Re: [PATCH v5 00/14] add support MDP3 on MT8195 platform

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

On 12/09/2023 12:28, Chen-Yu Tsai wrote:
> On Tue, Sep 12, 2023 at 5:43 PM AngeloGioacchino Del Regno
> <angelogioacchino.delregno@collabora.com> wrote:
>>
>> Il 12/09/23 11:37, Chen-Yu Tsai ha scritto:
>>> On Tue, Sep 12, 2023 at 5:00 PM AngeloGioacchino Del Regno
>>> <angelogioacchino.delregno@collabora.com> wrote:
>>>>
>>>> Il 12/09/23 09:57, Moudy Ho ha scritto:
>>>>> Changes since v4:
>>>>> - Rebase on v6.6-rc1
>>>>> - Remove any unnecessary DTS settings.
>>>>> - Adjust the usage of MOD and clock in blending components.
>>>>>
>>>>> Changes since v3:
>>>>> - Depend on :
>>>>>     [1] https://patchwork.kernel.org/project/linux-media/list/?series=719841
>>>>> - Suggested by Krzysztof, integrating all newly added bindings for
>>>>>     the mt8195 MDP3 into the file "mediatek,mt8195-mdp3.yaml".
>>>>> - Revise MDP3 nodes with generic names.
>>>>>
>>>>> Changes since v2:
>>>>> - Depend on :
>>>>>     [1] MMSYS/MUTEX: https://patchwork.kernel.org/project/linux-mediatek/list/?series=711592
>>>>>     [2] MDP3: https://patchwork.kernel.org/project/linux-mediatek/list/?series=711618
>>>>> - Suggested by Rob to revise MDP3 bindings to pass dtbs check
>>>>> - Add parallel paths feature.
>>>>> - Add blended components settings.
>>>>>
>>>>> Changes since v1:
>>>>> - Depend on :
>>>>>     [1] MDP3 : https://patchwork.kernel.org/project/linux-mediatek/list/?series=698872
>>>>>     [2] MMSYS/MUTEX: https://patchwork.kernel.org/project/linux-mediatek/list/?series=684959
>>>>> - Fix compilation failure due to use of undeclared identifier in file "mtk-mdp3-cmdq.c"
>>>>>
>>>>> Hello,
>>>>>
>>>>> This patch is used to add support for MDP3 on the MT8195 platform that
>>>>> contains more picture quality components, and can arrange more pipelines
>>>>> through two sets of MMSYS and MUTEX respectively.
>>>>>
>>>>> Moudy Ho (14):
>>>>>     arm64: dts: mediatek: mt8183: correct MDP3 DMA-related nodes
>>>>>     arm64: dts: mediatek: mt8195: add MDP3 nodes
>>>>
>>>> Please send the DTS patches separately, those go through a different maintainer.
>>>
>>> I thought most people prefer the _full_ view in a patchset?
>>>
>>
>> Yeah but those going through a different maintainer makes it more straightforward
>> to pick; besides, essentially, you can also get a full view with dt-bindings
>> patches instead of devicetrees, as the latter are "constructed from" bindings
>> anyway.
> 
> Sure, but testing, especially by people not in the recipients or CC list,
> is a bit painful when the full set of patches isn't bundled together.
> Having them bundled together shows what the submitter tested and makes
> it easier for others to reproduce.
> 
> AFAIK other ARM platforms have been sending patches all grouped together.
> It's MediaTek that has been different, as they normally have (for Chromebooks)
> a system integration engineer handling the device tree stuff, while component
> driver owners just handle the drivers, and by extension, the DT bindings.
> 
>> Moreover, it would be definitely nice to add a link to the devicetree series
>> in the cover letter of this series, so that people *do* get a full overview
>> by checking both series :-)
> 
> Most maintainers seem to know what to do: apply the subset destined for
> their tree. At least the subsystems that frequently deal with DT-based
> platforms anyway.

Most, but not all. Some maintainers take entire set - including DTS -
which is not what we want, because *DTS, as a hardware description, must
be independent of driver changes*. Most notably Greg and netdev folks
grab everything. Keeping it together with driver changes brings
confusion and feeling that there are dependency.

Please don't do this.

Best regards,
Krzysztof