Re: [PATCH 1/3] dt-bindings: rockchip: Add rk809 support for rk817 audio codec

[Tim Lunn <tim@feathertop.org>]

On 1/17/24 21:12, Krzysztof Kozlowski wrote:
> On 17/01/2024 10:37, Tim Lunn wrote:
>>> You can drop the description.
>> Yes just 1 clock, i will fix this.
>>>> +
>>>> +  clock-names:
>>>> +    description:
>>>> +      The clock name for the codec clock.
>>> Drop.
>> Just drop the description? I dont think can drop the clock names as the
>> driver use the name to lookup clock:
> Description. But anyway the problem is that adding clocks should be
> separate patch with its own explanation.
>
Right, but I am not actually adding any clocks, just documenting what is 
already there.
There are already boards using this codec with rk809 in dts files and is 
working fine from driver side.
>
>
>> devm_clk_get(pdev->dev.parent, "mclk");
>>>> +    items:
>>>> +      - const: mclk
>>>> +
>>>> +  '#sound-dai-cells':
>>>> +    description:
>>>> +      Needed for the interpretation of sound dais.
>>> Common property, don't need the description.
>> Ok
>>>> +    const: 0
>>>> +
>>>> +  codec:
>>>> +    description: |
>>>> +      The child node for the codec to hold additional properties. If no
>>>> +      additional properties are required for the codec, this node can be
>>>> +      omitted.
>>> Why do you need a child node here? Just put the 1 property in the parent
>>> node.
>> This is how the existing rk817 codec driver was setup. I suppose it was
>> copied from downstream, where there are more properties than just the
>> one. I don't know if there was any intention (or need) to implement
>> those other properties.
> You need to clearly express ABI requirements in the commit msg.
> Otherwise you will get a review like for new bindings.
Got it, I will clarify this and future commit messages

Regards
    Tim
>
> Best regards,
> Krzysztof
>