Re: [PATCH v13 1/2] dt-bindings: clock: add loongson-2 boot clock index

From: Krzysztof Kozlowski
Date: Thu Mar 09 2023 - 01:25:46 EST


On 09/03/2023 02:43, zhuyinbo wrote:
>
> 在 2023/3/8 下午6:38, Krzysztof Kozlowski 写道:
>> On 08/03/2023 10:24, zhuyinbo wrote:
>>>>>> That's an ABI break and commit msg does not explain it.
>>>>> you meaning is that need add a explanation in commit msg that why
>>>> You need good explanation to break the ABI. I don't understand the
>>>> commit msg, but anyway I could not find there justification for ABI
>>>> break. If you do not have good justification, don't break the ABI,
>>> The commit msg is the patch commit  log,  and I maybe not got it about
>>> break the ABI.  You said about "break the ABI"
>>>
>>> is whether is location issue about "LOONGSON2_BOOT_CLK"?   if yes,   the
>>> LOONGSON2_BOOT_CLK was placed
>>>
>>> after LOONGSON2_PIX1_PLL that is due to their clock parent is same.
>>> and I whether need add this explanation
>>>
>>> in patch commit log description?
>> Unfortunately I do not understand single thing from this.
>>
>> Best regards,
>> Krzysztof
>
> The patch commit log description is patch desription.  as follows:
>
>
> commit 592bc2b4106d787ea166ba16bfde6b3101ab1a8a
> Author: Yinbo Zhu <zhuyinbo@xxxxxxxxxxx>
> Date:   Tue Mar 7 17:18:32 2023 +0800
>
>     dt-bindings: clock: add loongson-2 boot clock index
>
>     The Loongson-2 boot clock was used to spi and lio peripheral and
>     this patch was to add boot clock index number.

I cannot understand this either.

>
>
> and your advice is "That's an ABI break and commit msg does not explain it."
>
> I got it  from your advice that was to add a explanation about
> LOONGSON2_BOOT_CLK's
>
> location issue in patch description, right?

ABI break needs justification, why do you think it is fine or who
is/isn't affected etc. Your commit msg does not explain why ABI break is
okay. It doesn't even explain to me why you need it.


Best regards,
Krzysztof