linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH V2 1/4] dt-bindings: fsl: scu: add watchdog binding

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Date:   Wed, 1 May 2019 15:10:10 -0500
From:   Rob Herring <robh@...nel.org>
To:     Anson Huang <anson.huang@....com>
Cc:     "mark.rutland@....com" <mark.rutland@....com>,
        "wim@...ux-watchdog.org" <wim@...ux-watchdog.org>,
        "linux@...ck-us.net" <linux@...ck-us.net>,
        "shawnguo@...nel.org" <shawnguo@...nel.org>,
        "s.hauer@...gutronix.de" <s.hauer@...gutronix.de>,
        "kernel@...gutronix.de" <kernel@...gutronix.de>,
        "festevam@...il.com" <festevam@...il.com>,
        Aisheng Dong <aisheng.dong@....com>,
        "ulf.hansson@...aro.org" <ulf.hansson@...aro.org>,
        Peng Fan <peng.fan@....com>,
        Daniel Baluta <daniel.baluta@....com>,
        "devicetree@...r.kernel.org" <devicetree@...r.kernel.org>,
        "linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org" <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>,
        "linux-watchdog@...r.kernel.org" <linux-watchdog@...r.kernel.org>,
        "linux-arm-kernel@...ts.infradead.org" 
        <linux-arm-kernel@...ts.infradead.org>,
        dl-linux-imx <linux-imx@....com>
Subject: Re: [PATCH V2 1/4] dt-bindings: fsl: scu: add watchdog binding

On Sun, Apr 28, 2019 at 03:27:00AM +0000, Anson Huang wrote:
> i.MX system controller watchdog has pretimeout function which
> depends on i.MX SCU driver, so watchdog DT node needs to be
> subnode of SCU, this patch adds i.MX system controller watchdog
> binding to SCU binding doc.
> 
> Signed-off-by: Anson Huang <Anson.Huang@....com>
> ---
> New patch.
> ---
>  .../devicetree/bindings/arm/freescale/fsl,scu.txt         | 15 +++++++++++++++
>  1 file changed, 15 insertions(+)
> 
> diff --git a/Documentation/devicetree/bindings/arm/freescale/fsl,scu.txt b/Documentation/devicetree/bindings/arm/freescale/fsl,scu.txt
> index 5d7dbab..1b56557 100644
> --- a/Documentation/devicetree/bindings/arm/freescale/fsl,scu.txt
> +++ b/Documentation/devicetree/bindings/arm/freescale/fsl,scu.txt
> @@ -133,6 +133,16 @@ RTC bindings based on SCU Message Protocol
>  Required properties:
>  - compatible: should be "fsl,imx8qxp-sc-rtc";
>  
> +Watchdog bindings based on SCU Message Protocol
> +------------------------------------------------------------
> +
> +Required properties:
> +- compatible: should be:
> +              "fsl,imx8qxp-sc-wdt"
> +              followed by "fsl,imx-sc-wdt";
> +Optional properties:
> +- timeout-sec: contains the watchdog timeout in seconds.

This should be the time to reset the system, but the subject talks about 
the pre-timeout which I guess is just an interrupt. If it is pre-timeout 
you want add a new property and don't abuse the existing one.

Rob