Re: [PATCH v3 03/29] media: iris: add platform driver for iris video device

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On Thu, 5 Sept 2024 at 13:59, Dikshita Agarwal
<quic_dikshita@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>
>
>
> On 9/5/2024 3:41 PM, Dmitry Baryshkov wrote:
> > On Thu, Sep 05, 2024 at 11:45:25AM GMT, Dikshita Agarwal wrote:
> >>
> >>
> >> On 9/5/2024 11:42 AM, Dikshita Agarwal wrote:
> >>>
> >>>
> >>> On 8/29/2024 2:43 PM, Dmitry Baryshkov wrote:
> >>>> On Tue, Aug 27, 2024 at 03:08:03PM GMT, Bryan O'Donoghue wrote:
> >>>>> On 27/08/2024 11:05, Dikshita Agarwal via B4 Relay wrote:
> >>>>>> +static const struct of_device_id iris_dt_match[] = {
> >>>>>> +        { .compatible = "qcom,sm8550-iris", },
> >>>>>> +        { .compatible = "qcom,sm8250-venus", },
> >>>>>> +        { },
> >>>>>> +};
> >>>>>> +MODULE_DEVICE_TABLE(of, iris_dt_match);
> >>>>>
> >>>>> The enabling patch for the compat strings should come last - if its first
> >>>>> then the time between the compat add and the last patch is a dead zone where
> >>>>> things are bound to break on a booting board.
> >>>>
> >>>> But then it's impossible to test the driver in the interim state.
> >>>> Moreover enabling it at the end only makes it hard to follow platform
> >>>> data changes. What about adding sm8550 at this point and adding sm8250
> >>>> at the end? Or enabling qcom,sm8550-iris and the fake qcom,sm8250-iris
> >>>> now (and clearly documenting it as fake) and as the last patch change it
> >>>> to qcom,sm8250-venus.
> >>>
> >>> Sure, we will add qcom,sm8250-iris at this point so that it enables the
> >>> testing of the driver, and will add one patch at the last to add
> >>> qcom,sm8250-venus.
> >> Sorry fixing the typos. what I meant was,
> >> we will add qcom,sm8550-iris at this point so that it enables the
> >> testing of the driver, and will add one patch at the last to add
> >> qcom,sm8250-venus.
> >
> > I hope you meant 'to change qcom,sm8250-iris to qcom,sm8250-venus'. Also
> > please clearly document that qcom,sm8250-iris is a temporary thing just
> > to facilitate documentation and testing of the driver to be removed as a
> > last patch.
> >
> I was agreeing to follow this suggestion of yours
> "What about adding sm8550 at this point and adding sm8250
> at the end?"
> Where we will add sm8550(qcom,sm8550-iris) first so driver can be tested on
> sm8550 and add sm8250(qcom,sm8250-venus) in the last patch.
> I think Bryan also agreed to the same.

To point out, qcom,sm8250-iris can not stay.

> >>>
> >>> Thanks,
> >>> Dikshita
> >>>>
> >>>
> >



-- 
With best wishes
Dmitry




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