Re: [PATCH v6 1/2] dt-bindings: hwlock: add sun6i_hwspinlock

From: Wilken Gottwalt
Date: Sat Mar 06 2021 - 06:08:10 EST


On Tue, 2 Mar 2021 18:22:33 +0100
Maxime Ripard <maxime@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

> On Mon, Mar 01, 2021 at 03:06:35PM +0100, Wilken Gottwalt wrote:
> > On Mon, 1 Mar 2021 14:12:44 +0100
> > Maxime Ripard <mripard@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> >
> > > On Sat, Feb 27, 2021 at 02:03:28PM +0100, Wilken Gottwalt wrote:
> > > > Adds documentation on how to use the sun6i_hwspinlock driver for sun6i
> > > > compatible series SoCs.
> > > >
> > > > Signed-off-by: Wilken Gottwalt <wilken.gottwalt@xxxxxxxxxx>
> > > > ---
> > > > Changes in v6:
> > > > - fixed formating and name issues in dt documentation
> > > >
> > > > Changes in v5:
> > > > - changed binding to earliest known supported SoC sun6i-a31
> > > > - dropped unnecessary entries
> > > >
> > > > Changes in v4:
> > > > - changed binding to sun8i-a33-hwpinlock
> > > > - added changes suggested by Maxime Ripard
> > > >
> > > > Changes in v3:
> > > > - changed symbols from sunxi to sun8i
> > > >
> > > > Changes in v2:
> > > > - fixed memory ranges
> > > > ---
> > > > .../hwlock/allwinner,sun6i-hwspinlock.yaml | 45 +++++++++++++++++++
> > >
> > > The name of the file doesn't match the compatible, once fixed:
> > > Acked-by: Maxime Ripard <mripard@xxxxxxxxxx>
> >
> > This is something that still confuses me. What if you have more than one
> > compatible string?
>
> In this case, it's fairly easy there's only one :)
>
> But we're following the same rule than the compatible: the first SoC
> that got the compatible wins
>
> > This won't be solvable. See the qcom binding for example,
> > there are two strings and none matches. In the omap bindings are also two
> > strings and only one matches. In all cases, including mine, the bindings
> > check script is fine with that.
>
> If other platforms want to follow other rules, good for them :)
>
> > So, you basically want it to be called
> > "allwinner,sun6i-a31-hwspinlock.yaml"?
>
> Yes

Is it okay if I provide only the fixed bindings? I assume the v6 driver is
fine now.

greetings,
Will