linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH v4 1/2] dt-binding: timer: document NPCM7xx timer DT bindings

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Date:   Wed, 7 Mar 2018 12:30:37 +0200
From:   Tomer Maimon <tmaimon77@...il.com>
To:     Joel Stanley <joel@....id.au>
Cc:     Rob Herring <robh+dt@...nel.org>,
        Mark Rutland <mark.rutland@....com>,
        Daniel Lezcano <daniel.lezcano@...aro.org>,
        Thomas Gleixner <tglx@...utronix.de>,
        Avi Fishman <avifishman70@...il.com>,
        Brendan Higgins <brendanhiggins@...gle.com>,
        devicetree <devicetree@...r.kernel.org>,
        Linux Kernel Mailing List <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>,
        OpenBMC Maillist <openbmc@...ts.ozlabs.org>
Subject: Re: [PATCH v4 1/2] dt-binding: timer: document NPCM7xx timer DT bindings

Sorry for the late response

On 2 March 2018 at 03:51, Joel Stanley <joel@....id.au> wrote:
> Hi Tomer,
>
> On Tue, Feb 27, 2018 at 1:06 AM, Tomer Maimon <tmaimon77@...il.com> wrote:
>> Added device tree binding documentation for Nuvoton NPCM7xx timer.
>>
>> Signed-off-by: Tomer Maimon <tmaimon77@...il.com>
>> Acked-by: Rob Herring <robh@...nel.org>
>> Reviewed-by: Brendan Higgins <brendanhiggins@...gle.com>
>> ---
>>  .../bindings/timer/nuvoton,npcm7xx-timer.txt       | 25 ++++++++++++++++++++++
>>  1 file changed, 25 insertions(+)
>>  create mode 100644 Documentation/devicetree/bindings/timer/nuvoton,npcm7xx-timer.txt
>>
>> diff --git a/Documentation/devicetree/bindings/timer/nuvoton,npcm7xx-timer.txt b/Documentation/devicetree/bindings/timer/nuvoton,npcm7xx-timer.txt
>> new file mode 100644
>> index 000000000000..c5150522e618
>> --- /dev/null
>> +++ b/Documentation/devicetree/bindings/timer/nuvoton,npcm7xx-timer.txt
>> @@ -0,0 +1,25 @@
>> +Nuvoton NPCM7xx timer
>
> Would it make more sense to all this Nuvoton NPCM Timer? This way the
> name stays generic for when you add other systems.
>
we cant promise the timer will stay the same in the next generation, I
will leave this for NPCM7xx
>> +
>> +Nuvoton NPCM7xx have three timer modules, each timer module provides five 24-bit
>> +timer counters.
>
>
> I notice the timer has a register in the middle of it that is used for
> the watchdog. Should we describe this in the same binding? Even if we
> just add some text that adds
>
>  ... and one watchdog register.
>
I'm not sure, because the binding is only for the timer I dont think I
need to describe what is the
register contains
>> +
>> +Required properties:
>> +- compatible      : "nuvoton,npcm750-timer" for Poleg NPCM750.
>> +- reg             : Offset and length of the register set for the device.
>> +- interrupts      : Contain the timer interrupt with flags for
>> +                    falling edge.
>> +
>> +Required clocking property, have to be one of:
>> +- clocks          : phandle of timer reference clock.
>> +- clock-frequency : The frequency in Hz of the clock that drives the NPCM7xx
>> +                    timer (usually 25000000).
>> +
>> +Example:
>> +
>> +timer@...08000 {
>> +    compatible = "nuvoton,npcm750-timer";
>> +    interrupts = <GIC_SPI 32 IRQ_TYPE_LEVEL_HIGH>;
>> +    reg = <0xf0008000 0x1000>;
>
> This can probably be <0xf0008000 0x50>, as tthe timer hardware only
> has registers up to base + 0x50.
Thanks,
I will modify it in the next version, waiting fro more comments.
>
>> +    clocks = <&clk NPCM7XX_CLK_TIMER>;
>> +};
>> +
>> --
>> 2.14.1
>>

Cheers,

Tomer