linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH] dt-bindings: clock: si5351: Make compatible string required property

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Message-ID: <16830e3c-5918-4da9-8c40-1606a99695bd@kernel.org>
Date: Wed, 2 Oct 2024 14:02:35 +0200
From: Krzysztof Kozlowski <krzk@...nel.org>
To: Michal Simek <michal.simek@....com>, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org,
 monstr@...str.eu, michal.simek@...inx.com, git@...inx.com
Cc: Alvin Šipraga <alsi@...g-olufsen.dk>,
 Conor Dooley <conor+dt@...nel.org>, Krzysztof Kozlowski
 <krzk+dt@...nel.org>, Michael Turquette <mturquette@...libre.com>,
 Rob Herring <robh@...nel.org>, Stephen Boyd <sboyd@...nel.org>,
 "open list:OPEN FIRMWARE AND FLATTENED DEVICE TREE BINDINGS"
 <devicetree@...r.kernel.org>,
 "open list:COMMON CLK FRAMEWORK" <linux-clk@...r.kernel.org>
Subject: Re: [PATCH] dt-bindings: clock: si5351: Make compatible string
 required property

On 02/10/2024 10:24, Michal Simek wrote:
> 
> 
> On 10/2/24 10:19, Krzysztof Kozlowski wrote:
>> On 02/10/2024 09:51, Michal Simek wrote:
>>> Compatible property is likely also required property.
>>>
>>> Signed-off-by: Michal Simek <michal.simek@....com>
>>> ---
>>
>> That's a convention but not necessary, a no-op.
> 
> But how do you identify device then?
> Or are you saying that device description is valid even if there is no 
> compatible string?

No. I meant your change means nothing to the schema. It's a noop.
Compatible is implied.

Best regards,
Krzysztof