Re: [PATCH v2 1/2] dt-bindings: google,cros-ec-keyb: Introduce switches only compatible

[Stephen Boyd]

Quoting Dmitry Torokhov (2022-05-12 16:31:08)
> On Thu, May 12, 2022 at 01:11:39PM -0700, Stephen Boyd wrote:
> > Quoting Stephen Boyd (2022-05-12 11:58:02)
> > > Quoting Dmitry Torokhov (2022-05-12 03:22:30)
> > > >
> > > > Have we solved module loading in the presence of multiple compatibles?
> > > > IIRC we only ever try to load module on the first compatible, so you'd
> > > > be breaking autoloading cros-ec-keyb on these older kernels. I think the
> > > > cure that is being proposed is worse than the disease.
> > > >
> > >
> > > The first compatible is still cros-ec-keyb in the driver though? Or you
> > > mean the first compatible in the node? I'm not aware of this problem at
> > > all but I can certainly test out a fake node and module and see if it
> > > gets autoloaded.
> >
> > I can't get this test module to fail to load no matter what I do. I
> > commented out the second match table entry, and kept it there and
> > removed 'vendor,switch-compat' from the DTS. Module still autoloads.
> >
>
> Ah, indeed, if the module contains both compatibles we will load it. It
> is broken when we have 2 or more modules and DT lists several
> compatibles for a device.
>
> OK, it looks like you feel very strongly regarding having a dedicated
> compatible. In this case please make sure that the compatible's behavior
> is properly documented (i.e. google,cros-ec-keyb compatible does not
> imply that there are *NO* switches, and users having buttons and
> switches in addition to matrix keys can also use google,cros-ec-keyb as
> a compatible for their device). We also need to mention that with the
> 2nd compatible the device still can report key/button events, it is
> simply that there is no matrix component. Should we call the other
> compatible google,cros-ec-bs?

;)

I think I covered that in v3 of this series[1].

>
> We should also abort binding the device if it specifies the new
> compatible, but EC does not report any buttons or switches.

Sure. I don't have that done in v3 so I can respin the patch series to
fail probe if there aren't any switches and the cros-ec-keyb-switches
compatible is present. Can you take a quick glance at v3 and let me know
if anything else is needed?


[1] https://lore.kernel.org/all/20220503042242.3597561-1-swboyd@xxxxxxxxxxxx/