Re: [PATCH 07/17] MIPS: loongson32: Convert UART platform device to DT

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

On 31/07/2023 05:32, Keguang Zhang wrote:
> On Mon, Jul 31, 2023 at 11:04 AM Keguang Zhang <keguang.zhang@gmail.com> wrote:
>>
>> On Sun, Jul 30, 2023 at 4:26 PM Krzysztof Kozlowski
>> <krzysztof.kozlowski@linaro.org> wrote:
>>>
>>> On 29/07/2023 15:43, Keguang Zhang wrote:
>>>> Add UART device nodes for Loongson-1 boards,
>>>> and drop the legacy platform devices and data accordingly.
>>>>
>>>> Signed-off-by: Keguang Zhang <keguang.zhang@gmail.com>
>>>> ---
>>>>  arch/mips/boot/dts/loongson/loongson1.dtsi    | 54 +++++++++++++++++++
>>>
>>> Same problem - DTS is always separate. It seems you made this mistake
>>> everywhere, so entire patchset needs to be fixed. Keep all DTS - your
>>> base board and extending it - at the end of the patchset and squash it.
>>> There is little point to add new DTS in steps (e.g. first add incomplete
>>> broken DTS and then immediately fix it... no, instead just add correct
>>> and complete DTS).
>>>
>> Sorry. I thought it would be easier to review for split patches.
>> Thanks for the explanation.
>> Will send v2 with one complete DTS.
> 
> Hello Thomas,
> May I ask your opinion about the way to delete the obsolete platform devices?
> Should I delete them in one patch? Or in separated patches?

subsystem patches are split per subsystem. arch-code can be either
together or also split per type of driver. Removal of code is
incremental. Just add extending it, but your patch was not extending
DTS, but adding new one.

Best regards,
Krzysztof