linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH 08/10] mtd: flash-sam: Bindings for Juniper's SAM FPGA flash

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Date:   Mon, 17 Oct 2016 22:03:35 +0300
From:   Pantelis Antoniou <pantelis.antoniou@...sulko.com>
To:     Rob Herring <robh@...nel.org>
Cc:     Lee Jones <lee.jones@...aro.org>,
        Linus Walleij <linus.walleij@...aro.org>,
        Alexandre Courbot <gnurou@...il.com>,
        Mark Rutland <mark.rutland@....com>,
        Frank Rowand <frowand.list@...il.com>,
        Wolfram Sang <wsa@...-dreams.de>,
        David Woodhouse <dwmw2@...radead.org>,
        Brian Norris <computersforpeace@...il.com>,
        Florian Fainelli <f.fainelli@...il.com>,
        Wim Van Sebroeck <wim@...ana.be>,
        Peter Rosin <peda@...ntia.se>,
        Debjit Ghosh <dghosh@...iper.net>,
        Georgi Vlaev <gvlaev@...iper.net>,
        Guenter Roeck <linux@...ck-us.net>,
        Maryam Seraj <mseraj@...iper.net>, devicetree@...r.kernel.org,
        linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org, linux-gpio@...r.kernel.org,
        linux-i2c@...r.kernel.org, linux-mtd@...ts.infradead.org,
        linux-watchdog@...r.kernel.org, netdev@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH 08/10] mtd: flash-sam: Bindings for Juniper's SAM FPGA flash

Hi Rob,

> On Oct 10, 2016, at 23:07 , Rob Herring <robh@...nel.org> wrote:
> 
> gOn Fri, Oct 07, 2016 at 06:18:36PM +0300, Pantelis Antoniou wrote:
>> From: Georgi Vlaev <gvlaev@...iper.net>
>> 
>> Add binding document for Junipers Flash IP block present
>> in the SAM FPGA on PTX series of routers.
>> 
>> Signed-off-by: Georgi Vlaev <gvlaev@...iper.net>
>> [Ported from Juniper kernel]
>> Signed-off-by: Pantelis Antoniou <pantelis.antoniou@...sulko.com>
>> ---
>> .../devicetree/bindings/mtd/flash-sam.txt          | 31 ++++++++++++++++++++++
>> 1 file changed, 31 insertions(+)
>> create mode 100644 Documentation/devicetree/bindings/mtd/flash-sam.txt
>> 
>> diff --git a/Documentation/devicetree/bindings/mtd/flash-sam.txt b/Documentation/devicetree/bindings/mtd/flash-sam.txt
>> new file mode 100644
>> index 0000000..bdf1d78
>> --- /dev/null
>> +++ b/Documentation/devicetree/bindings/mtd/flash-sam.txt
>> @@ -0,0 +1,31 @@
>> +Flash device on a Juniper SAM FPGA
>> +
>> +These flash chips are found in the PTX series of Juniper routers.
>> +
>> +They are regular CFI compatible (Intel or AMD extended) flash chips with
>> +some special write protect/VPP bits that can be controlled by the machine's
>> +system controller.
> 
> And where's the description of the sys ctrlr?
> 

The system controller is Juniper IP. We’ll have to ask around about
specifics, and it’s pretty uninspiring stuff.

>> +
>> +Required properties:
>> +- compatible : must be "jnx,flash-sam"
>> +
>> +Optional properties:
>> +- reg : memory address for the flash chip, note that this is not
>> +required since usually the device is a subdevice of the SAM MFD
>> +driver which fills in the register fields.
>> +
>> +For the rest of the properties, see mtd-physmap.txt.
>> +
>> +The device tree may optionally contain sub-nodes describing partitions of the
>> +address space. See partition.txt for more detail.
>> +
>> +Example:
>> +
>> +flash_sam {
>> +	compatible = "jnx,flash-sam";
>> +	partition@0 {
> 
> This should have a heirarchy of a controller node, a flash child node, 
> partitions child node, and partition child nodes.
> 

OK.

>> +		reg = <0x0 0x400000>;
>> +		label = "pic0-golden";
>> +		read-only;
>> +	};
>> +};
>> -- 
>> 1.9.1