linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH v2 1/2] dt-bindings: hwmon: Add support for ST TSC1641 power monitor

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Message-ID: <85e83f3e-3509-484b-8cc8-110156d5a2ab@roeck-us.net>
Date: Tue, 28 Oct 2025 08:33:45 -0700
From: Guenter Roeck <linux@...ck-us.net>
To: Igor Reznichenko <igor@...nichenko.net>, robh@...nel.org
Cc: conor+dt@...nel.org, corbet@....net, david.hunter.linux@...il.com,
 devicetree@...r.kernel.org, krzk+dt@...nel.org, krzk@...nel.org,
 linux-doc@...r.kernel.org, linux-hwmon@...r.kernel.org,
 linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org, skhan@...uxfoundation.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH v2 1/2] dt-bindings: hwmon: Add support for ST TSC1641
 power monitor

On 10/28/25 08:17, Igor Reznichenko wrote:
> Understood. The bit in question controls the alert pin polarity on the device side,
> independent of whether the pin is used as interrupt or not. I'll drop the property
> for now and revisit if there's a board that actually uses an inverter or needs to
> program the bit explicitly.
> 

This is kind of unusual. The requirement used to be that devicetree properties
shall be complete. "Only if there is a known use case" is a significant policy
change. Has the policy changed recently ?

Thanks,
Guenter