Re: [PATCH V3 2/4] dt-bindings: mmc: sdhci-msm: Document the Glymur compatible
From: Krzysztof Kozlowski
Date: Tue Jul 28 2026 - 08:34:05 EST
On 28/07/2026 14:25, Monish Chunara wrote:
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> On 7/28/2026 5:52 PM, Krzysztof Kozlowski wrote:
>> On 21/07/2026 16:30, Monish Chunara wrote:
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>>> On 7/8/2026 12:18 PM, Krzysztof Kozlowski wrote:
>>>> On Mon, Jul 06, 2026 at 07:43:44PM +0530, Monish Chunara wrote:
>>>>> From: Monish Chunara <monish.chunara@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
>>>>>
>>>>> Glymur integrates the MSM SDHCI v5 controller. Document the SoC-specific
>>>>> 'qcom,glymur-sdhci' compatible as required by binding convention to
>>>>> identify the hardware and reserve the namespace for future SoC-specific
>>>>> quirks, with 'qcom,sdhci-msm-v5' as the fallback.
>>>>
>>>> Drop half of above sentence.
>>>>
>>>> "Document the SDHCI controller on Qualcomm Glymur soC, fully compatible
>>>> with existing MSM SDHCI v5."
>>>>
>>>> You do not need to say anything about some conventions or reserving
>>>> namespaces. We do not reserve namespaces...
>>>>
>>>> Acked-by: Krzysztof Kozlowski <krzysztof.kozlowski@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
>>>>
>>>> Best regards,
>>>> Krzysztof
>>>>
>>>
>>> Sure, thanks. will update in v4.
>>>
>>> Just for my understanding, though: how does the suggested wording capture the
>>> why behind the change? Per previous comments and understanding, the rationale
>>> for introducing the SoC-specific compatible is the reason we are making this
>>> change. For future submissions, this would help to avoid similar back-and-forth.
>>>
>>
>> Why do you think you need to document the "why" if it is 100% obvious
>> (and I did state it many times)?
>>
>> Best regards,
>> Krzysztof
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> This was asked because it was suggested on first-post to add a why.
>
> "Same questions as always... why? Don't explain what you did. Explain why
> ou did that way."
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> https://lore.kernel.org/all/9bb28a60-2c01-449d-9456-bcf2d780b68c@xxxxxxxxxx/
>
> Pardon, if this was a misunderstanding.
Yes, so you need to explain why you did that way. Not why you are
sending this patch. We all know why you are sending this patch.
Best regards,
Krzysztof