Re: [RESEND PATCH v2 3/3] ARM: dts: imx28-cfa10036: Fix the reset gpio signal polarity

[VokÃÄ Michal]

On 9.10.2018 09:51, Bartlomiej Zolnierkiewicz wrote:
> 
> On 10/09/2018 02:20 AM, Shawn Guo wrote:
>> On Mon, Oct 08, 2018 at 11:45:36AM +0000, VokÃÄ Michal wrote:
>>> On 27.9.2018 11:24, Michal VokÃÄ wrote:
>>>> The reset signal of the SSD1306 OLED display is actually active-low.
>>>> Adapt the DT to reflect the real world.
>>>>
>>>> Signed-off-by: Michal VokÃÄ <michal.vokac@xxxxxxxxx>
>>>> ---
>>>> v2 changes: New patch in the series
>>>
>>> Bartlomiej just queued the first two patches for v4.20.
>>> Will somebody take this one? Otherwise this SoM will end up with
>>> broken OLED display reset.
>>
>> Well, it means the change breaks the ABI between kernel and device tree,
>> e.g. the new kernel will not work with existing/installed DTBs.
> 
> Should I revert this sdd10307fb patch then?

Sorry for the inconvenience :( Lesson learned..

So in other words (no offense): broken drivers need to stay broken because
users may already get used to the broken behavior?

Personally I would not describe this change as a device tree ABI change.
It is not a change in the DT binding. Or are "stable device tree API" and
"device tree ABI" really two different things?

The first patch should be OK though.

Michal