From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 From: Jason Cooper Subject: Re: [PATCH 00/10] Orion Watchdog fixes Date: Tue, 16 Jul 2013 10:29:30 -0400 Message-ID: <20130716142930.GF12062@titan.lakedaemon.net> References: <1373931163-12670-1-git-send-email-ezequiel.garcia@free-electrons.com> <20130716065952.GA25043@lunn.ch> <20130716092059.237ea729@skate> <20130716073101.GB25043@lunn.ch> <20130716121432.GA2317@localhost> <20130716134422.GE12062@titan.lakedaemon.net> <20130716140435.GA23904@localhost> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Return-path: Content-Disposition: inline In-Reply-To: <20130716140435.GA23904@localhost> List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , Errors-To: devicetree-discuss-bounces+gldd-devicetree-discuss=m.gmane.org-uLR06cmDAlY/bJ5BZ2RsiQ@public.gmane.org Sender: "devicetree-discuss" To: Ezequiel Garcia Cc: Andrew Lunn , linux-watchdog-u79uwXL29TY76Z2rM5mHXA@public.gmane.org, devicetree-discuss-uLR06cmDAlY/bJ5BZ2RsiQ@public.gmane.org, wim-IQzOog9fTRqzQB+pC5nmwQ@public.gmane.org, Maen Suleiman , Lior Amsalem , linux-arm-kernel-IAPFreCvJWM7uuMidbF8XUB+6BGkLq7r@public.gmane.org, Sebastian Hesselbarth List-Id: devicetree@vger.kernel.org On Tue, Jul 16, 2013 at 11:04:36AM -0300, Ezequiel Garcia wrote: > On Tue, Jul 16, 2013 at 09:44:22AM -0400, Jason Cooper wrote: > > On Tue, Jul 16, 2013 at 09:14:33AM -0300, Ezequiel Garcia wrote: > > > On the other side, I'm much interested in knowing if you are OK with > > > breaking the watchdog DT compatibility. If you NACK this, then I'll > > > start preparing a different watchdog driver for 370/XP, since I don't > > > want to extend a driver that is a bit dirty. > > > > Apparently there is some agreement that the bindings are still in flux > > and that they need to be for a bit longer in order to hammer out > > problems such as this. > > > > Arnd and Olof both mentioned that something (a doc, and email?) is > > forthcoming about marking some bindings as stable. Whatever form that > > takes, this one wouldn't get the stable marking yet. ;-) > > > > Yup, that's my understanding as well. But on the other side, I don't > want to break possible users out there. I agree, but living with a sub-standard binding is worse imho. > So, just to check, you say it's early enough to safely do such change? Well, it's not *safe*. But most consumers on mainline kernels are currently developer/hackers/distro maintainers. eg, folks who can handle it. It's better to do it now. > In that case, I'll extend this patchset to include Armada 370/XP support > and post it as soon as Sebastian's clocksource stuff gets in. Cool. thx, Jason.