linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH RFC v2 3/5] dt-bindings: clock: merge all hisilicon clock bindings to hisilicon,clock-reset-generator

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Date: Tue, 20 Feb 2024 11:59:32 +0100
From: Krzysztof Kozlowski <krzysztof.kozlowski@...aro.org>
To: Yang Xiwen <forbidden405@...look.com>,
 Michael Turquette <mturquette@...libre.com>, Stephen Boyd
 <sboyd@...nel.org>, Rob Herring <robh+dt@...nel.org>,
 Krzysztof Kozlowski <krzysztof.kozlowski+dt@...aro.org>,
 Conor Dooley <conor+dt@...nel.org>
Cc: David Yang <mmyangfl@...il.com>, linux-clk@...r.kernel.org,
 devicetree@...r.kernel.org, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH RFC v2 3/5] dt-bindings: clock: merge all hisilicon clock
 bindings to hisilicon,clock-reset-generator

On 20/02/2024 11:52, Yang Xiwen wrote:
> On 2/20/2024 6:14 PM, Krzysztof Kozlowski wrote:
>> On 17/02/2024 13:52, Yang Xiwen via B4 Relay wrote:
>>> From: Yang Xiwen <forbidden405@...look.com>
>>>
>>> We don't need so many separated and duplicated dt-binding files. Merge
>>> them all and convert them to YAML.
>> What was exactly duplicated? You created unspecific, lose binding...
> 
> You can take at the drivers at drivers/clk/hisilicon. All of them use 
> the same sets of APIs to register a few clocks and resets. That's why i 
> think they should be merged.

Drivers don't really matter for bindings. That's not a valid argument.

Creating invalid combinations and lose bindings is not the answer to
duplication of few parts.

Best regards,
Krzysztof