[PATCHv5 8/9] arm64: dts: imx8m: update spdif sound card node properties

Elinor Montmasson elinor.montmasson at savoirfairelinux.com
Mon Jun 24 01:51:55 PDT 2024


From: "Krzysztof Kozlowski" <krzk at kernel.org>
Sent: Sunday, 23 June, 2024 13:10:48
> On 20/06/2024 15:25, Elinor Montmasson wrote:
>> Following merge of imx-spdif driver into fsl-asoc-card:
>> * update properties to match those used by fsl-asoc-card.
>> * S/PDIF in/out dummy codecs must now be declared explicitly, add and
>>   use them.
>> 
>> These modifications were tested only on an imx8mn-evk board.
> 
> So new DTS will not work on old kernel... Can you at least explain why
> this is needed and what benefits this make? You change hardware
> description, so whatever you merged in drivers is not really relevant, I
> would say.


Ack, I will explain the reasons in the commit message,
which are in my answer to your review of commit 7/9.


Best regards,
Elinor Montmasson



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