> Subject: Re: [PATCH 0/6] i2c-imx-lpi2c: add IPG clock > > On 16/08/2022 11:43, Peng Fan wrote: > >> No. For such patch ABI break is also not allowed in that case. Just > >> make the driver backwards compatible and both problems - non > >> bisectability and ABI break - go away. > > > > One more point that I am not very clear about "non bisectability and > > ABI break " > > > > ABI, I suppose you mean dt-binding, right? > > The I2C bindings and dts update will go through different tree, I > > think. So dtbs_check may fail considering the PR merge order. > > ABI break means breaking Application Binary Interface, so out of tree DTS > conforming to old bindings stop working with new kernel. > > ABI is described by bindings and implemented by driver. You broke it in the > driver. Thanks for your explanation. V2 will take care of this. Thanks, Peng. > > Best regards, > Krzysztof
