Re: [PATCH 1/3] dt-bindings: auxdisplay: hit,hd44780: drop redundant GPIO node

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

On Mon, Feb 12, 2024 at 03:20:26PM +0100, Krzysztof Kozlowski wrote:
> On 12/02/2024 15:09, Andy Shevchenko wrote:
> > On Mon, Feb 12, 2024 at 02:56:43PM +0100, Krzysztof Kozlowski wrote:
> >> On 12/02/2024 14:39, Andy Shevchenko wrote:
> >>> On Mon, Feb 12, 2024 at 09:34:24AM +0100, Krzysztof Kozlowski wrote:

...

> >>>> -    i2c {
> >>>> -            #address-cells = <1>;
> >>>> -            #size-cells = <0>;
> >>>>  
> >>>> -            pcf8574: pcf8574@27 {
> >>>> -                    compatible = "nxp,pcf8574";
> >>>> -                    reg = <0x27>;
> >>>> -                    gpio-controller;
> >>>> -                    #gpio-cells = <2>;
> >>>> -            };
> >>>> -    };
> >>>
> >>> In patch 3 you updated the lines that have lost their sense due to this one.
> >>
> >> How did they lose it?
> > 
> > Now they are referring to the non-existed node in the example. OTOH, there is
> > already hc595 case...
> 
> All of the bindings examples do it. It's expected.
> 
> > 
> > The Q here (as you pointed out that it's better to name nodes in generic way),
> > how these names are okay with the schema (hc595, pcf8574) as being referred to?
> 
> They are not OK, although I don't see the name "hc595". There is phandle
> to the hc595 label, but that's fine. Not a node name.

Ah, okay, so it's a semantic difference. Thank you for your patience and elaboration!

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With Best Regards,
Andy Shevchenko