Re: [PATCH v2 1/2] dt-bindings: arm64: dts: mediatek: add mt8395-evk board

[Krzysztof Kozlowski <krzysztof.kozlowski@linaro.org>]

On 06/09/2023 11:53, Macpaul Lin wrote:
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> On 9/6/23 17:32, Krzysztof Kozlowski wrote:
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>> On 06/09/2023 11:25, Macpaul Lin wrote:
>>> 1. Add compatible for MT8395.
>>> 2. Add bindings for the MediaTek mt8395-evk board, also known
>>> as the "Genio 1200-EVK".
>>>
>>> The MT8195 and MT8395 belong to the same SoC family,
>>> with only minor differences in their physical characteristics.
>>> They utilize unique efuse values for differentiation.
>>>
>>> The booting process and configurations are managed by boot
>>> loaders, firmware, and TF-A. Consequently, the part numbers
>>> and procurement channels vary.
>>>
>>> Signed-off-by: Macpaul Lin <macpaul.lin@mediatek.com>
>>> ---
>>>  Documentation/devicetree/bindings/arm/mediatek.yaml | 5 +++++
>>>  1 file changed, 5 insertions(+)
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>>>
>>> Changes for v2:
>>>  - add more detail description for mt8395.
>>>  - add bindings for mt8395, and mt8395-evk.
>>>
>>> diff --git a/Documentation/devicetree/bindings/arm/mediatek.yaml b/Documentation/devicetree/bindings/arm/mediatek.yaml
>>> index ae12b1cab9fb..d7a20df640d7 100644
>>> --- a/Documentation/devicetree/bindings/arm/mediatek.yaml
>>> +++ b/Documentation/devicetree/bindings/arm/mediatek.yaml
>>> @@ -248,6 +248,11 @@ properties:
>>>            - enum:
>>>                - mediatek,mt8365-evk
>>>            - const: mediatek,mt8365
>>> +      - description: MediaTek Genio 1200 Boards (Genio 1200 EVK)
>>> +        items:
>>> +          - enum:
>>> +              - mediatek,mt8395-evk
>>> +          - const: mediatek,mt8395
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>>
>> I don't understand. You said last time this is fully compatible with
>> mt8195, so why it's not here?
>>
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> Yes, mt8395 is fully compatible with mt8195.
> 
> But after reading Angelo's comment, we thought it is necessary to create 
> a new compatible to avoid confusion for users.
> https://lore.kernel.org/lkml/bf8394c6-5460-8696-f46b-0c39927aaf84@collabora.com/
> 

New compatible is a requirement, you got clear comments from me on this
as well. However we did not ask to remove a compatible of compatible
devices. You also need it. Otherwise how your compatibility is going to
work?

Best regards,
Krzysztof