Re: [PATCH v2 5/5] dt-bindings: net: ipq4019-mdio: Document ipq5332 platform

Andrew Lunn
2023-12-15T13:39:43Z

> > You keep answering with short sentences without touching the root of the
> > problem. I don't know exactly why, but I feel this discussion leads
> > nowhere. After long discussion you finally admitted that clocks came
> > from another device - Wifi. It took us like 6 emails?
> >
> > So last statement: if you have clock provider and clock consumer, you
> > must represent it in the bindings or provide rationale why it should not
> > or must not be represented in the bindings. So far I do not see any of
> > such arguments.
> >
> > If you use arguments like:
> > "My driver....": sorry, bindings are not about drivers
> > "I don't have clock driver for WiFi": sorry, it does not matter if you
> > can write one, right?
> >
> > Please reach internally your colleagues to solve these problems and make
> > review process smoother.

Yes, i strongly agree with this. Its not our job as maintainers to
educate big companies like Qualcomm how to write Linux drivers. There
are more experienced driver writer within Qualcomm, you need to make
contact with them, and get them to help you. Or you need to outsource
the driver development to one of the companies which write mainline
Linux drivers.

Andrew