linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH v2 3/6] mfd: dt: Add bindings for the Aspeed LPC Host Controller (LPCHC)

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Date:   Fri, 18 Nov 2016 18:44:37 +0000
From:   Lee Jones <lee.jones@...aro.org>
To:     Andrew Jeffery <andrew@...id.au>
Cc:     Linus Walleij <linus.walleij@...aro.org>,
        Joel Stanley <joel@....id.au>,
        Mark Rutland <mark.rutland@....com>,
        Rob Herring <robh+dt@...nel.org>, linux-gpio@...r.kernel.org,
        linux-arm-kernel@...ts.infradead.org, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org,
        devicetree@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH v2 3/6] mfd: dt: Add bindings for the Aspeed LPC Host
 Controller (LPCHC)

Arnd,

Do you have a preference?

> The Aspeed LPC Host Controller is presented as a syscon device to
> arbitrate access by LPC and pinmux drivers. LPC pinmux configuration on
> fifth generation SoCs depends on bits in both the System Control Unit
> and the LPC Host Controller.
> 
> Signed-off-by: Andrew Jeffery <andrew@...id.au>
> ---
>  Documentation/devicetree/bindings/mfd/aspeed-lpchc.txt | 17 +++++++++++++++++

Create a new directory in bindings/mfd called 'syscon'.

Or perhaps 'bindings/syscon'.

>  1 file changed, 17 insertions(+)
>  create mode 100644 Documentation/devicetree/bindings/mfd/aspeed-lpchc.txt
> 
> diff --git a/Documentation/devicetree/bindings/mfd/aspeed-lpchc.txt b/Documentation/devicetree/bindings/mfd/aspeed-lpchc.txt
> new file mode 100644
> index 000000000000..792651488c3d
> --- /dev/null
> +++ b/Documentation/devicetree/bindings/mfd/aspeed-lpchc.txt
> @@ -0,0 +1,17 @@
> +* Device tree bindings for the Aspeed LPC Host Controller (LPCHC)
> +
> +The LPCHC registers configure LPC behaviour between the BMC and the host
> +system. The LPCHC also participates in pinmux requests on g5 SoCs and is
> +therefore considered a syscon device.
> +
> +Required properties:
> +- compatible:		"aspeed,ast2500-lpchc", "syscon"
> +- reg:			contains offset/length value of the LPCHC memory
> +			region.

Why not just use a single tab, then you don't have to linewrap?

> +Example:
> +
> +lpchc: lpchc@...890a0 {
> +	compatible = "aspeed,ast2500-lpchc", "syscon";
> +	reg = <0x1e7890a0 0xc4>;
> +};

-- 
Lee Jones
Linaro STMicroelectronics Landing Team Lead
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