[PATCH v3 7/9] dt-bindings: arm: stm32: Switch st,stm32mp23/25-syscfg into simple-mfd

[Marek Vasut]

On 8/27/26 11:35 PM, Krzysztof Kozlowski wrote:
> On 27/08/2026 17:04, Marek Vasut wrote:
>> On 8/27/26 3:07 PM, Krzysztof Kozlowski wrote:
>>>
>>> OTOH2, you have now patchset dependency which is nowwhere explained.
>>> Merging constraints are the most important part of cover letter so must
>>> be clearly stated. IMO, should be stated also here, because many
>>> maintainers do not read cover letters. Or just decouple dependencies
>>> with using 'compatibles' pattern (see Qualcomm msm/mdss display
>>> bindings).
>> I wonder, wouldn't it be better to write a driver which binds to
>> st,stm32mp25-syscfg , handles the SYSCFG clock, and does some
>> of_platform_populate() to bring up the PHYs (DT subnodes) ?
>>
>> I think that would resolve the ABI break problem, since we wouldn't need
>> the simple-mfd compatible anymore. And it would also correctly handle
>> the SYSCFG clock.
>>
>> What do you think ?
> 
> Yes, it is better and more flexible approach. Solves ABI impact.
All right, let's do that.