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SubjectRe: [PATCH 1/2] dt-bindings: mfd: Add ChromeOS fingerprint binding
On Tue, 15 Mar 2022, Stephen Boyd wrote:

> Quoting Lee Jones (2022-03-15 08:48:08)
> > On Tue, 15 Mar 2022, Stephen Boyd wrote:
> >
> > > Quoting Lee Jones (2022-03-15 04:30:49)
> > > > It's tough to say from what I was sent above.
> > > >
> > > > But yes, sounds like it.
> > > >
> > > > We do not want any device 'functionality' in MFD ideally.
> > > >
> > >
> > > I put it next to the existing cros-ec binding. The existing binding is
> > > there because of historical reasons as far as I know. Otherwise it
> > > didn't seem MFD related so I didn't Cc mfd maintainer/list. New file
> > > additions don't usually conflict with anything and this is in the
> > > bindings directory so the driver side maintainer would be picking up the
> > > binding.
> >
> > That's not how it works unfortunately.
> >
> > This file is located in the MFD bindings directory, so I would be
> > picking it up (if it ends up staying here).
>
> The way it works is arbitrary

Correct.

> and up to maintainer's choice.

Which *should* be reflected in MAINTAINERS and by extension
get_maintainer.pl. As is the case here. :)

> I'll move it out of the mfd directory :)

That does sound like a good solution, thanks Stephen.

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