Re: [PATCH V3 2/4] dt-bindings: mmc: sdhci-msm: Document the Glymur compatible

[Krzysztof Kozlowski <krzk@kernel.org>]

On 28/07/2026 14:25, Monish Chunara wrote:
> 
> 
> On 7/28/2026 5:52 PM, Krzysztof Kozlowski wrote:
>> On 21/07/2026 16:30, Monish Chunara wrote:
>>>
>>>
>>> On 7/8/2026 12:18 PM, Krzysztof Kozlowski wrote:
>>>> On Mon, Jul 06, 2026 at 07:43:44PM +0530, Monish Chunara wrote:
>>>>> From: Monish Chunara <monish.chunara@oss.qualcomm.com>
>>>>>
>>>>> Glymur integrates the MSM SDHCI v5 controller. Document the SoC-specific
>>>>> 'qcom,glymur-sdhci' compatible as required by binding convention to
>>>>> identify the hardware and reserve the namespace for future SoC-specific
>>>>> quirks, with 'qcom,sdhci-msm-v5' as the fallback.
>>>>
>>>> Drop half of above sentence.
>>>>
>>>> "Document the SDHCI controller on Qualcomm Glymur soC, fully compatible
>>>> with existing MSM SDHCI v5."
>>>>
>>>> You do not need to say anything about some conventions or reserving
>>>> namespaces. We do not reserve namespaces...
>>>>
>>>> Acked-by: Krzysztof Kozlowski <krzysztof.kozlowski@oss.qualcomm.com>
>>>>
>>>> Best regards,
>>>> Krzysztof
>>>>
>>>
>>> Sure, thanks. will update in v4. 
>>>
>>> Just for my understanding, though: how does the suggested wording capture the 
>>> why behind the change? Per previous comments and understanding, the rationale 
>>> for introducing the SoC-specific compatible is the reason we are making this 
>>> change. For future submissions, this would help to avoid similar back-and-forth.
>>>
>>
>> Why do you think you need to document the "why" if it is 100% obvious
>> (and I did state it many times)?
>>
>> Best regards,
>> Krzysztof
> 
> This was asked because it was suggested on first-post to add a why. 
> 
> "Same questions as always... why? Don't explain what you did. Explain why
> ou did that way."
> 
> https://lore.kernel.org/all/9bb28a60-2c01-449d-9456-bcf2d780b68c@kernel.org/
> 
> Pardon, if this was a misunderstanding.

Yes, so you need to explain why you did that way. Not why you are
sending this patch. We all know why you are sending this patch.

Best regards,
Krzysztof