[v2 1/8] dt-bindings: iio: adc: rename the aspeed adc yaml

Rob Herring robh at kernel.org
Thu Jul 29 13:31:35 PDT 2021


On Mon, Jul 26, 2021 at 06:53:07AM +0000, Billy Tsai wrote:
> Hi Jonathan,
> 
> On 2021/7/23, 10:45 PM, "Jonathan Cameron" <Jonathan.Cameron at Huawei.com> wrote:
> 
>     On Fri, 23 Jul 2021 16:16:14 +0800
>     Billy Tsai <billy_tsai at aspeedtech.com> wrote:
> 
>     >   > The aspeed,ast2400-adc.yaml not only descriptor the bindings of ast2400.
>     >   > Rename it to aspeed,adc.yaml for all of the aspeed adc bindings.
>     >   > 
>     >   > Signed-off-by: Billy Tsai <billy_tsai at aspeedtech.com>
> 
>     >   We try to avoid 'wild' card type namings most of the time and instead
>     >   name after a particular part number.  I say try because clearly
>     >   we let a few in over the years :(
> 
>     >   It is very hard to know if this binding will apply to 'all' future
>     >   aspeed ADCs.
> 
>     >   As such I'm not sure this particular rename makes sense.
> 
> If I want to extend the yaml file to compatible more versions of the aspeed adc.
> Would you suggest to add new files call aspeed,ast2600-adc.yaml or just append it
> to the aspeed,ast2400-adc.yaml?

If 2600 is not backwards compatible with 2400, then probably a new 
schema file. Given you are adding new properties (which only apply to 
2600?), then most likely a new schema file. Depends at which point there 
are too many conditional (if/then/else) schemas.

Rob



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