Re: [RFC PATCH 1/3] dt-bindings: pinctrl: mt8516/mt8167: Move compatibles from mt66xx to mt6795

[Luca Leonardo Scorcia]

> Usually when making ABI changes because something was inaccurate (but
> not wrong to the point that it didn't work at all) it's possible to
> support both new and old ABIs at the same time because of new properties
> etc. This is a difficult one because it's using the same properties in
> different ways. A new compatible would definitely be required for a
> genuine fresh start while retaining kernel support for the old mechanism
> in this case.

All things considered, the cleanest solution seems to be adding a new
compatible, mark the old one as deprecated and also try to fix the old
driver code. I'll try to do that before submitting again.
Thank you for your help!
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Luca Leonardo Scorcia
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