:57:18PM +0200, Krzysztof Kozlowski wrote:  
> >> 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?  

Not at all, it's my (faithful) fault, I did update the bindings upon
Rob request and apparently kept the previous string in the driver.

After thinking again I would drop silvaco,i3c-master entirely from the
driver, it was never intended to keep it.

Thanks,
Miquèl