Re: [RFC PATCH 3/3] ARM: dts: Add Chameleon v3 video node

From: Krzysztof Kozlowski
Date: Tue Jul 04 2023 - 12:23:21 EST


On 04/07/2023 18:16, Paweł Anikiel wrote:
>>>>> + soc {
>>>>> + video@c0060500 {
>>>>> + compatible = "google,chv3-video";
>>>>
>>>> This compatible does not seem to be documented & I did not see a comment
>>>> about the lack of a binding in the cover letter. What am I missing?
>>>
>>> Yes, the compatible is not documented for now (I'll do that in a later
>>> patchset), sorry for not mentioning that in the cover letter.
>>
>> You cannot add undocumented compatible. This cannot be fixed in "a later
>> patchset".
>
> I meant later revision, I'm certainly not expecting this one to land
> (I sent is as an RFC).

That's not clear. RFC is interpreted differently by different people.
Some just ignore it entirely, some still review.

> Is it really necessary to document the
> compatible to get any form of feedback on the overall structure of the
> driver?

Depends on the person. Anyway no problem for me - I will just ignore the
patchset.

Best regards,
Krzysztof