linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH 3/8] dt-bindings: watchdog: Add AAEON embedded controller watchdog binding

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Message-ID: <176bd9cf-688a-480e-93b7-8f1710563c56@kernel.org>
Date: Sat, 13 Dec 2025 04:05:39 +0100
From: Krzysztof Kozlowski <krzk@...nel.org>
To: Guenter Roeck <linux@...ck-us.net>,
 "Thomas Perrot (Schneider Electric)" <thomas.perrot@...tlin.com>,
 Rob Herring <robh@...nel.org>, Krzysztof Kozlowski <krzk+dt@...nel.org>,
 Conor Dooley <conor+dt@...nel.org>, Linus Walleij <linusw@...nel.org>,
 Bartosz Golaszewski <brgl@...nel.org>, Shawn Guo <shawnguo@...nel.org>,
 Sascha Hauer <s.hauer@...gutronix.de>,
 Pengutronix Kernel Team <kernel@...gutronix.de>,
 Fabio Estevam <festevam@...il.com>,
 Jérémie Dautheribes <jeremie.dautheribes@...tlin.com>,
 Wim Van Sebroeck <wim@...ux-watchdog.org>, Lee Jones <lee@...nel.org>
Cc: devicetree@...r.kernel.org, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org,
 linux-gpio@...r.kernel.org, imx@...ts.linux.dev,
 linux-arm-kernel@...ts.infradead.org, linux-watchdog@...r.kernel.org,
 Thomas Petazzoni <thomas.petazzoni@...tlin.com>
Subject: Re: [PATCH 3/8] dt-bindings: watchdog: Add AAEON embedded controller
 watchdog binding

On 12/12/2025 12:46, Guenter Roeck wrote:
> On 12/12/25 00:20, Krzysztof Kozlowski wrote:
>> On 12/12/2025 08:41, Thomas Perrot (Schneider Electric) wrote:
>>> +
>>> +additionalProperties: false
>>> +
>>> +examples:
>>> +  - |
>>> +    watchdog {
>>> +      compatible = "aaeon,srg-imx8pl-wdt";
>>
>> No, that was discussed many times on the mailing list already. Fold the
>> child into the parent. Your driver model really do not matter for DT.
>>
> 
> Theoretically there could be a 'timeout' property since this is
> a watchdog driver, but that isn't supported by the driver, so
> I agree.
> 

Timeout can be added to the parent node. The most differentiating factor
are dedicated resources and none are here.

Best regards,
Krzysztof