[EXT] Re: [PATCH v2 1/4] dt-bindings: perf: fsl-imx-ddr: Add i.MX95 compatible

[Conor Dooley]

On Sun, Dec 10, 2023 at 04:27:16AM +0000, Xu Yang wrote:
> Hi Conor,
> 
> > On Fri, Dec 08, 2023 at 04:53:59PM +0800, Xu Yang wrote:
> > > i.MX95 has a DDR pmu. This will add a compatible for it.
> > 
> > On v1 we had a discussion because the commit message wasn't clear about
> > whether or not the device was compatible with existing ones. For some
> > reason, the v2 patch _removes_ information from the commit message
> > rather than tries to explain.
> > This [1] message of yours, that I didn't get a chance to reply to before
> > you sent this new version, seems to say that there should be an
> > imx93-ddr-pmu fallback.
> 
> Thanks for your comments. 
> 
> Just read my previous comment in [1] and found I made a mistake.
> Now I'll try to clarify it here.
> 
> Imx95 and imx93 have different AXI filter configuration. I need a 
> compatible for imx95 since the driver cannot differentiate them. 
> 
> Then I need to consider below two options:
> 1. compatible = "fsl,imx95-ddr-pmu", "fsl,imx93-ddr-pmu"
> 2. compatible = "fsl,imx95-ddr-pmu"
> 
> Both of them work correctly on imx95. When I make changes in
> driver for imx95, imx93 is not affected.
> 
> For basic functions, imx95 is compatible with imx93. I select the 2rd
> form for simplicity. If the first form is optimal, I can change it in next
> version.

The first form is preferred, yes.
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