Re: [PATCH net-next v8 4/9] dt-bindings: net: convert hisi-femac.txt to YAML

[Krzysztof Kozlowski]

On 06/03/2024 10:28, Yang Xiwen wrote:
> On 3/6/2024 3:39 PM, Krzysztof Kozlowski wrote:
>> On 05/03/2024 08:51, Yang Xiwen via B4 Relay wrote:
>>> From: Yang Xiwen <forbidden405@xxxxxxxxxxx>
>>>
>>> Convert the old text binding to new YAML.
>>>
>>> While at it, make some changes to the binding:
>>> - The version numbers are not documented publicly. The version also does
>>> not change programming interface. Remove it until it's really needed.
>>> - A few clocks are missing in old binding file. Add them to match the real
>>> hardware.
>>>
>>> Signed-off-by: Yang Xiwen <forbidden405@xxxxxxxxxxx>
>>> ---
>>>   .../bindings/net/hisilicon,hisi-femac.yaml         | 89 ++++++++++++++++++++++
>>>   .../devicetree/bindings/net/hisilicon-femac.txt    | 41 ----------
>>>   2 files changed, 89 insertions(+), 41 deletions(-)
>>>
>>> diff --git a/Documentation/devicetree/bindings/net/hisilicon,hisi-femac.yaml b/Documentation/devicetree/bindings/net/hisilicon,hisi-femac.yaml
>>> new file mode 100644
>>> index 000000000000..ba207f2c9ae4
>>> --- /dev/null
>>> +++ b/Documentation/devicetree/bindings/net/hisilicon,hisi-femac.yaml
>>> @@ -0,0 +1,89 @@
>>> +# SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0-only OR BSD-2-Clause
>>> +%YAML 1.2
>>> +---
>>> +$id: http://devicetree.org/schemas/net/hisilicon,hisi-femac.yaml#
>>> +$schema: http://devicetree.org/meta-schemas/core.yaml#
>>> +
>>> +title: Hisilicon Fast Ethernet MAC controller
>>> +
>>> +maintainers:
>>> +  - Yang Xiwen <forbidden405@xxxxxxxxxxx>
>>> +
>>> +allOf:
>>> +  - $ref: ethernet-controller.yaml
>>> +
>>> +properties:
>>> +  compatible:
>>> +    items:
>>> +      - enum:
>>> +          - hisilicon,hi3516cv300-femac
>>> +      - const: hisilicon,hisi-femac
>> Drop this fallback, your later driver change does not use it, so neither
>> should have binding. Explain in commit msg, that old binding was
>> incorrect (we discussed it a lot) thus you are making such change during
>> conversion.
> 
> 
> What about deprecating "hisilicon,hisi-femac-vn" compatibles and 
> introduce a new generic compatible "hisilicon,hisi-femac" instead? This 
> way, We can keep backward compatibility.

What backward compatibility? Didn't you say bindings and driver are
broken and you are going to break ABI to fix them up?

Best regards,
Krzysztof