Re: [PATCH v3 2/4] dt-bindings: gpio: add support for NXP S32G2/S32G3 SoCs

[Andrei Stefanescu <andrei.stefanescu@oss.nxp.com>]

Hi,

On 23/09/2024 00:07, Conor Dooley wrote:
> On Sun, Sep 22, 2024 at 11:04:22PM +0200, Krzysztof Kozlowski wrote:
>> On Sat, Sep 21, 2024 at 10:58:46PM +0100, Conor Dooley wrote:
>>> On Fri, Sep 20, 2024 at 03:40:31PM +0200, Krzysztof Kozlowski wrote:
>>>> On 20/09/2024 15:33, Andrei Stefanescu wrote:
> 
>>>>>>> +properties:
>>>>>>> +  compatible:
>>>>>>> +    items:
>>>>>>> +      - const: nxp,s32g2-siul2-gpio
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Commit message and binding description say s32g2 and s32g3, but there's
>>>>>> only a compatible here for g2.
>>>>>
>>>>> Yes, the SIUL2 GPIO hardware is the same for both S32G2 and S32G3 SoCs. I plan
>>>>> to reuse the same compatible when I add the SIUL2 GPIO device tree node for
>>>>> the S32G3 boards. Would that be ok?
>>>>
>>>> There are only few exceptions where re-using compatible is allowed. Was
>>>> S32G on them? Please consult existing practice/maintainers and past reviews.

I will add another compatible: "nxp,s32g3-siul2-gpio" for the S32G3 SoC. We currently
also have the SIUL2 pinctrl driver in upstream with only one compatible:
"nxp,s32g2-siul2-pinctrl". Should I also send a separate patch to add an S32G3 compatible
to it?

>>
>> Just in case this was not clear - comment "please consult existing..."
>> was towards Andrei, not you Conor.
> 
> Oh I know, I was just passing through and figured I may as well leave a
> comment repeating what I said on the other devices :)
> 
>>> Pretty sure I had a similar conversation about another peripheral on
>>> these devices, and it was established that these are not different fusings
>>> etc, but rather are independent SoCs that reuse an IP core. Given that,
>>> I'd expect to see a fallback compatible used here, as is the norm.
>>
>> Yep.
>>
>> Best regards,
>> Krzysztof
>>

Best regards,
Andrei