Re: [PATCH] dt-bindings: trivial-devices: Remove the OV5642 entry

[Fabio Estevam]

On 01/08/2023 18:13, Conor Dooley wrote:
> On Tue, Aug 01, 2023 at 06:10:52PM -0300, Fabio Estevam wrote:
> > On 01/08/2023 17:47, Conor Dooley wrote:
> >
> > > Removing it without re-adding it elsewhere does not seem right, since
> > > there'll now be some undocumented compatibles in the tree, no?
> >
> > Currently, there is no ov5642 support in the kernel.
>
> It is present in devicetrees.

Yes, and none of them have the ov5642 camera functional:

arch/arm/boot/dts/nxp/imx/imx53-smd.dts
arch/arm/boot/dts/nxp/imx/imx6qdl-sabrelite.dtsi
arch/arm/boot/dts/nxp/imx/imx6qdl-sabresd.dtsi

> > If someone adds the support for the ov5642 camera, then a specific 
> > binding
> > will have to be created.
> >
> > I prefer to remove it from trivial-devices to avoid confusion.
> >
> > As is, it gives a false impression that ov5642 is supported and that 
> > it
> > is a trivial device.
>
> The latter only do I agree with.

Care to explain how ov5642 is supported by the current mainline kernel?