Re: [PATCH net-next v3 10/17] dt-bindings: net: pse-pd: Add another way of describing several PSE PIs

From: Rob Herring
Date: Thu Feb 15 2024 - 08:54:35 EST


On Wed, Feb 14, 2024 at 04:41:50PM +0100, Köry Maincent wrote:
> On Wed, 14 Feb 2024 14:13:10 +0100
> Köry Maincent <kory.maincent@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>
> > Hello Rob,
> >
> > Thanks for your review!
> >
> > On Fri, 9 Feb 2024 14:43:49 +0000
> > Rob Herring <robh@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> >
> > > On Thu, Feb 08, 2024 at 02:08:47PM +0100, Kory Maincent wrote:
> > > > Before hand we set "#pse-cell" to 1 to define a PSE controller with
> > >
> > > #pse-cells
> > >
> > > > several PIs (Power Interface). The drawback of this was that we could not
> > > > have any information on the PI except its number.
> > >
> > > Then increase it to what you need. The whole point of #foo-cells is that
> > > it is variable depending on what the provider needs.
> > >
> > > > Add support for pse_pis and pse_pi node to be able to have more
> > > > information on the PI like the number of pairset used and the pairset
> > > > pinout.
> > >
> > > Please explain the problem you are trying to solve, not your solution. I
> > > don't understand what the problem is to provide any useful suggestions
> > > on the design.
> >
> > Please see Oleksij's reply.
> > Thank you Oleksij, for the documentation!!
> >
> > > >
> > > > Sponsored-by: Dent Project <dentproject@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> > >
> > > Is this a recognized tag? First I've seen it.
> >
> > This is not a standard tag but it has been used several times in the past.
>
> Not so much used indeed:
> $ git log --grep="Sponsored" | grep Sponsored
> Sponsored by: The FreeBSD Foundation
> Sponsored by: The FreeBSD Foundation
> Sponsored by: The FreeBSD Foundation
> Sponsored by: The FreeBSD Foundation
> Sponsored-by: Google Chromium project
> Sponsored: Google ChromeOS
> Sponsored: Google ChromeOS
>
> Is it ok to keep it?

IMO, its use should be documented like other tags, or it should not be
used. Just write a sentence to the same effect.

Rob