Re: [v4,3/3] Documentation: dt: binding: fsl: Add 'fsl,ippdexpcr1-alt-addr' property

From: Rob Herring
Date: Fri Sep 27 2019 - 13:14:25 EST


On Thu, Sep 26, 2019 at 10:41:18AM +0800, Biwen Li wrote:
> The 'fsl,ippdexpcr1-alt-addr' property is used to handle an errata A-008646
> on LS1021A
>
> Signed-off-by: Biwen Li <biwen.li@xxxxxxx>
> ---
> Change in v4:
> - rename property name
> fsl,ippdexpcr-alt-addr -> fsl,ippdexpcr1-alt-addr
>
> Change in v3:
> - rename property name
> fsl,rcpm-scfg -> fsl,ippdexpcr-alt-addr
>
> Change in v2:
> - update desc of the property 'fsl,rcpm-scfg'
>
> .../devicetree/bindings/soc/fsl/rcpm.txt | 21 +++++++++++++++++++
> 1 file changed, 21 insertions(+)
>
> diff --git a/Documentation/devicetree/bindings/soc/fsl/rcpm.txt b/Documentation/devicetree/bindings/soc/fsl/rcpm.txt
> index 5a33619d881d..751a7655b694 100644
> --- a/Documentation/devicetree/bindings/soc/fsl/rcpm.txt
> +++ b/Documentation/devicetree/bindings/soc/fsl/rcpm.txt
> @@ -34,6 +34,13 @@ Chassis Version Example Chips
> Optional properties:
> - little-endian : RCPM register block is Little Endian. Without it RCPM
> will be Big Endian (default case).
> + - fsl,ippdexpcr1-alt-addr : The property is related to a hardware issue
> + on SoC LS1021A and only needed on SoC LS1021A.
> + Must include 1 + 2 entries.
> + The first entry must be a link to the SCFG device node.
> + The non-first entry must be offset of registers of SCFG.
> + The second and third entry compose an alt offset address
> + for IPPDEXPCR1(SCFG_SPARECR8)

If only on 1 SoC, can't all this be implied by "fsl,ls1021a-rcpm"?

Adding a property means you need both a new dtb and kernel to fix the
errata. Using the compatible string means you only need a new kernel.

>
> Example:
> The RCPM node for T4240:
> @@ -43,6 +50,20 @@ The RCPM node for T4240:
> #fsl,rcpm-wakeup-cells = <2>;
> };
>
> +The RCPM node for LS1021A:
> + rcpm: rcpm@1ee2140 {
> + compatible = "fsl,ls1021a-rcpm", "fsl,qoriq-rcpm-2.1+";

Both of these compatible strings aren't documented.

> + reg = <0x0 0x1ee2140 0x0 0x8>;
> + #fsl,rcpm-wakeup-cells = <2>;
> +
> + /*
> + * The second and third entry compose an alt offset
> + * address for IPPDEXPCR1(SCFG_SPARECR8)
> + */
> + fsl,ippdexpcr1-alt-addr = <&scfg 0x0 0x51c>;
> + };
> +
> +
> * Freescale RCPM Wakeup Source Device Tree Bindings
> -------------------------------------------
> Required fsl,rcpm-wakeup property should be added to a device node if the device
> --
> 2.17.1
>