RE: [PATCH v2 5/5] iio: magnetometer: ak8975: Sort OF table

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Hi Andy Shevchenko,

> Subject: Re: [PATCH v2 5/5] iio: magnetometer: ak8975: Sort OF table
> 
> On Fri, Aug 18, 2023 at 11:39:03AM +0000, Biju Das wrote:
> > > On Fri, Aug 18, 2023 at 08:56:00AM +0100, Biju Das wrote:
> > > > Sort OF table alphabetically by compatibles.
> > >
> > > > Suggested-by: Andy Shevchenko <andriy.shevchenko@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> > >
> > > Wrong, I haven't suggested that. See comment to the previous patch.
> > >
> > > And this is definitely wrong as Geert explained already why.
> > > You need to fix the code that handles the ID table first.
> >
> > That rule applicable only for fallback. I checked bindings and there are
> no fallbacks.
> 
> You can't check the _whole_ world, so you checked only bindings that are in
> tree.
> But it doesn't matter as a user somewhere may use something you have no
> access to.

Yes true, for those not using tree can patch bindings and modify the
driver and dts accordingly.

If they are using tree, they must go with binding docs and update driver/bindings accordingly.

+ device_tree.

Cheers,
Biju




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