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Date:	Mon, 24 Feb 2014 18:47:37 -0600
From:	Rob Herring <robherring2@...il.com>
To:	Sebastian Reichel <sre@...ian.org>
Cc:	Sebastian Reichel <sre@...g0.de>,
	Linus Walleij <linus.walleij@...aro.org>,
	Shubhrajyoti Datta <omaplinuxkernel@...il.com>,
	Carlos Chinea <cch.devel@...il.com>,
	Tony Lindgren <tony@...mide.com>,
	Grant Likely <grant.likely@...aro.org>,
	Rob Herring <rob.herring@...xeda.com>,
	Pawel Moll <pawel.moll@....com>,
	Mark Rutland <mark.rutland@....com>,
	Stephen Warren <swarren@...dotorg.org>,
	Ian Campbell <ijc+devicetree@...lion.org.uk>,
	Rob Landley <rob@...dley.net>,
	"devicetree@...r.kernel.org" <devicetree@...r.kernel.org>,
	"linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org" <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>,
	linux-omap <linux-omap@...r.kernel.org>,
	Pali Rohár <pali.rohar@...il.com>,
	Ивайло Димитров <freemangordon@....bg>,
	Joni Lapilainen <joni.lapilainen@...il.com>,
	Aaro Koskinen <aaro.koskinen@....fi>
Subject: Re: [PATCHv1 1/6] HSI: add Device Tree support for HSI clients

On Sun, Feb 23, 2014 at 5:49 PM, Sebastian Reichel <sre@...ian.org> wrote:
> Add new method hsi_add_clients_from_dt, which can be used
> to initialize HSI clients from a device tree node.
>
> The patch also documents the DT binding for trivial HSI
> clients.
>
> Signed-off-by: Sebastian Reichel <sre@...ian.org>
> ---
>  .../devicetree/bindings/hsi/trivial-devices.txt    | 36 +++++++++++
>  drivers/hsi/hsi.c                                  | 70 +++++++++++++++++++++-
>  include/dt-bindings/hsi/hsi.h                      | 17 ++++++
>  include/linux/hsi/hsi.h                            |  2 +
>  4 files changed, 124 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)
>  create mode 100644 Documentation/devicetree/bindings/hsi/trivial-devices.txt
>  create mode 100644 include/dt-bindings/hsi/hsi.h
>
> diff --git a/Documentation/devicetree/bindings/hsi/trivial-devices.txt b/Documentation/devicetree/bindings/hsi/trivial-devices.txt
> new file mode 100644
> index 0000000..1ace14a
> --- /dev/null
> +++ b/Documentation/devicetree/bindings/hsi/trivial-devices.txt
> @@ -0,0 +1,36 @@
> +This is a list of trivial hsi client devices that have simple
> +device tree bindings, consisting only of a compatible field
> +and the optional hsi configuration.
> +
> +If a device needs more specific bindings, such as properties to
> +describe some aspect of it, there needs to be a specific binding
> +document for it just like any other devices.
> +
> +Optional HSI configuration properties:
> +
> +- hsi,mode             Bit transmission mode (STREAM or FRAME)

hsi is not a vendor prefix, so all these properties should be hsi-*.

> +                       The first value is used for RX and the second one for
> +                       TX configuration. If only one value is provided it will
> +                       be used for RX and TX.
> +                       The assignments may be found in header file
> +                       <dt-bindings/hsi/hsi.h>.
> +- hsi,channels         Number of channels to use [1..16]
> +                       The first value is used for RX and the second one for
> +                       TX configuration. If only one value is provided it will
> +                       be used for RX and TX.
> +- hsi,speed            Max bit transmission speed (Kbit/s)

Include the units in the prop name: hsi-speed-kbps

> +                       The first value is used for RX and the second one for
> +                       TX configuration. If only one value is provided it will
> +                       be used for RX and TX.
> +- hsi,flow             RX flow type (SYNCHRONIZED or PIPELINE)
> +                       The assignments may be found in header file
> +                       <dt-bindings/hsi/hsi.h>.
> +- hsi,arb_mode         Arbitration mode for TX frame (Round robin, priority)
> +                       The assignments may be found in header file
> +                       <dt-bindings/hsi/hsi.h>.
> +
> +This is the list of trivial client devices:
> +
> +Compatible             Description
> +==========             =============
> +hsi-char               HSI character device


I've gotten this far and still have no idea what HSI is.

Rob
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