Re: [PATCH v8 01/11] dt-bindings: clock: meson: add A1 PLL clock controller bindings
From: Dmitry Rokosov
Date: Fri Dec 02 2022 - 06:28:40 EST
> >>>> On Fri, 02 Dec 2022 01:56:53 +0300, Dmitry Rokosov wrote:
> >>>>> From: Jian Hu <jian.hu@xxxxxxxxxxx>
> >>>>>
> >>>>> Add the documentation to support Amlogic A1 PLL clock driver,
> >>>>> and add A1 PLL clock controller bindings.
> >>>>>
> >>>>> Signed-off-by: Jian Hu <jian.hu@xxxxxxxxxxx>
> >>>>> Signed-off-by: Dmitry Rokosov <ddrokosov@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> >>>>> ---
> >>>>> .../bindings/clock/amlogic,a1-pll-clkc.yaml | 52 +++++++++++++++++++
> >>>>> include/dt-bindings/clock/a1-pll-clkc.h | 16 ++++++
> >>>>> 2 files changed, 68 insertions(+)
> >>>>> create mode 100644 Documentation/devicetree/bindings/clock/amlogic,a1-pll-clkc.yaml
> >>>>> create mode 100644 include/dt-bindings/clock/a1-pll-clkc.h
> >>>>>
> >>>>
> >>>> My bot found errors running 'make DT_CHECKER_FLAGS=-m dt_binding_check'
> >>>> on your patch (DT_CHECKER_FLAGS is new in v5.13):
> >>>>
> >>>> yamllint warnings/errors:
> >>>> ./Documentation/devicetree/bindings/clock/amlogic,a1-pll-clkc.yaml:26:6: [warning] wrong indentation: expected 6 but found 5 (indentation)
> >>>>
> >>>> dtschema/dtc warnings/errors:
> >>>> ./Documentation/devicetree/bindings/clock/amlogic,a1-pll-clkc.yaml: $id: relative path/filename doesn't match actual path or filename
...
> >>>
> >>> Please find all fixes of above warnings and errors in the my patch
> >>> located at the link:
> >>>
> >>> https://lore.kernel.org/linux-amlogic/20221201225703.6507-9-ddrokosov@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx/
> >>
> >> Why? This patch here is broken and it should be fixed. Don't apply
> >> broken patches...
> >
> > Dmitry is ressurecting a series that is several years old and not his to
> > begin with.
> >
> > He was unsure about take the code of somebody else.
> > To be fair, he even asked for advice on IRC about to proceed.
> >
> > Dmitry, as you may have guessed, for next revision, please fix Jian Hu
> > original patches in place, not with fixup patches.
> >
> > If your fixes are minor (not complete rewrite), please keep the original
> > author and add your SoB
>
> We never take intentionally wrong patches, e.g. code which does not even
> compile, and immediately fix it in next patch.
>
> Can you imagine adding such drivers? Which are broken in the commit they
> are added?
>
> So the patchset is old or abandoned, take ownership, add co-developed
> etc. Just don't add known broken code.
Okay, I've got your point. It's reasonable.
I will fix Jian Hu's patches (squash with mine) and mark all of them
with co-developed and SoB Jian Hu tags. Thank you for explanation.
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Thank you,
Dmitry