Re: [PATCH v1 1/2] remoteproc: dt: Provide bindings for iMX6SX/7D Remote Processor Controller driver

From: Bjorn Andersson
Date: Mon Jul 10 2017 - 18:14:56 EST


On Mon 10 Jul 07:42 PDT 2017, Oleksij Rempel wrote:

> Signed-off-by: Oleksij Rempel <o.rempel@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> ---
> .../devicetree/bindings/remoteproc/imx-rproc.txt | 44 ++++++++++++++++++++++
> 1 file changed, 44 insertions(+)
> create mode 100644 Documentation/devicetree/bindings/remoteproc/imx-rproc.txt
>
> diff --git a/Documentation/devicetree/bindings/remoteproc/imx-rproc.txt b/Documentation/devicetree/bindings/remoteproc/imx-rproc.txt
> new file mode 100644
> index 000000000000..e7c61993e1b8
> --- /dev/null
> +++ b/Documentation/devicetree/bindings/remoteproc/imx-rproc.txt
> @@ -0,0 +1,44 @@
> +NXP iMX6SX/iMX7D Co-Processor Bindings
> +----------------------------------------
> +
> +This binding provides support for ARM Cortex M4 Co-processor found on some
> +NXP iMX SoCs.
> +
> +Required properties:
> +- compatible Should be one of:
> + "fsl,imx7d-rproc"
> + "fsl,imx6sx-rproc"
> +- clocks Clock for co-processor (See: ../clock/clock-bindings.txt)
> +- syscfg Phandle to syscon block which provide access to

This is called "syscon" in the code and the example.

> + System Reset Controller
> +
> +Optional properties:
> +- reg: Should contain the address ranges for some of internal
> + memory regions.

Something less hand-wavy, like: "Should list the memory regions for the
remoteproc"

> +- reg-names: Contains the corresponding names for the memory
> + regions. These should be named "ddr", "ocram", "ocram-s",
> + "ocram-epdc" or "ocram-pxp".

Make this comment define which memory regions are required for each of
the systems.

> +Fallowing memory ranges are expected:
> +- For "fsl,imx7d-rproc"
> + <0x00900000 0x00020000> - "ocram"
> + <0x00920000 0x00020000> - "ocram-epdc"
> + <0x00940000 0x00008000> - "ocram-pxp"
> + <0x80000000 0x0FFF0000> - "ddr" (code area)
> + <0x80000000 0x60000000> - "ddr" (data area)

There's no reason to list the actual regions in the binding
document. Just list the requires regions for each system.

> +- For "fsl,imx6sx-rproc"
> + <0x008F8000 0x00004000> - "ocram-s"
> + <0x80000000 0x0FFF8000> - "ddr" (code area)
> + <0x80000000 0x60000000> - "ddr" (data area)
> +
> +Note: the "ddr" code and data ranges are overlapping. Code area is smaller
> +than data area. So this range should be carefully chosen according to your
> +system and application requirements.
> +

This is a source of future issues as this indicates that I should have
reg-names list "ddr" twice.

Also, as you warn about the user needing to pick the values for "ddr",
does that mean that it's a carveout of System RAM?

> +Example:
> + imx_rproc: imx7d-rp0@0 {

imx7d-rproc@80000000 {

And there's currently no reason to label this node.

> + compatible = "fsl,imx7d-rproc";
> + reg = <0x80000000 0x80000>, <0x00900000 0x2000>;
> + reg-names = "ddr", "ocram";
> + syscon = <&src>;
> + clocks = <&clks IMX7D_ARM_M4_ROOT_CLK>;
> + };

Regards,
Bjorn