linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH 07/20] coresight: dts: Document usage of graph bindings

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Message-ID: <20180608203009.GF30587@xps15>
Date:   Fri, 8 Jun 2018 14:30:09 -0600
From:   Mathieu Poirier <mathieu.poirier@...aro.org>
To:     Suzuki K Poulose <suzuki.poulose@....com>
Cc:     linux-arm-kernel@...ts.infradead.org, robh@...nel.org,
        frowand.list@...il.com, mark.rutland@....com, sudeep.holla@....com,
        arm@...nel.org, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org, matt.sealey@....com,
        john.horley@....com, charles.garcia-tobin@....com,
        coresight@...ts.linaro.org, devicetree@...r.kernel.org,
        mike.leach@...aro.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH 07/20] coresight: dts: Document usage of graph bindings

On Tue, Jun 05, 2018 at 10:43:18PM +0100, Suzuki K Poulose wrote:
> Before we update the bindings, document the current graph bindings
> and usage of additional properties.
> 
> Cc: Mathieu Poirier <mathieu.poirier@...aro.org>
> Signed-off-by: Suzuki K Poulose <suzuki.poulose@....com>

Reviewed-by: Mathieu Poirier <mathieu.poirier@...aro.org>

> ---
>  .../devicetree/bindings/arm/coresight.txt          | 31 +++++++++++++++++++---
>  1 file changed, 27 insertions(+), 4 deletions(-)
> 
> diff --git a/Documentation/devicetree/bindings/arm/coresight.txt b/Documentation/devicetree/bindings/arm/coresight.txt
> index 9aa30a1..ed6b555 100644
> --- a/Documentation/devicetree/bindings/arm/coresight.txt
> +++ b/Documentation/devicetree/bindings/arm/coresight.txt
> @@ -52,9 +52,7 @@ its hardware characteristcs.
>  	  clocks the core of that coresight component. The latter clock
>  	  is optional.
>  
> -	* port or ports: The representation of the component's port
> -	  layout using the generic DT graph presentation found in
> -	  "bindings/graph.txt".
> +	* port or ports: see "Graph bindings for Coresight" below.
>  
>  * Additional required properties for System Trace Macrocells (STM):
>  	* reg: along with the physical base address and length of the register
> @@ -71,7 +69,7 @@ its hardware characteristcs.
>  	  AMBA markee):
>  		- "arm,coresight-replicator"
>  
> -	* port or ports: same as above.
> +	* port or ports: see "Graph bindings for Coresight" below.
>  
>  * Optional properties for ETM/PTMs:
>  
> @@ -90,6 +88,31 @@ its hardware characteristcs.
>  	* arm,scatter-gather: boolean. Indicates that the TMC-ETR can safely
>  	  use the SG mode on this system.
>  
> +Graph bindings for Coresight
> +-------------------------------
> +
> +Coresight components are interconnected to create a data path for the flow of
> +trace data generated from the "sources" to their collection points "sink".
> +Each coresight component must describe the "input" and "output" connections.
> +The connections must be described via generic DT graph bindings as described
> +by the "bindings/graph.txt", where each "port" along with an "endpoint"
> +component represents a hardware port and the connection.
> +
> +Since it is possible to have multiple connections for any coresight component
> +with a specific direction of data flow, each connection must define the
> +following properties to uniquely identify the connection details.
> +
> + * Direction of the data flow w.r.t the component :
> +   Each input port must have the following property defined at the "endpoint"
> +   for the port.
> +	"slave-mode"
> +
> + * Hardware Port number at the component:
> +     -  The hardware port number is assumed to be the address of the "port"
> +         component.
> +
> +
> +
>  Example:
>  
>  1. Sinks
> -- 
> 2.7.4
>