linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH 5/5] nds32: Add document for NDS32 PMU.

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Date:   Mon, 22 Oct 2018 14:17:05 +0100
From:   Mark Rutland <mark.rutland@....com>
To:     Nick Hu <nickhu@...estech.com>
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Subject: Re: [PATCH 5/5] nds32: Add document for NDS32 PMU.

On Mon, Oct 22, 2018 at 06:23:08PM +0800, Nick Hu wrote:
> Hi Mark,
> 
> On Thu, Oct 18, 2018 at 10:31:32PM +0800, Mark Rutland wrote:
> > On Thu, Oct 18, 2018 at 04:43:17PM +0800, Nickhu wrote:
> > > The document for how to add NDS32 PMU
> > > in devicetree.
> > > 
> > > Signed-off-by: Nickhu <nickhu@...estech.com>
> > > ---
> > >  Documentation/devicetree/bindings/nds32/pmu.txt | 17 +++++++++++++++++
> > >  1 file changed, 17 insertions(+)
> > >  create mode 100644 Documentation/devicetree/bindings/nds32/pmu.txt
> > > 
> > > diff --git a/Documentation/devicetree/bindings/nds32/pmu.txt b/Documentation/devicetree/bindings/nds32/pmu.txt
> > > new file mode 100644
> > > index 000000000000..02762b850e59
> > > --- /dev/null
> > > +++ b/Documentation/devicetree/bindings/nds32/pmu.txt
> > > @@ -0,0 +1,17 @@
> > > +* NDS32 Performance Monitor Units
> > > +
> > > +NDS32 core have a PMU for counting cpu and cache events like cache misses.
> > > +The NDS32 PMU representation in the device tree should be done as under:
> > > +
> > > +Required properties:
> > > +
> > > +- compatilbe :
> > > +	"andestech,atcpmu"
> > 
> > Which CPUs have this PMU?
> > 
> > I expected more specific strings, e.g. "andestech,n13-pmu" and/or
> > "andestech,andestech,nds32v3-pmu".
> >
> In nds32 V3, all of our CPU have PMU.
> So I will change the string to andestech,nds32v3-pmu.

That sounds good to me; thanks.

> > > +- interrupts : The interrupt number for NDS32 PMU is 13.
> > > +
> > > +Example:
> > > +pmu{
> > > +	compatible = "andestech,atcpmu";
> > > +	interrupts = <13>;
> > > +}
> > 
> > The driver tried to find multiple interrupts. Is there only a single
> > interrupt in all cases?
> > 
> There is only overflow interrupt for performance couner in nds32 V3.
> I will modified the driver and prepare another patch.

Ok.

Thanks,
Mark.