Re: [PATCH 1/3] spi: dt-bindings: add doc for Amlogic A113L2 SFC

From: Krzysztof Kozlowski
Date: Wed Aug 13 2025 - 03:37:07 EST


On 13/08/2025 08:13, Xianwei Zhao wrote:
>>> +allOf:
>>> + - $ref: /schemas/spi/spi-controller.yaml#
>>> +
>>> +properties:
>>> + compatible:
>>> + const: amlogic,a4-spifc
>>> +
>>> + reg:
>>> + items:
>>> + - description: core registers
>>> + - description: parent clk control registers
>>
>> Why are you poking to parent node or to clock registers? This looks like
>> mixing up device address spaces.
>>
>
> The SPIFC bus clock multiplexes EMMC modules, so the corresponding
> frequency division register is also in EMMC module. The SPIFC and the
> EMMC modules cannot be used simultaneously.

Then obviously you cannot put here EMMC or parent registers.

It looks really like you miss proper hardware representation.

>
>>> +
>>> + reg-names:
>>> + items:
>>> + - const: core
>>> + - const: pclk
>>> +
>>> + clocks:
>>> + items:
>>> + - description: clock gate
>>
>> Are you sure this is separate clock input to this device?
>>
>
> This clock is used by the APB interface to access the SPIFC registers.

So APB clock?



Best regards,
Krzysztof