Re: [PATCH v5 3/8] ARM: dts: aspeed: yosemite5: Add new SGPIO line names and rename signal

[Andrew Jeffery <andrew@codeconstruct.com.au>]

Hi Kevin,

On Mon, 2026-03-09 at 11:34 -0700, Kevin Tung wrote:
> > Broadly, it feels a lot like you're revising platform designs, then
> > trying to make the one devicetree fit the current design, and are not
> > explicitly communicating that this is what you're doing.
> > 
> > If that _is_ what you're doing, then we can come up with much better
> > schemes to handle it that aren't a constant stream of compatibility
> > breaks.
> > 
> > I need you to engage with this concern.
> > 
> Thanks for your feedback. I realize there may be a lack of knowledge
> on my side regarding the best practices here.
> Could you kindly guide me on how we might implement a better approach
> that avoids a constant stream of compatibility breaks?
> I’d like to ensure we handle this correctly and align with the
> expected workflow.

Sure, see the reply I just sent here:

https://lore.kernel.org/all/d7794f74b26bbc1ee0a70e39c5671acc018f80eb.camel@codeconstruct.com.au/

> 
> > From inspection, I only find patches 1, 4 and 7 of this series to be
> > something I'd consider applying without further discussion.
> > 
> Got it. Should I split patches 1, 4, and 7 into a separate series?
> This would keep the current series shorter by excluding items that
> don’t require further discussion.
> 

I am okay with that, so long as it makes sense in the context of the
discussion linked above.

Andrew