Re: [PATCH v10 05/15] dt-bindings: soc: amd: amd,pensando-elbasr: Add AMD Pensando SoC System Controller

[Brad Larson <blarson@xxxxxxx>]

On 06/09/2023 09:46, Krzysztof Kozlowski wrote:
> On 07/03/2023 03:18, Brad Larson wrote:
>> On 06/03/2023 09:35, Krzysztof Kozlowski wrote:
>>>> On 06/03/2023 05:07, Brad Larson wrote:
>>>>> Support the AMD Pensando SoC Controller which is a SPI connected device
>>>>> providing a miscellaneous set of essential board control/status registers.
>>>>> This device is present in all Pensando SoC based designs.
>>>>>
...
>>>>>  .../bindings/soc/amd/amd,pensando-ctrl.yaml   | 60 +++++++++++++++++++
>>>>>  1 file changed, 60 insertions(+)
>>>>>  create mode 100644 Documentation/devicetree/bindings/soc/amd/amd,pensando-ctrl.yaml
>>>>>
>>>>> diff --git a/Documentation/devicetree/bindings/soc/amd/amd,pensando-ctrl.yaml b/Documentation/devicetree/bindings/soc/amd/amd,pensando-ctrl.yaml
>>>>> new file mode 100644
>>>>> index 000000000000..36694077b2e6
>>>>> --- /dev/null
>>>>> +++ b/Documentation/devicetree/bindings/soc/amd/amd,pensando-ctrl.yaml
>>>>
>>>> Your subject suggests this is pensando-elbasr but you write everywhere
>>>> pensando-ctrl. Confusing. Pick one.
>>>
>>> Actually pensando-ctrl is for sure not correct, because it misses the
>>> name of the SoC (you call it everywhere "elba").
>> 
>> The reason I dropped elba as part of the name is this driver and its associated 
>> SPI attached device (cpld or fpga depending on the board design) will be used
>> across a series of SoCs starting with Elba.  Implying its Elba specific is misleading.
>
> Compatibles must be specific.
> https://elixir.bootlin.com/linux/v6.1-rc1/source/Documentation/devicetree/bindings/writing-bindings.rst#L42
> If this is SoC part it must match SoC. What is misleading in this? Why
> Pensando is different than all other SoCs (I am really getting tired
> everytime asking why people think their solution is special)?
>
> If this is not part of the SoC, then your commit msg is misleading.
> Maybe bindings as well, so rework it.

Yes, changed it back to 'amd,pensando-elba-ctrl' and fixed the dts, driver and commit message.

Regards,
Brad