On 11/09/2023 12:31, Naresh Solanki wrote: >>> diff --git a/Documentation/devicetree/bindings/i2c/i2c-mux-pca954x.yaml b/Documentation/devicetree/bindings/i2c/i2c-mux-pca954x.yaml >>> index 2d7bb998b0e9..fa73eadfdf7b 100644 >>> --- a/Documentation/devicetree/bindings/i2c/i2c-mux-pca954x.yaml >>> +++ b/Documentation/devicetree/bindings/i2c/i2c-mux-pca954x.yaml >>> @@ -71,6 +71,23 @@ properties: >>> description: A voltage regulator supplying power to the chip. On PCA9846 >>> the regulator supplies power to VDD2 (core logic) and optionally to VDD1. >>> >>> + maxim,isolate-stuck-channel: >>> + type: boolean >>> + description: Allows to use non faulty channels while a stuck channel is >>> + isolated from the upstream bus. If not set all channels are isolated from >>> + the upstream bus until the fault is cleared. >> >> Nothing improved here. As I said, please provide arguments or drop this >> property. > These features cannot be enabled by default because doing so may lead > to unexpected behavior, such as bus disconnections(although that > wasn't expected). > These features should only be enabled after they have been validated > by the board designer. > Therefore, they cannot be enabled by default. And what is needed to validate them for given board? IOW, what changes in hardware design that it can or cannot be used? Best regards, Krzysztof
