[PATCH v2 1/8] dt-bindings: marvell: a38x: convert the soc compatibles description to yaml

Josua Mayer josua at solid-run.com
Sun Dec 24 08:04:20 PST 2023


Am 24.12.23 um 16:52 schrieb Krzysztof Kozlowski:
> On 24/12/2023 16:45, Josua Mayer wrote:
>> Am 24.12.23 um 15:57 schrieb Krzysztof Kozlowski:
>>> On 24/12/2023 15:37, Josua Mayer wrote:
>>>> Convert the existing txt binding for armada-38x socs to DT schema
>>>> format.
>>>>
>>>> Signed-off-by: Josua Mayer <josua at solid-run.com>
>>> Please use scripts/get_maintainers.pl to get a list of necessary people
>>> and lists to CC. It might happen, that command when run on an older
>>> kernel, gives you outdated entries. Therefore please be sure you base
>>> your patches on recent Linux kernel.
>>>
>>> You missed at least devicetree list (maybe more), so this won't be
>>> tested by automated tooling. Performing review on untested code might be
>>> a waste of time, thus I will skip this patch entirely till you follow
>>> the process allowing the patch to be tested.
>>>
>>> Please kindly resend and include all necessary To/Cc entries.
>> I am sorry ...
>> I will verify what get_maintainers said ...
>>
>> https://www.kernel.org/doc/html/latest/process/submitting-patches.html#select-the-recipients-for-your-patch
>> I got confused from this guide - what to do when it tells me 3 or more
>> lists.
>> Should I take the most specific one? Or all of them? I.e.:
>>
>> linux-arm-kernel at lists.infradead.org (moderated list:ARM/Marvell
>> Kirkwood and Armada 370, 375, 38x,...)
>> devicetree at vger.kernel.org (open list:OPEN FIRMWARE AND FLATTENED DEVICE
>> TREE BINDINGS)
>> linux-kernel at vger.kernel.org (open list)
> The same what b4 and all scripts are doing: all lists. Why even
> bothering in selective remove of people or lists?
Understood, thank you.
>
>>>> +
>>>> +properties:
>>>> +  $nodename:
>>>> +    const: '/'
>>>> +  compatible:
>>>> +    oneOf:
>>>> +
>>>> +      - description: Armada 380 SoC
>>>> +        items:
>>>> +          - const: marvell,armada380
>>>> +
>>>> +      - description: Armada 385 SoC
>>>> +        items:
>>>> +          - const: marvell,armada385
>>>> +          - const: marvell,armada380
>>>> +
>>>> +      - description: Armada 388 SoC
>>>> +        items:
>>>> +          - const: marvell,armada388
>>>> +          - const: marvell,armada385
>>>> +          - const: marvell,armada380
>>> These should not be used alone, so such schema is not what we want. We
>>> want boards to be documented with these SoCs.
>> There is only one Marvell example for armada-8k:
>> Documentation/devicetree/bindings/arm/marvell/armada-7k-8k.yaml
>>
>> I mirrored how that conversion had been done from text to yaml.
>> If only boards belong in the yaml, then the conversion from txt will
>> create an empty file,
>> to which I could then add specific boards on top.
>
> Marvell is a mess, someone should really take care about these files...
Okay ... so better to re-open discussion once I submit properly?
>
> Best regards,
> Krzysztof
>



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