Re: Unclear what to do with compatibility

From: Krzysztof Kozlowski
Date: Thu Apr 13 2023 - 08:51:38 EST


On 13/04/2023 14:30, Daniel Matyas wrote:
> MAX31827 is a low-power temperature switch with I2C interface.

You sent a new patch. With a weird subject. I don't understand exactly
what is this.

>
> The device is a ±1°C accuracy from -40°C to +125°C
> (12 bits) local temperature switch and sensor with I2C/SM-
> Bus interface. The combination of small 6-bump wafer-lev-
> el package (WLP) and high accuracy makes this temper-
> ature sensor/switch ideal for a wide range of applications.
>
> Signed-off-by: Daniel Matyas <daniel.matyas@xxxxxxxxxx>
> ---
> .../bindings/hwmon/adi,max31827.yaml | 51 +++++++++++++++++++
> MAINTAINERS | 7 +++
> 2 files changed, 58 insertions(+)
> create mode 100644 Documentation/devicetree/bindings/hwmon/adi,max31827.yaml
>
> diff --git a/Documentation/devicetree/bindings/hwmon/adi,max31827.yaml b/Documentation/devicetree/bindings/hwmon/adi,max31827.yaml
> new file mode 100644
> index 000000000000..37177eb9c039
> --- /dev/null
> +++ b/Documentation/devicetree/bindings/hwmon/adi,max31827.yaml
> @@ -0,0 +1,51 @@
> +# SPDX-License-Identifier: (GPL-2.0-only OR BSD-2-Clause)
> +%YAML 1.2
> +---
> +$id: http://devicetree.org/schemas/hwmon/adi,max31827.yaml#
> +$schema: http://devicetree.org/meta-schemas/core.yaml#
> +
> +title: Analog Devices MAX31827, MAX31828, MAX31829 Low-Power Temperature Switch
> +
> +maintainers:
> + - Daniel Matyas <daniel.matyas@xxxxxxxxxx>
> +
> +description: |
> + Analog Devices MAX31827, MAX31828, MAX31829 Low-Power Temperature Switch with
> + I2C Interface
> + https://www.analog.com/media/en/technical-documentation/data-sheets/MAX31827-MAX31829.pdf
> +
> +properties:
> + compatible:
> + enum:
> + - adi,max31827
> + - adi,max31828
> + - adi,max31829
> +
>
> I am really sorry, but I do not understand what I should do.
>
> Should I add oneOf or items to the compatibility property?

The devices should be marked as compatible with each other, so you can
drop useless match table entries.

https://elixir.bootlin.com/linux/v6.3-rc6/source/Documentation/devicetree/bindings/sound/nvidia,tegra210-ope.yaml#L31

and fix this in the driver.


Best regards,
Krzysztof