Re: [PATCH 10/13] dt-bindings: spi: add bindings for microchip mpfs spi

[Krzysztof Kozlowski]

On 09/11/2021 13:58, Conor.Dooley@xxxxxxxxxxxxx wrote:
> On 09/11/2021 12:53, Krzysztof Kozlowski wrote:
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>> On 09/11/2021 13:16, Conor.Dooley@xxxxxxxxxxxxx wrote:
>>> On 09/11/2021 04:06, Rob Herring wrote:
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>>>> On Mon, 08 Nov 2021 15:05:51 +0000, conor.dooley@xxxxxxxxxxxxx wrote:
>>>>> From: Conor Dooley <conor.dooley@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
>>>>>
>>>>> Add device tree bindings for the {q,}spi controller on
>>>>> the Microchip PolarFire SoC.
>>>>>
>>>>> Signed-off-by: Conor Dooley <conor.dooley@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
>>>>> ---
>>>>>    .../bindings/spi/microchip,mpfs-spi.yaml      | 72 +++++++++++++++++++
>>>>>    1 file changed, 72 insertions(+)
>>>>>    create mode 100644 Documentation/devicetree/bindings/spi/microchip,mpfs-spi.yaml
>>>>>
>>>>
>>>> My bot found errors running 'make DT_CHECKER_FLAGS=-m dt_binding_check'
>>>> on your patch (DT_CHECKER_FLAGS is new in v5.13):
>>>>
>>>> yamllint warnings/errors:
>>>>
>>>> dtschema/dtc warnings/errors:
>>>> Documentation/devicetree/bindings/spi/microchip,mpfs-spi.example.dts:19:18: fatal error: dt-bindings/clock/microchip,mpfs-clock.h: No such file or directory
>>>>      19 |         #include "dt-bindings/clock/microchip,mpfs-clock.h"
>>> Rob,
>>> Should I drop the header from the example or is there a way for me
>>> specify the dependent patch to pass this check?
>>
>> The error has to be fixed, although not necessarily by dropping the
>> header, but by posting it. How this can pass on your system? There is no
>> such file added in this patchset.
> I linked the patch adding the clock as a dependency in the cover letter 
> [1], which is why I was wondering if there was a better way to do so 
> that would get picked up by the checker bot.

It's not only about the bot, but dependency when applied. If you did not
warn clk maintainer that clock bindings should go via Rob's tree or
should be provided as a tag, the patches here cannot be applied in this
cycle.

Best regards,
Krzysztof