linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH 3/6] docs: Document BCM23550 bindings

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Date:	Mon, 9 May 2016 14:41:15 -0500
From:	Rob Herring <robh@...nel.org>
To:	Chris Brand <chris.brand@...adcom.com>
Cc:	Sebastian Reichel <sre@...nel.org>,
	Dmitry Eremin-Solenikov <dbaryshkov@...il.com>,
	David Woodhouse <dwmw2@...radead.org>,
	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org, linux-pm@...r.kernel.org,
	Florian Fainelli <f.fainelli@...il.com>,
	Ray Jui <rjui@...adcom.com>,
	Scott Branden <sbranden@...adcom.com>,
	Russell King <linux@....linux.org.uk>,
	bcm-kernel-feedback-list@...adcom.com,
	linux-arm-kernel@...ts.infradead.org,
	Pawel Moll <pawel.moll@....com>,
	Mark Rutland <mark.rutland@....com>,
	Ian Campbell <ijc+devicetree@...lion.org.uk>,
	Kumar Gala <galak@...eaurora.org>, devicetree@...r.kernel.org,
	Raymond Ngun <raymond.ngun@...adcom.com>,
	Markus Mayer <markus.mayer@...adcom.com>
Subject: Re: [PATCH 3/6] docs: Document BCM23550 bindings

On Thu, May 05, 2016 at 01:48:51PM -0700, Chris Brand wrote:
> Add binding document for Broadcom BCM23550 SoC.
> 
> BCM23550 has a Cluster Dormant Control IP block that holds cores
> in an idle state. Introduce a new CPU enable method in which the CDC is
> accessed to bring the core online.
> 
> Signed-off-by: Chris Brand <chris.brand@...adcom.com>
> ---
>  .../bindings/arm/bcm/brcm,bcm23550-cpu-method.txt  | 36 ++++++++++++++++++++++
>  .../devicetree/bindings/arm/bcm/brcm,bcm23550.txt  | 15 +++++++++
>  Documentation/devicetree/bindings/arm/cpus.txt     |  1 +
>  3 files changed, 52 insertions(+)
>  create mode 100644 Documentation/devicetree/bindings/arm/bcm/brcm,bcm23550-cpu-method.txt
>  create mode 100644 Documentation/devicetree/bindings/arm/bcm/brcm,bcm23550.txt
> 
> diff --git a/Documentation/devicetree/bindings/arm/bcm/brcm,bcm23550-cpu-method.txt b/Documentation/devicetree/bindings/arm/bcm/brcm,bcm23550-cpu-method.txt
> new file mode 100644
> index 000000000000..b1b16872bbca
> --- /dev/null
> +++ b/Documentation/devicetree/bindings/arm/bcm/brcm,bcm23550-cpu-method.txt
> @@ -0,0 +1,36 @@
> +Broadcom Kona Family CPU Enable Method
> +--------------------------------------
> +This binding defines the enable method used for starting secondary
> +CPUs in the following Broadcom SoCs:
> +  BCM23550
> +
> +The enable method is specified by defining the following required
> +properties in the "cpu" device tree node:
> +  - enable-method = "brcm,bcm23550-cpu-method";

"-cpu-method" is a bit redundant. brcm,bc23550 is probably sufficient.

> +  - secondary-boot-reg = <...>;
> +
> +The secondary-boot-reg property is a u32 value that specifies the
> +physical address of the register used to request the ROM holding pen
> +code release a secondary CPU.  The value written to the register is
> +formed by encoding the target CPU id into the low bits of the
> +physical start address it should jump to.