Re: [PATCH v3 4/6] dt-bindings: sound: Add support for the Lantiq PEF2256 codec

[Herve Codina]

Hi Krzysztof

On Wed, 22 Mar 2023 22:59:37 +0100
Krzysztof Kozlowski <krzysztof.kozlowski@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

> On 22/03/2023 14:46, Herve Codina wrote:
> > The Lantiq PEF2256 is a framer and line interface component designed to
> > fulfill all required interfacing between an analog E1/T1/J1 line and the
> > digital PCM system highway/H.100 bus.
> > 
> > The codec support allows to use some of the PCM system highway
> > time-slots as audio channels to transport audio data over the E1/T1/J1
> > lines.
> > 
> > Signed-off-by: Herve Codina <herve.codina@xxxxxxxxxxx>
> > ---
> >  .../bindings/sound/lantiq,pef2256-codec.yaml  | 54 +++++++++++++++++++
> >  1 file changed, 54 insertions(+)
> >  create mode 100644 Documentation/devicetree/bindings/sound/lantiq,pef2256-codec.yaml
> > 
> > diff --git a/Documentation/devicetree/bindings/sound/lantiq,pef2256-codec.yaml b/Documentation/devicetree/bindings/sound/lantiq,pef2256-codec.yaml
> > new file mode 100644
> > index 000000000000..da35b70cda99
> > --- /dev/null
> > +++ b/Documentation/devicetree/bindings/sound/lantiq,pef2256-codec.yaml
> > @@ -0,0 +1,54 @@
> > +# SPDX-License-Identifier: (GPL-2.0-only OR BSD-2-Clause)
> > +%YAML 1.2
> > +---
> > +$id: http://devicetree.org/schemas/sound/lantiq,pef2256-codec.yaml#
> > +$schema: http://devicetree.org/meta-schemas/core.yaml#
> > +
> > +title: Lantiq PEF2256 codec
> > +
> > +maintainers:
> > +  - Herve Codina <herve.codina@xxxxxxxxxxx>
> > +
> > +description: |
> > +  Codec support for PEF2256.
> > +
> > +  The Lantiq PEF2256, also known as Infineon PEF2256 or FALC56, is a framer and
> > +  line interface component designed to fulfill all required interfacing between
> > +  an analog E1/T1/J1 line and the digital PCM system highway/H.100 bus.
> > +
> > +  The codec support allows to use some of the PCM system highway time-slots as
> > +  audio channels to transport audio data over the E1/T1/J1 lines.
> > +
> > +  The time-slots used by the codec must be set and so, the properties
> > +  'dai-tdm-slot-num', 'dai-tdm-slot-width', 'dai-tdm-slot-tx-mask' and
> > +  'dai-tdm-slot-rx-mask' must be present in the ALSA sound card node for
> > +  sub-nodes that involve the codec. The codec uses 8bit time-slots.
> > +  'dai-tdm-tdm-slot-with' must be set to 8.
> > +  The tx and rx masks define the PEF2256 time-slots assigned to the codec.
> > +
> > +  The PEF2256 codec node should be a child of a PEF2256 node.
> > +  Refer to the bindings described in
> > +  Documentation/devicetree/bindings/mfd/lantiq,pef2256.yaml
> > +
> > +allOf:
> > +  - $ref: dai-common.yaml#
> > +
> > +properties:
> > +  compatible:
> > +    const: lantiq,pef2256-codec
> > +
> > +  '#sound-dai-cells':
> > +    const: 0  
> 
> You do not have here any resources, so the entire binding can be dropped
> and merged into the parent.
> 
> Best regards,
> Krzysztof
> 

Ok,
Do you expect all these properties (except compatible) merged at the parent
level or may I keep a child node with these properties including the
compatible property (ie. yaml file merge).

Regards,
Hervé

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