Re: [PATCH 1/2] dt-bindings: iio: light: vcnl4000: add Capella CM36686 and CM36672P

[Andy Shevchenko <andriy.shevchenko@intel.com>]

On Wed, Feb 11, 2026 at 03:32:41PM +0200, Erikas Bitovtas wrote:

> >>> Please implement previous feedback.
> >>
> >> Since I am making changes to the existing driver instead of creating a new one,
> >> I introduced a new patch series. As I mentioned in the cover letter, cm36686 is
> >> fully compatible with vcnl4040, so instead of creating a new binding, I create a
> >> fallback compatible for the device. I probably should have named this patch
> >> series something else.
> > 
> > That's fine, but that's v3 of previous patches. Your work was to add
> > CM36686 support. How you do it, evolves, but patchset/work is one
> > continuous work. When you rework approach next time, you also start from
> > v1? And then you go back to previous solution of new driver it will jump
> > from v1 to v3?
> > 
> 
> There has been a misunderstanding. I assumed that since I will no longer
> be developing that driver, this warrants a new patch series. I apologize
> for this.
> Here is the changelog since v2:
> - Remove the previous unnecessary proposed driver and bindings.
> - Add a fallback compatible for cm36686 of vcnl4040.
> - Add a new compatible for cm36672p.
> - Add channel info for cm36672p.
> - Remove redundant information in the dt-bindings commit message.
> Here is the link to v2:
> https://lore.kernel.org/linux-iio/20260209182432.00006c3c@huawei.com/
> 
> I have received some feedback regarding the changes I made to the
> existing vcnl4000 driver. Shall I submit the implementation of it as a
> v3 to that series of patches?

I guess v4 would be better as this is assumed misversioned v3, if I got
the situation correctly.

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With Best Regards,
Andy Shevchenko