Re: [PATCH v2 14/15] dt-bindings: auxdisplay: Add Maxim MAX6958/6959

[Andy Shevchenko <andriy.shevchenko@linux.intel.com>]

On Thu, Feb 15, 2024 at 11:57:53AM +0100, Geert Uytterhoeven wrote:
> On Mon, Feb 12, 2024 at 6:16 PM Andy Shevchenko
> <andriy.shevchenko@linux.intel.com> wrote:
> > On Mon, Feb 12, 2024 at 07:14:53PM +0200, Andy Shevchenko wrote:

...

> > +description:
> > +  The Maxim MAX6958/6959 7-segment LED display controller provides
> > +  an I2C interface to up to four 7-segment LED digits. The MAX6959
> > +  in comparison to MAX6958 has the debounce and interrupt support.
> 
> IUIC, the primary differentiating factor is that the MAX6959 adds input
> and GPIO support?  Debounce and interrupt support are merely features
> of input support.

What should I do here? Rephrase?

> > +  Type of the chip can be autodetected via specific register read,
> > +  and hence the features may be enabled in the driver at run-time.
> 
> I don't think you need to read that register, as the users of the
> features (keypad mapping, interrupts property, ...) also need to be
> described in DTS (once supported).

So, the idea that if DT describes those we will check the chip ID and
instantiate what is asked?

> > +  Given hardware is simple and does not provide any additional pins,
> > +  such as reset or enable.
> 
> Does this matter? I.e. is it important to say this in the bindings?

From Krzysztof's review of v1 I understood that it is important to say so
people wouldn't wonder if HW has support of that which is not implemented
(yet) or simply has no such pins.

Personally I would lean towards leaving this in the description.

...

Can you propose the full description text how you see it?

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With Best Regards,
Andy Shevchenko