linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH v1 0/4] Enable SPI on SA8255p Qualcomm platforms

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Message-ID: <20260114-truthful-just-boobook-16494b@quoll>
Date: Wed, 14 Jan 2026 10:00:06 +0100
From: Krzysztof Kozlowski <krzk@...nel.org>
To: Praveen Talari <praveen.talari@....qualcomm.com>
Cc: Mark Brown <broonie@...nel.org>, Rob Herring <robh@...nel.org>, 
	Krzysztof Kozlowski <krzk+dt@...nel.org>, Conor Dooley <conor+dt@...nel.org>, 
	linux-arm-msm@...r.kernel.org, linux-spi@...r.kernel.org, devicetree@...r.kernel.org, 
	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org, bryan.odonoghue@...aro.org, dmitry.baryshkov@....qualcomm.com, 
	andersson@...nel.org, bjorn.andersson@....qualcomm.com, 
	prasad.sodagudi@....qualcomm.com, mukesh.savaliya@....qualcomm.com, quic_vtanuku@...cinc.com, 
	aniket.randive@....qualcomm.com, chandana.chiluveru@....qualcomm.com
Subject: Re: [PATCH v1 0/4] Enable SPI on SA8255p Qualcomm platforms

On Tue, Jan 13, 2026 at 12:31:30AM +0530, Praveen Talari wrote:
> The Qualcomm automotive SA8255p SoC relies on firmware to configure
> platform resources, including clocks, interconnects and TLMM.
> The driver requests resources operations over SCMI using power
> and performance protocols.
> 
> The SCMI power protocol enables or disables resources like clocks,
> interconnect paths, and TLMM (GPIOs) using runtime PM framework APIs,
> such as resume/suspend, to control power states(on/off).
> 
> The SCMI performance protocol manages SPI frequency, with each
> frequency rate represented by a performance level. The driver uses
> geni_se_set_perf_opp() API to request the desired frequency rate.
> 
> As part of geni_se_set_perf_opp(), the OPP for the requested frequency
> is obtained using dev_pm_opp_find_freq_floor() and the performance
> level is set using dev_pm_opp_set_opp().
> 
> Dependencies:
> This series depends on Enable I2C on SA8255p Qualcomm platforms
> https://lore.kernel.org/all/20260112104722.591521-1-praveen.talari@oss.qualcomm.com/

It should not because it means it cannot be easily applied by
maintainers.

Why can't you decouple the dependencies?

Best regards,
Krzysztof