Re: [PATCH v2 2/4] dt-bindings: arm: fsl: fix DEBIX binding

From: Marco Felsch
Date: Mon Jul 17 2023 - 13:14:39 EST


On 23-07-17, Krzysztof Kozlowski wrote:
> On 17/07/2023 18:51, Marco Felsch wrote:
> > The current imx8mp-debix-model-a.dts uses all three compatibles. Fix the
> > corresponding bindings by adding an own entry for it. Mark
> > polyhex,imx8mp-debix as deprecated but keep it within the dts file since
> > we already have a user for it [1].
> >
> > [1] https://elixir.bootlin.com/barebox/v2023.07.1/source/arch/arm/ \
> > boards/polyhex-debix/board.c#L38
> >
> > Signed-off-by: Marco Felsch <m.felsch@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
>
> Subject: fix is too generic and binding is redundant. You already state
> this is binding in your prefix. Describe more precise what you are doing.
>
> > ---
> > Changelog:
> >
> > v2:
> > - deprecate polyhex,imx8mp-debix
> >
> > Documentation/devicetree/bindings/arm/fsl.yaml | 10 ++++++++--
> > 1 file changed, 8 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)
> >
> > diff --git a/Documentation/devicetree/bindings/arm/fsl.yaml b/Documentation/devicetree/bindings/arm/fsl.yaml
> > index 15d4110840654..b29974e3c30b3 100644
> > --- a/Documentation/devicetree/bindings/arm/fsl.yaml
> > +++ b/Documentation/devicetree/bindings/arm/fsl.yaml
> > @@ -1019,8 +1019,6 @@ properties:
> > - dmo,imx8mp-data-modul-edm-sbc # i.MX8MP eDM SBC
> > - fsl,imx8mp-evk # i.MX8MP EVK Board
> > - gateworks,imx8mp-gw74xx # i.MX8MP Gateworks Board
> > - - polyhex,imx8mp-debix # Polyhex Debix boards
> > - - polyhex,imx8mp-debix-model-a # Polyhex Debix Model A Board
> > - toradex,verdin-imx8mp # Verdin iMX8M Plus Modules
> > - toradex,verdin-imx8mp-nonwifi # Verdin iMX8M Plus Modules without Wi-Fi / BT
> > - toradex,verdin-imx8mp-wifi # Verdin iMX8M Plus Wi-Fi / BT Modules
> > @@ -1054,6 +1052,14 @@ properties:
> > - const: phytec,imx8mp-phycore-som # phyCORE-i.MX8MP SoM
> > - const: fsl,imx8mp
> >
> > + - description: Polyhex DEBIX i.MX8MP based SBCs
> > + items:
> > + - enum:
> > + - polyhex,imx8mp-debix-model-a # Polyhex Debix Model A Board
> > + - const: polyhex,imx8mp-debix # Polyhex Debix boards
> > + deprecated: true
> > + - const: fsl,imx8mp
>
> That's not how it works and it does not look like you tested the DTS
> against bindings. Please run `make dtbs_check` (see
> Documentation/devicetree/bindings/writing-schema.rst or
> https://www.linaro.org/blog/tips-and-tricks-for-validating-devicetree-sources-with-the-devicetree-schema/
> for instructions).
>
> Don't deprecate some piece of entire compatible list, but entire list.
>
> The commit which deprecates compatible should bring a proper one.

What did you mean by that?

Regards,
Marco

> Otherwise at this point we have kernel only with deprecated compatibles.
>
>
> Best regards,
> Krzysztof
>
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