[PATCH v4 03/10] dt-bindings: serial: add documentation for Bouffalolab UART Driver

[Conor Dooley]

On Sun, May 21, 2023 at 05:13:38PM +0800, Jisheng Zhang wrote:
> On Thu, May 18, 2023 at 10:00:50PM -0500, Samuel Holland wrote:
> > On 5/18/23 10:22, Jisheng Zhang wrote:

> > This is not complete. There are separate APB and module (baud) clocks,
> > as well as a peripheral reset line. If we are going to keep the binding
> > stable, these need to be described up front.
> 
> IIUC, the only requirement is to keep the driver compatible with both
> new dts and old dts. clk tree and reset can be added latter. I have seen
> sevral such examples from other SoCs' mainline progress.

It is generally preferred to add bindings in as complete a state as
possible. The driver doesn't need to actually make use of all of the
properties though, and can add the other bits as if/when they are
required.

Cheers,
Conor.
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