linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH v2] dt-bindings: arm: vt8500: Add VIA APC Rock/Paper boards

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Message-ID: <20250425-polar-tamarin-of-reward-c57e01@kuoka>
Date: Fri, 25 Apr 2025 12:19:13 +0200
From: Krzysztof Kozlowski <krzk@...nel.org>
To: Alexey Charkov <alchark@...il.com>
Cc: Rob Herring <robh@...nel.org>, 
	Krzysztof Kozlowski <krzk+dt@...nel.org>, Conor Dooley <conor+dt@...nel.org>, devicetree@...r.kernel.org, 
	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH v2] dt-bindings: arm: vt8500: Add VIA APC Rock/Paper
 boards

On Fri, Apr 18, 2025 at 07:24:25PM GMT, Alexey Charkov wrote:
> APC Rock is a development board based on WonderMedia WM8950 SoC
> released around 2013. Paper is the same as Rock but lacking a
> VGA port and shipped with a recycled cardboard case.
> 
> While at that, put myself as the maintainer, given that Tony is
> unavailable as of lately.
> 
> Signed-off-by: Alexey Charkov <alchark@...il.com>
> ---
> Split the series from v1 into separate bindings patches so as not to

Hm? That's odd.

> spam all the subsystems with unrelated changes, per Rob's suggestion
> 
> Changes in v2:
> - kept single-valued compatibles in a single enum (thanks Rob)
> - dropped the empty overall description node

...

> +
> +      - description: VIA APC Rock and Paper boards
> +        items:
> +          - const: via,apc-rock

Where is any user of this? Bindings always come with the user. Board
compatible comes with its user - board - both to SoC subsystem (in this
case me).

See also SoC maintainer profile describing this or my guides how to
properly target SoC subsystems:
https://lore.kernel.org/linux-samsung-soc/CADrjBPq_0nUYRABKpskRF_dhHu+4K=duPVZX==0pr+cjSL_caQ@mail.gmail.com/T/#m2d9130a1342ab201ab49670fa6c858ee3724c83c

and great example:
https://lore.kernel.org/all/20231121-topic-sm8650-upstream-dt-v3-0-db9d0507ffd3@linaro.org/


Best regards,
Krzysztof