Re: [PATCH v1 3/7] dt-bindings: net: Add bindings for StarFive dwmac

From: Krzysztof Kozlowski
Date: Fri Dec 02 2022 - 03:03:21 EST


On 02/12/2022 08:16, yanhong wang wrote:
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> On 2022/12/2 1:35, Conor Dooley wrote:
>> On Thu, Dec 01, 2022 at 05:21:04PM +0100, Krzysztof Kozlowski wrote:
>>> On 01/12/2022 10:02, Yanhong Wang wrote:
>>>> Add bindings for the StarFive dwmac module on the StarFive RISC-V SoCs.
>>>
>>> Subject: drop second, redundant "bindings".
>>>
>>>>
>>>> Signed-off-by: Yanhong Wang <yanhong.wang@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
>>>> ---
>>>> .../devicetree/bindings/net/snps,dwmac.yaml | 1 +
>>>> +properties:
>>>> + compatible:
>>>> + oneOf:
>>>
>>> Drop oneOf. You do not have more cases here.
>>>
>>>> + - items:
>>>> + - enum:
>>>> + - starfive,dwmac
>>>
>>> Wrong indentation.... kind of expected since you did not test the bindings.
>>>
>>>> + - const: snps,dwmac-5.20
>>
>> Disclaimer: no familiarity with the version info with DW stuff
>>
>> Is it a bit foolish to call this binding "starfive,dwmac"? Could there
>> not be another StarFive SoC in the future that uses another DW mac IP
>> version & this would be better off as "starfive,jh7110-dwmac" or similar?
>>
>
> The StarFive JH8100 SoC in the future that uses the same mac IP version, so call this binding "starfive,dwmac".

It's not a reason to make compatible generic.

Best regards,
Krzysztof