Re: [PATCH 1/2] dt-bindings: net: wireless: add ath12k pcie bindings

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On 15.07.2024 11:10 PM, Patrick Wildt wrote:
> Am Mon, Jul 15, 2024 at 10:54:18PM +0200 schrieb Andrew Lunn:
>> On Mon, Jul 15, 2024 at 09:39:51PM +0200, Patrick Wildt wrote:
>>> Add devicetree bindings for Qualcomm ath12k PCIe devices such as WCN7850
>>> for which the calibration data variant may need to be described.
>>
>> Hi Patrick
>>
>> General, the device tree binding and the needed changes to the driver
>> to implement the binding are in the same patchset. I don't see
>> anything implementing qcom,ath12k-calibration-variant here? Does the
>> driver already support this, and you are just fixing up missing
>> documentation?
>>
>> 	Andrew
> 
> Hi there,
> 
> technically I could try and make that change, but I don't actually run
> this driver or Linux at all; this change is for running OpenBSD on that
> machine with a correctly defined device tree.
> 
> The realities of Linux being the de facto upstream for device tree
> bindings force me to submit changes here so they end up being usable
> for other operating systems as well.
> 
> I would assume that eventually someone that runs Linux will adjust the
> ath12k driver as well, because this kind of binding has been used for
> both ath10k and ath11k and this is just a copy with a name change for
> ath12k.

Paraphrasing a certain company.. Linux <3 OpenBSD!

Since as you mentioned Linux is the de facto upstream for dt-bindings,
many people identify those two.. I think a solution that would keep
everyone reasonably happy is dropping a line about your usage in the
cover letter

Konrad




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