Re: [PATCH v6 0/3] watchdog: mt7621-wdt: avoid globals and arch dependencies

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On 13.02.2023 23:05, Sergio Paracuellos wrote:
> Hi all,
>
> This series make an update in the MT7621 SoC's watchdog driver code. This
> SoC already provides a system controller node to access reset status
> register needed for the watchdog. Instead of using MIPS architecture
> dependent operations in header 'asm/mach-ralink/ralink_regs.h' get
> node syscon regmap using 'syscon_regmap_lookup_by_compatible()' and use.
> regmap APIS. Driver is also using some globals that are not needed at
> all if a driver data structure is used along the code. Hence, add all
> new needed stuff inside a new driver data structure. With this changes
> driver can be properly compile tested.
>
> Thanks in advance for reviewing this!
>
> v1 of this series here [0].
> v2 of this series here [1].
> v3 of this series here [2].
> v4 of this series here [3].
> v5 of this series here [4].
>
> Changes in v6:
>      - Get regmap syscon using 'syscon_regmap_lookup_by_compatible()'
>      - Add COMPILE_TEST and dependencies to Kconfig.
>      - Collect Philippe Mathieu-Daudé 'Reviewed-by' tag for watchdog node
>        warning fix.
>
> Changes in v5:
>      - Drop patches related with device tree ABI breakage and only
>        maintain the rest.

This makes me regret taking mt7621-dts out of drivers/staging. Clearly 
there were improvements to be made on the MT7621 drivers that would 
affect the devicetree binding. I don't think one would bat an eye to 
make dt-binding changes on a devicetree on drivers/staging.

I also want to make a similar change that would break the ABI. I want to 
split the MediaTek MIPS (currently called Ralink) pinctrl subdrivers 
further, namely mt7620.c, to split MT7628/MT7688 pinmux data from 
MT7620, so I can properly document which function can be given to which 
group(s) for the MT7628/MT7688 SoCs.

This means I've got to introduce a new compatible string for the MT76X8 
SoCs which would cause the pinctrl driver to stop working with an old DT 
for the MT76X8 SoCs. By the nature of the change, I can't make a way 
around with the code like Sergio did in v6.

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