Re: [PATCH v4 1/4] dt-bindings: hwmon: Add MPS mp2869,mp29608,mp29612 and mp29816 series

From: Krzysztof Kozlowski
Date: Fri Jul 25 2025 - 05:51:27 EST


On 25/07/2025 11:38, Guenter Roeck wrote:
> On 7/25/25 00:21, Krzysztof Kozlowski wrote:
>> On Thu, Jul 24, 2025 at 05:13:03PM +0800, wenswang@xxxxxxxx wrote:
>>> From: Wensheng Wang <wenswang@xxxxxxxx>
>>>
>>> Add support for MPS mp2869/mp2869a,mp29608/mp29608a,mp29612/mp29612a and
>>> mp29816/mp29816a/mp29816b/mp29816c controller
>>>
>>> Acked-by: Rob Herring (Arm) <robh@xxxxxxxxxx>
>>> Signed-off-by: Wensheng Wang <wenswang@xxxxxxxx>
>>> ---
>>> V3 -> V4:
>>> 1. split patches for MP2869,mp29608,mp29612,mp29816,mp29502
>>> 2. add description for vender specific registers
>>>
>>> V2 -> V3:
>>> merge patches for MP2869,mp29608,mp29612,mp29816,mp29502
>>
>> No one asked you to merge drivers. Look where comments appear.
>>
>> So again: merge the bindings, it's a churn to add one trivial device
>> after another.
>>
>
> I think that is what they did in this version of the series. There are

Yeah, I wanted to merge bindings but they merged drivers to which you
objects (rightfully).

> two drivers for the various chips, one of them supporting multiple chips.
> That makes sense if the supported chips are similar (and afaics that
> is the case).
This also could be two patchsets. But combining one patchset with two
trivial binding changes is a churn. However my comment about squashing
bindings is also trivial, so this should not be a reason for prolonged
discussions or multiple resubmit, just in case.

Best regards,
Krzysztof