Re: [PATCH 1/2] dt-bindings: hwmon: ir38060: Move & update dt binding

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Hi Conor,

On Thu, 6 Feb 2025 at 23:39, Conor Dooley <conor@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>
> On Thu, Feb 06, 2025 at 09:23:03PM +0530, Naresh Solanki wrote:
> > On Thu, 6 Feb 2025 at 01:43, Conor Dooley <conor@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> > > On Wed, Feb 05, 2025 at 03:51:25PM +0530, Naresh Solanki wrote:
> > > > On Wed, 5 Feb 2025 at 00:52, Conor Dooley <conor@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> > > > > On Tue, Feb 04, 2025 at 11:33:03PM +0530, Naresh Solanki wrote:
> > > > > > Move dt binding under hwmon/pmbus & align accordingly.
> > > > > >
> > > > > > Signed-off-by: Naresh Solanki <naresh.solanki@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> > > > > > ---
> > > > > >  .../hwmon/pmbus/infineon,ir38060.yaml         | 61 +++++++++++++++++++
> > > > > >  .../bindings/regulator/infineon,ir38060.yaml  | 45 --------------
> > > > > >  2 files changed, 61 insertions(+), 45 deletions(-)
> > > > > >  create mode 100644 Documentation/devicetree/bindings/hwmon/pmbus/infineon,ir38060.yaml
> > > > > >  delete mode 100644 Documentation/devicetree/bindings/regulator/infineon,ir38060.yaml
> > > > > >
> > > > > > diff --git a/Documentation/devicetree/bindings/hwmon/pmbus/infineon,ir38060.yaml b/Documentation/devicetree/bindings/hwmon/pmbus/infineon,ir38060.yaml
> > > > > > new file mode 100644
> > > > > > index 000000000000..e1f683846a54
> > > > > > --- /dev/null
> > > > > > +++ b/Documentation/devicetree/bindings/hwmon/pmbus/infineon,ir38060.yaml
> > > > > > @@ -0,0 +1,61 @@
> > > > > > +# SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0-only OR BSD-2-Clause
> > > > > > +%YAML 1.2
> > > > > > +---
> > > > > > +$id: http://devicetree.org/schemas/hwmon/pmbus/infineon,ir38060.yaml#
> > > > > > +$schema: http://devicetree.org/meta-schemas/core.yaml#
> > > > > > +
> > > > > > +title: Infineon Buck Regulators with PMBUS interfaces
> > > > > > +
> > > > > > +maintainers:
> > > > > > +  - Not Me.
> > > > >
> > > > > How the hell did this get merged!
> > > > >
> > > > > > +
> > > > > > +properties:
> > > > > > +  compatible:
> > > > > > +    enum:
> > > > > > +      - infineon,ir38060
> > > > > > +      - infineon,ir38064
> > > > > > +      - infineon,ir38164
> > > > > > +      - infineon,ir38263
> > > > > > +
> > > > > > +  reg:
> > > > > > +    maxItems: 1
> > > > > > +
> > > > > > +  regulators:
> > > > > > +    type: object
> > > > > > +    description:
> > > > > > +      list of regulators provided by this controller.
> > > > >
> > > > > Can you explain why this change is justified? Your commit message is
> > > > > explaining what you're doing but not why it's okay to do.
> > >
> > > > This is based on other similar dt-bindings under hwmon/pmbus.
> > >
> > > Okay, but what I am looking for is an explanation of why it is okay to
> > > change the node from
> > >
> > > | regulator@34 {
> > > |   compatible = "infineon,ir38060";
> > > |   reg = <0x34>;
> > > |
> > > |   regulator-min-microvolt = <437500>;
> > > |   regulator-max-microvolt = <1387500>;
> > > | };
> > As I have understood the driver, this isn't supported.
> > >
> > > to
> > >
> > > | regulator@34 {
> > > |     compatible = "infineon,ir38060";
> > > |     reg = <0x34>;
> > > |
> > > |     regulators {
> > > |         vout {
> > > |             regulator-name = "p5v_aux";
> > > |             regulator-min-microvolt = <437500>;
> > > |             regulator-max-microvolt = <1387500>;
> > > |         };
> > > |     };
> > Above is the typical approach in other pmbus dt bindings.
> > Even pmbus driver expects this approach.
> > >
> > > ?
> > >
> > > Will the driver handle both of these identically? Is backwards
> > > compatibility with the old format maintained? Was the original format
> > > wrong and does not work? Why is a list of regulators needed when the
> > > device only provides one?
> > Driver doesn't support both.
> > Based on the pmbus driver original format was wrong.
> > pmbus driver looks for a regulator node to start with.
> >
> > Reference:
> > https://github.com/torvalds/linux/blob/master/drivers/hwmon/pmbus/pmbus.h#L515
>
> Then all of the in-tree users are all just broken? They're in aspeed
> bmcs, so I would not be surprised at all if that were the case.
> Can you send a new version with a fixes tag and an explanation that what
> was there was wrong?
Sure. I will add an explanation in the commit message.
I'm not sure what you meant by 'fixes tag'

Regards,
Naresh
>
> Cheers,
> Conor.




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