Re: [PATCH] dt-bindings: rockchip: Fix Hardkernel ODROID-M1 board bindings

["Heiko Stübner" <heiko@sntech.de>]

Am Dienstag, 16. Januar 2024, 20:26:05 CET schrieb Rob Herring:
> On Tue, Jan 16, 2024 at 09:31:35AM +0100, Heiko Stübner wrote:
> > Am Dienstag, 16. Januar 2024, 08:24:44 CET schrieb Krzysztof Kozlowski:
> > > On 16/01/2024 03:00, Tim Lunn wrote:
> > > > 
> > > > On 1/16/24 01:58, Krzysztof Kozlowski wrote:
> > > >> On 15/01/2024 15:51, KyuHyuk Lee wrote:
> > > >>> The vendor in ODROID-M1 is hardkernel, but it was incorrectly written
> > > >>> as rockchip. Fixed the vendor prefix correctly.
> > > >>>
> > > >>> Signed-off-by: KyuHyuk Lee <lee@kyuhyuk.kr>
> > > >>> ---
> > > >>>   Documentation/devicetree/bindings/arm/rockchip.yaml | 2 +-
> > > >>>   1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-)
> > > >> You need to start testing your patches. Your last M1 fails as well in
> > > >> multiple places.
> > > >>
> > > >> It does not look like you tested the DTS against bindings. Please run
> > > >> `make dtbs_check W=1` (see
> > > >> Documentation/devicetree/bindings/writing-schema.rst or
> > > >> https://www.linaro.org/blog/tips-and-tricks-for-validating-devicetree-sources-with-the-devicetree-schema/
> > > >> for instructions).
> > > >>
> > > >> The DTS change will break the users, so would be nice to mention this in
> > > >> its commit msg.
> > > > 
> > > > I notice there are a couple of other boards that incorrectly use 
> > > > rockchip as the vendor also:
> > > > 
> > > >            - const: rockchip,rk3399-orangepi
> > > >            - const: rockchip,rk3568-bpi-r2pro
> > > > 
> > > > Perhaps these should also be fixed at the same time?
> > > 
> > > What is happening with rockchip boards?
> > 
> > Copy-paste stuff ... boards using rockchip,boardname instead of
> > vendor,boardname for their compatible.
> > 
> > I do remember us noticing this a number of times on some boards
> > and requesting fixes, but looks like some slipped through.
> > 
> > So I guess Tim is suggesting changing the compatible, but with boards
> > being merged a while ago, this would break backwards compatibility.
> > So I guess both the Orange and Banana Pies will need to live with that.
> 
> You may get away with it because we generally don't use the names...
> 
> Though there are some discussions to start using them to select dtbs by 
> bootloaders.

Ah, that's good to know (both points) ... so essentially right now would be
a good time to do what Tim suggested, before the names get actual usage.

@Tim: is that something you'd want to do?


Thanks
Heiko