Re: [PATCH 01/13] dt-bindings: memory: snps: Extend schema with IRQs/resets/clocks props

From: Serge Semin
Date: Fri Sep 09 2022 - 03:53:08 EST


On Tue, Aug 30, 2022 at 06:01:56PM +0300, Krzysztof Kozlowski wrote:
> On 26/08/2022 11:47, Serge Semin wrote:
>
> >>
> >>> +
> >>> + interrupt-names:
> >>> + minItems: 1
> >>> + maxItems: 5
> >>> + oneOf:
> >>> + - description: Common ECC CE/UE/Scrubber/DFI Errors IRQ
> >>> + items:
> >>> + - const: ecc
> >>> + - description: Individual ECC CE/UE/Scrubber/DFI Errors IRQs
> >>> + items:
> >>> + enum: [ ecc_ce, ecc_ue, ecc_ap, ecc_sbr, dfi_e ]
> >>>
> >>> reg:
> >>> maxItems: 1
> >>>
> >>> + clocks:
> >>> + description:
> >>> + A standard set of the clock sources contains CSRs bus clock, AXI-ports
> >>> + reference clock, DDRC core clock, Scrubber standalone clock
> >>> + (synchronous to the DDRC clock).
> >>> + minItems: 1
> >>> + maxItems: 4
> >>
> >
> >> I expect list to be strictly defined, not flexible.
> >

> > Some of the clock sources might be absent or tied up to another one
> > (for instance pclk, aclk and sbr can be clocked from a single core
> > clock source). It depends on the IP-core synthesize parameters.
>
> Yet still your device has clock lines - clock inputs, right? Therefore
> still 4 clocks will be going there or you want to say that the pin is
> not connected (or pulled down)?

As we agreed my device will have dedicated DT-schema referencing this
one. The DT-bindings in the subject is the generic IP-core bindings.
So some of the lines indeed may be absent depending on the synthesize
parameters or the particular platform specifics. My device DT-schema
will contain more specific clocks/resets/irqs properties constraints.

>
> >
> >>
> >>> +
> >>> + clock-names:
> >>> + minItems: 1
> >>> + maxItems: 4
> >>> + items:
> >>> + enum: [ pclk, aclk, core, sbr ]
> >>> +
> >>> + resets:
> >>> + description:
> >>> + Each clock domain can have separate reset signal.
> >>> + minItems: 1
> >>> + maxItems: 4
> >>> +
> >>> + reset-names:
> >>> + minItems: 1
> >>> + maxItems: 4
> >>> + items:
> >>> + enum: [ prst, arst, core, sbr ]
> >>
> >
> >> The same.
> >
> > The same as for the clock.
> >
> >>
> >>> +
> >>> required:
> >>> - compatible
> >>> - reg
> >>> @@ -48,4 +92,15 @@ examples:
> >>> interrupt-parent = <&gic>;
> >>> interrupts = <0 112 4>;
> >>> };
> >>> + - |
> >>> + memory-controller@fd070000 {
> >>> + compatible = "snps,ddrc-3.80a";
> >>> + reg = <0x3d400000 0x400000>;
> >>> +
> >>> + interrupts = <0 147 4>, <0 148 4>, <0 149 4>, <0 150 4>;
> >>
> >
> >> Use proper defines.
> >
> > What do you mean? Which defines do you think would be proper? If you
> > meant the IRQ DT-bindings macros, then what difference does it make
> > for a generic device in the DT-binding example?
>

> The macros/defines representing these numbers.
>
>
> > Note since the device
> > is defined as generic it can be placed on different platforms with
> > different interrupt controller requirements. So what do you mean by
> > "proper" in this case?
>
> Proper means text instead of hard-coded number. This piece of code has
> meaning in a specific context, because you used interrupts matching some
> specific interrupt controllers. In that controller context, the "4" has
> a meaning. Just like "0". You cannot say that this piece of code is
> interrupt-controller-independent, because it is not. 4 has meaning.
>
> If you want it to be independent, drop all the flags... If you use flags
> from a specific implementation, then use proper defines matching them,
> not hard-coded numbers.

I'll replace the number 4 with the IRQ-level triggered macro and drop
the flag 0 then.

-Sergey

>
> Best regards,
> Krzysztof