Re: [PATCH v13 1/3] dt-bindings: i2c: Add CP2112 HID USB to SMBus Bridge

[Andy Shevchenko]

On Wed, Jan 28, 2026 at 04:48:18PM +0100, Krzysztof Kozlowski wrote:
> On 28/01/2026 13:49, Andy Shevchenko wrote:
> > On Wed, Jan 28, 2026 at 11:35:25AM +0100, Krzysztof Kozlowski wrote:
> >> On Tue, Jan 27, 2026 at 10:02:17AM -0600, Danny Kaehn wrote:

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> >> That's actually rule communicated many times, also documented in writing
> >> bindings and in recent talks.
> > 
> > Does DT represents HW in this case? Shouldn't I²C controller be the same node?
> > Why not? This is inconsistent for the device that is multi-functional. And from
> > my understanding the firmware description (DT, ACPI, you-name-it) must follow
> > the HW. I don't see how it's done in this case.
> 
> What is inconsistent exactly? What sort of rule tells that every little
> function needs a device node? It's first time I hear about any of such
> rule and for all this time we already NAKed it so many times (node per
> GPIO, node per clock, node per every little pin).

That we should represent the HW as is. There is no "rule", there is a common
sense. Of course, it's possible to have all-in-one node, but this may lead
to a disaster when there are tons of devices in the Multi Functional HW
and some of them use the same properties. How would you distinguish HW
with two GPIO banks, two I²C controllers, et cetera? That's what my common
sense tells to me, putting all eggs into one bucket is just a mine field
for the future.

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With Best Regards,
Andy Shevchenko