Re: [PATCH RFC v2] dt-bindings: mmc: mmc-slot: make compatible property optional

[<Dharma.B@microchip.com>]

On 12/02/25 1:42 am, Rob Herring wrote:
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> On Mon, Feb 10, 2025 at 05:28:27AM +0000, Dharma.B@microchip.com wrote:
>> On 07/02/25 2:47 pm, neil.armstrong@linaro.org wrote:
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>>> On 07/02/2025 10:02, Dharma.B@microchip.com wrote:
>>>> On 07/02/25 2:25 pm, Neil Armstrong wrote:
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>>>>> On 05/02/2025 04:48, Dharma Balasubiramani wrote:
>>>>>> Remove the compatible property from the list of required properties and
>>>>>> mark it as optional.
> 
> The diff tells us that. Please say why 'compatible' being required is a
> problem and needs to not be required.

Sure, I will send a v3 with updated commit description and removing RFC 
prefix.

> 
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Signed-off-by: Dharma Balasubiramani <dharma.b@microchip.com>
>>>>>> ---
>>>>>> Changes in v2:
>>>>>> - Instead of moving the compatible string to the other binding, just
>>>>>> make it
>>>>>>      optional (remove from required list).
>>>>>> - Link to v1: https://lore.kernel.org/r/20241219-mmc-slot-v1-1-
>>>>>> dfc747a3d3fb@microchip.com
>>>>>> ---
>>>>>>     Documentation/devicetree/bindings/mmc/mmc-slot.yaml | 1 -
>>>>>>     1 file changed, 1 deletion(-)
>>>>>>
>>>>>> diff --git a/Documentation/devicetree/bindings/mmc/mmc-slot.yaml b/
>>>>>> Documentation/devicetree/bindings/mmc/mmc-slot.yaml
>>>>>> index 1f0667828063..ca3d0114bfc6 100644
>>>>>> --- a/Documentation/devicetree/bindings/mmc/mmc-slot.yaml
>>>>>> +++ b/Documentation/devicetree/bindings/mmc/mmc-slot.yaml
>>>>>> @@ -29,7 +29,6 @@ properties:
>>>>>>         maxItems: 1
>>>>>>
>>>>>>     required:
>>>>>> -  - compatible
>>>>>>       - reg
>>>>>
>>>>> If you remove it from here then it's still required in Documentation/
>>>>> devicetree/bindings/mmc/amlogic,meson-mx-sdio.yaml
>>>>> so please add it.
>>>>
>>>> If moving the compatible to its specific binding isn't appropriate (as
>>>> per Conor),
>>>> and if removing it from the required list here doesn’t seem reasonable
>>>> to you,
>>>> then adding an unnecessary compatible string in our DTS files doesn’t
>>>> make sense to me.
>>>>
>>>> What could be the solution then?
>>>
>>> The solution is right but you modify the meson-mx-sdio bindings, so
>>> simply add compatible in a required list for the slot node.
>>
>> Okay, we declare compatible as optional in the generic mmc-slot binding
>> but make it required in the meson-mx-sdio binding, which inherits from it.
>>
>> So why not define the property directly in the meson-mx-sdio binding
>> instead?
> 
> Because mmc-slot.yaml is designed to be complete (hence
> "unevaluatedProperties: false"). There's at least 2 bindings which use
> it (with "mmc-slot" compatible). Leaving it at least prevents folks from
> coming up with their own random compatible strings for mmc-slot.

Alright, I will update the required property in meson-mx-sdio binding as 
suggested by Neil.

> 
> Rob


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With Best Regards,
Dharma B.