linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH v5 6/8] ARM: brcmstb: add misc. DT bindings for brcmstb

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Date:	Fri, 24 Jan 2014 11:03:00 +0000
From:	Mark Rutland <mark.rutland@....com>
To:	Marc Carino <marc.ceeeee@...il.com>
Cc:	Christian Daudt <bcm@...thebug.org>, Arnd Bergmann <arnd@...db.de>,
	Florian Fainelli <f.fainelli@...il.com>,
	Matt Porter <matt.porter@...aro.org>,
	Russell King <linux@....linux.org.uk>,
	"linux-arm-kernel@...ts.infradead.org" 
	<linux-arm-kernel@...ts.infradead.org>,
	"linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org" <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>,
	"devicetree@...r.kernel.org" <devicetree@...r.kernel.org>
Subject: Re: [PATCH v5 6/8] ARM: brcmstb: add misc. DT bindings for brcmstb

On Wed, Jan 22, 2014 at 03:30:50AM +0000, Marc Carino wrote:
> Document the bindings that the Broadcom STB platform needs
> for proper bootup.
> 
> Signed-off-by: Marc Carino <marc.ceeeee@...il.com>
> Acked-by: Florian Fainelli <f.fainelli@...il.com>
> ---
>  .../devicetree/bindings/arm/brcm-brcmstb.txt       |   95 ++++++++++++++++++++
>  1 files changed, 95 insertions(+), 0 deletions(-)
>  create mode 100644 Documentation/devicetree/bindings/arm/brcm-brcmstb.txt
> 
> diff --git a/Documentation/devicetree/bindings/arm/brcm-brcmstb.txt b/Documentation/devicetree/bindings/arm/brcm-brcmstb.txt
> new file mode 100644
> index 0000000..3c436cc
> --- /dev/null
> +++ b/Documentation/devicetree/bindings/arm/brcm-brcmstb.txt
> @@ -0,0 +1,95 @@
> +ARM Broadcom STB platforms Device Tree Bindings
> +-----------------------------------------------
> +Boards with Broadcom Brahma15 ARM-based BCMxxxx (generally BCM7xxx variants)
> +SoC shall have the following DT organization:
> +
> +Required root node properties:
> +    - compatible: "brcm,bcm<chip_id>", "brcm,brcmstb"
> +
> +example:
> +/ {
> +    #address-cells = <2>;
> +    #size-cells = <2>;
> +    model = "Broadcom STB (bcm7445)";
> +    compatible = "brcm,bcm7445", "brcm,brcmstb";
> +
> +Further, syscon nodes that map platform-specific registers used for general
> +system control is required:
> +
> +    - compatible: "brcm,bcm<chip_id>-sun-top-ctrl", "syscon"
> +    - compatible: "brcm,bcm<chip_id>-hif-cpubiuctrl", "syscon"
> +    - compatible: "brcm,bcm<chip_id>-hif-continuation", "syscon"
> +
> +example:
> +    rdb {
> +        #address-cells = <1>;
> +        #size-cells = <1>;
> +        compatible = "simple-bus";
> +        ranges = <0 0x00 0xf0000000 0x1000000>;
> +
> +        sun_top_ctrl: syscon@...000 {
> +            compatible = "brcm,bcm7445-sun-top-ctrl", "syscon";
> +            reg = <0x404000 0x51c>;
> +        };
> +
> +        hif_cpubiuctrl: syscon@...400 {
> +            compatible = "brcm,bcm7445-hif-cpubiuctrl", "syscon";
> +            reg = <0x3e2400 0x5b4>;
> +        };
> +
> +        hif_continuation: syscon@...000 {
> +            compatible = "brcm,bcm7445-hif-continuation", "syscon";
> +            reg = <0x452000 0x100>;
> +        };
> +    };
> +
> +Lastly, nodes that allow for support of SMP initialization and reboot are
> +required:
> +
> +smpboot
> +-------
> +Required properties:
> +
> +    - compatible
> +        The string "brcm,brcmstb-smpboot".
> +
> +    - syscon-cpu
> +        A phandle / integer array property which lets the BSP know the location
> +        of certain CPU power-on registers.
> +
> +        The layout of the property is as follows:
> +            o a phandle to the "hif_cpubiuctrl" syscon node
> +            o offset to the base CPU power zone register
> +            o offset to the base CPU reset register

How variable are these values?

> +
> +    - syscon-cont
> +        A phandle pointing to the syscon node which describes the CPU boot
> +        continuation registers.
> +            o a phandle to the "hif_continuation" syscon node
> +
> +example:
> +    smpboot {
> +        compatible = "brcm,brcmstb-smpboot";
> +        syscon-cpu = <&hif_cpubiuctrl 0x88 0x178>;
> +        syscon-cont = <&hif_continuation>;
> +    };

This looks odd. This doesn't seem like a device, but rather a grouping
of disparate devices used for a particular software purpose.

> +
> +reboot
> +-------
> +Required properties
> +
> +    - compatible
> +        The string property "brcm,brcmstb-reboot".
> +
> +    - syscon
> +        A phandle / integer array that points to the syscon node which describes
> +        the general system reset registers.
> +            o a phandle to "sun_top_ctrl"
> +            o offset to the "reset source enable" register
> +            o offset to the "software master reset" register

How variable are these values?

> +
> +example:
> +    reboot {
> +        compatible = "brcm,brcmstb-reboot";
> +        syscon = <&sun_top_ctrl 0x304 0x308>;
> +    };

As with smpboot, this seems odd.

Thanks,
Mark.
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