Re: [PATCH] dt-bindings: hwmon: Add adt7462

[Guenter Roeck <linux@roeck-us.net>]

On 9/19/24 08:02, Chanh Nguyen wrote:
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> On 19/09/2024 17:39, Krzysztof Kozlowski wrote:
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>> On 19/09/2024 11:43, Chanh Nguyen wrote:
>>>>> +properties:
>>>>> +  compatible:
>>>>> +    const: onnn,adt7462
>>>>> +
>>>>> +  reg:
>>>>> +    maxItems: 1
>>>>> +
>>>>> +  resets:
>>>>> +    maxItems: 1
>>>>
>>>> How would this work? 'resets' generally is used for on-chip devices and
>>>> a reset controller. That doesn't exist at the board level. A standalone
>>>> device typically uses a GPIO lines if there's a s/w controlled reset.
>>>> That would be the 'reset-gpios' property.
>>>>
>>>
>>> Thank Rob for your comments! The ADT7462 includes an active low reset
>>> pin (Pin #14).
>>>
>>> I'll change 'resets' into the 'reset-gpios' property.
>>>
>>> The example in the binding will be
>>
>> The question how did it work in the first place is still valid... I
>> think we might benefit from asking people to post their upstreamed DTS.
>> Otherwise we will take broken or half-baked bindings, because we never
>> saw the bigger picture. :(
>>
> 
> Thank Krzysztof,
> 
> I saw the ADT7462 includes an active low reset pin (Pin #14) to reset device via I/O pin. So, I introduced a reset property follow the device datasheet.
> 
> But the adt7462 driver has not yet implemented this property. My platform also doesn't design this pin on board, so I don't need it at least now.
> 
> Anyway, I hope Rob, Guenter and Krzysztof can give me advice on whether I should add this property to the binding?
> 

Not from my perspective, and I won't let you add it to the driver unless you can
actually test it. Really, this is such an old chip that it would make more sense
to just leave its driver alone unless there is a problem with it. Why didn't you
just add the chip to the list of trivial devices ?

Guenter