linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH v8 1/2] dt-bindings: cpufreq: Introduce QCOM CPUFREQ Firmware bindings

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Date:   Sun, 21 Oct 2018 13:06:42 -0700
From:   Bjorn Andersson <bjorn.andersson@...aro.org>
To:     Taniya Das <tdas@...eaurora.org>
Cc:     "Rafael J. Wysocki" <rjw@...ysocki.net>,
        Viresh Kumar <viresh.kumar@...aro.org>,
        linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org, linux-pm@...r.kernel.org,
        Stephen Boyd <sboyd@...nel.org>,
        Rajendra Nayak <rnayak@...eaurora.org>,
        devicetree@...r.kernel.org, robh@...nel.org,
        skannan@...eaurora.org, linux-arm-msm@...r.kernel.org,
        amit.kucheria@...aro.org, evgreen@...gle.com
Subject: Re: [PATCH v8 1/2] dt-bindings: cpufreq: Introduce QCOM CPUFREQ
 Firmware bindings

On Sun 23 Sep 03:33 PDT 2018, Taniya Das wrote:
> diff --git a/Documentation/devicetree/bindings/cpufreq/cpufreq-qcom-hw.txt b/Documentation/devicetree/bindings/cpufreq/cpufreq-qcom-hw.txt
> new file mode 100644
> index 0000000..c06941c
> --- /dev/null
> +++ b/Documentation/devicetree/bindings/cpufreq/cpufreq-qcom-hw.txt
> @@ -0,0 +1,169 @@
> +Qualcomm Technologies, Inc. CPUFREQ Bindings
> +
> +CPUFREQ HW is a hardware engine used by some Qualcomm Technologies, Inc. (QTI)
> +SoCs to manage frequency in hardware. It is capable of controlling frequency
> +for multiple clusters.
> +
> +Properties:
> +- compatible
> +	Usage:		required
> +	Value type:	<string>
> +	Definition:	must be "qcom,cpufreq-hw".

As this binding (and driver) operates actual hardware we should probably
have a more specific compatible. Or is this the one and only "hardware
cpufreq" block that will ever come out of Qualcomm?

Regards,
Bjorn