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Subject: Re: [PATCH 0/14] Refactor Ralink Pinctrl and Add Documentation
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To:     Krzysztof Kozlowski <krzysztof.kozlowski@linaro.org>,
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On 13/04/2022 18:39, Krzysztof Kozlowski wrote:
> On 13/04/2022 08:36, Sergio Paracuellos wrote:
>> I think you cannot change compatible strings because you have to be
>> compatible with previous stuff. That is the reason why when I
>> refactored all of this stuff from 'arch/mips/ralink' into
>> 'drivers/pinctrl' I maintained the same for all of them and only
>> created one binding for all. I know that these SoCs are mostly used in
>> openWRT and the way of doing things there is that when a new version
>> is released a new dtb is also compiled so I understand the motivation
>> of the change itself. In any case, Rob has the last word here, not me
>> :).
> 
> Breaking other users is usually not accepted, so some good reason would
> be needed here...

As I explained on my response to Sergio, this doesn't necessarily break 
anything.

> 
> 
> Best regards,
> Krzysztof