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From: Rob Herring <robh@kernel.org>
To: Dmitry Torokhov <dmitry.torokhov@gmail.com>
Cc: Krzysztof Kozlowski <krzysztof.kozlowski@linaro.org>,
	Alessandro Zummo <a.zummo@towertech.it>,
	Alexandre Belloni <alexandre.belloni@bootlin.com>,
	Krzysztof Kozlowski <krzysztof.kozlowski+dt@linaro.org>,
	Arnd Bergmann <arnd@arndb.de>,
	linux-rtc@vger.kernel.org, linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org,
	devicetree@vger.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH 2/3] dt-bindings: rtc: moxart: use proper names for gpio properties
Date: Wed, 1 Feb 2023 11:55:04 -0600	[thread overview]
Message-ID: <20230201175504.GA4075318-robh@kernel.org> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <Y9qQHj70SN/3fZCc@google.com>

On Wed, Feb 01, 2023 at 08:15:26AM -0800, Dmitry Torokhov wrote:
> On Wed, Feb 01, 2023 at 08:38:48AM +0100, Krzysztof Kozlowski wrote:
> > On 01/02/2023 06:48, Dmitry Torokhov wrote:
> > > MOXA ART RTC driver has been switched to gpiod API and is now using
> > > properly named properties for its gpios (with gpiolib implementing a
> > > quirk to recognize legacy names). Change binding document to use
> > > proper names as well.
> > > 
> > > Signed-off-by: Dmitry Torokhov <dmitry.torokhov@gmail.com>
> > > ---
> > >  .../devicetree/bindings/rtc/moxa,moxart-rtc.txt      | 12 ++++++------
> > >  1 file changed, 6 insertions(+), 6 deletions(-)
> > > 
> > > diff --git a/Documentation/devicetree/bindings/rtc/moxa,moxart-rtc.txt b/Documentation/devicetree/bindings/rtc/moxa,moxart-rtc.txt
> > > index c9d3ac1477fe..1374df7bf9d6 100644
> > > --- a/Documentation/devicetree/bindings/rtc/moxa,moxart-rtc.txt
> > > +++ b/Documentation/devicetree/bindings/rtc/moxa,moxart-rtc.txt
> > > @@ -3,15 +3,15 @@ MOXA ART real-time clock
> > >  Required properties:
> > >  
> > >  - compatible : Should be "moxa,moxart-rtc"
> > > -- gpio-rtc-sclk : RTC sclk gpio, with zero flags
> > > -- gpio-rtc-data : RTC data gpio, with zero flags
> > > -- gpio-rtc-reset : RTC reset gpio, with zero flags
> > > +- rtc-sclk-gpios : RTC sclk gpio, with zero flags
> > > +- rtc-data-gpios : RTC data gpio, with zero flags
> > > +- rtc-reset-gpios : RTC reset gpio, with zero flags
> > 
> > Your driver breaks the ABI, doesn't it? If not, how are the old
> > properties parsed?
> 
> It does not. As I mentioned in the driver code patch, commit
> eaf1a29665cd ("gpiolib: of: add a quirk for legacy names in MOXA ART
> RTC") makes sure gpiolib falls back to trying old variants if it can't
> locate properly formatted names.

A dtb with the new names and a kernel without the gpiod conversion would 
be broken. Up to the platform whether they care really.

Rob

  reply	other threads:[~2023-02-01 17:55 UTC|newest]

Thread overview: 10+ messages / expand[flat|nested]  mbox.gz  Atom feed  top
2023-02-01  5:48 [PATCH 1/3] rtc: moxart: switch to using gpiod API Dmitry Torokhov
2023-02-01  5:48 ` [PATCH 2/3] dt-bindings: rtc: moxart: use proper names for gpio properties Dmitry Torokhov
2023-02-01  7:38   ` Krzysztof Kozlowski
2023-02-01 16:15     ` Dmitry Torokhov
2023-02-01 17:55       ` Rob Herring [this message]
2023-02-01 19:02         ` Dmitry Torokhov
2023-02-02 23:27           ` Rob Herring
2023-02-03 22:22             ` Dmitry Torokhov
2023-02-01  5:48 ` [PATCH 3/3] ARM: dts: moxart: switch to proper names for RTC GPIOs Dmitry Torokhov
2023-02-09 22:32 ` (subset) [PATCH 1/3] rtc: moxart: switch to using gpiod API Alexandre Belloni

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