Re: [PATCH 1/2] dt-binding: Add custom property for MAX7357

From: Krzysztof Kozlowski
Date: Wed Aug 30 2023 - 14:47:08 EST


On 30/08/2023 13:57, Naresh Solanki wrote:
> From: Patrick Rudolph <patrick.rudolph@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
>
> Add a custom property "maxim,bus-lockup-fix" to enable proprietary
> features on MAX7357. The driver configures MAX7357 to isolate the
> failing channel and trigger a flush-out sequence for bus lock-up
> resolution.

Please use subject prefixes matching the subsystem. You can get them for
example with `git log --oneline -- DIRECTORY_OR_FILE` on the directory
your patch is touching.

It is "dt-bindings" not binding and several other fields are needed.

Also "add custom property" is quite generic. When you add next custom
property you are going to have two commits with the same subject. Just
make it descriptive - "Add foobar for MAX7357"



>
> Signed-off-by: Patrick Rudolph <patrick.rudolph@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> Signed-off-by: Naresh Solanki <Naresh.Solanki@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> ---
> .../devicetree/bindings/i2c/i2c-mux-pca954x.yaml | 15 +++++++++++++++
> 1 file changed, 15 insertions(+)
>
> diff --git a/Documentation/devicetree/bindings/i2c/i2c-mux-pca954x.yaml b/Documentation/devicetree/bindings/i2c/i2c-mux-pca954x.yaml
> index 2d7bb998b0e9..984d4614a270 100644
> --- a/Documentation/devicetree/bindings/i2c/i2c-mux-pca954x.yaml
> +++ b/Documentation/devicetree/bindings/i2c/i2c-mux-pca954x.yaml
> @@ -71,6 +71,11 @@ properties:
> description: A voltage regulator supplying power to the chip. On PCA9846
> the regulator supplies power to VDD2 (core logic) and optionally to VDD1.
>
> + maxim,bus-lockup-fix:
> + type: boolean
> + description: Isolates only the stuck channel and generates a flush-out sequence
> + to attempt to clear the bus lock-up.

Why wouldn't you want it to be enabled all the time? Why should it be
configurable per-board?

Best regards,
Krzysztof