RE: [PATCH v6 2/2] dt-bindings: rtc: add max313xx RTCs

[Miclaus, Antoniu]

> On 06/02/2024 21:41:10+0000, Chris Packham wrote:
> >
> > On 7/02/24 10:12, Alexandre Belloni wrote:
> > > On 06/02/2024 20:19:20+0000, Chris Packham wrote:
> > >> That is an incredibly good point. The max31335 binding covers one
> specific chip. This binding covers more and with that there are a few more
> properties that the max31335 on it's own doesn't have (e.g. the clock
> consumer, the ability to have different i2c addresses). Binding wise I could
> probably roll all of the max31335 into this max313xx binding.
> > >>
> > >> Driver wise things are a bit trickier. I've only got access to one of
> > >> the variants so I am hoping to leverage the work Ibrahim had already
> > >> done. I could attempt to incorporate max31335 support into the
> > >> max313xx driver but I wouldn't really be able to test it properly and
> > >> there is a reasonably high chance of regressing something.
> > > But I won't take a separate driver. Everything would be better if Analog
> > > was sharing the datasheets...
> >
> > The datasheets are pretty accessible so I'd give Analog a pass on that
> > (they're certainly better than some vendors). I'll include some links on
> > the next update.
> >
> 
> The max31335 is not available
>
 
Indeed, the max31355 datasheet is not available yet. This is also stated in the
cover letter of the patch series for max31335.

It was an urgent request from a customer to have it mainline as soon as possible.

If there are questions about the part functionality, I can definitely help.

> > I'll attempt to roll the max31335 into the max313xx driver.
> 
> I guess this would be the opposite. Renaming a driver breaks existing
> kernel configurations.
> 
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