linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH v2 1/6] dt-bindings: rtc: Convert snps,dw-apb-timer to DT schema

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Date:   Tue, 24 Mar 2020 19:07:09 +0100
From:   Alexandre Belloni <alexandre.belloni@...tlin.com>
To:     Sergey.Semin@...kalelectronics.ru
Cc:     Alessandro Zummo <a.zummo@...ertech.it>,
        Rob Herring <robh+dt@...nel.org>,
        Mark Rutland <mark.rutland@....com>,
        Serge Semin <fancer.lancer@...il.com>,
        Alexey Malahov <Alexey.Malahov@...kalelectronics.ru>,
        Thomas Bogendoerfer <tsbogend@...ha.franken.de>,
        Paul Burton <paulburton@...nel.org>,
        Ralf Baechle <ralf@...ux-mips.org>,
        Daniel Lezcano <daniel.lezcano@...aro.org>,
        Thomas Gleixner <tglx@...utronix.de>,
        Arnd Bergmann <arnd@...db.de>,
        Andy Shevchenko <andy.shevchenko@...il.com>,
        devicetree@...r.kernel.org, linux-rtc@...r.kernel.org,
        linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH v2 1/6] dt-bindings: rtc: Convert snps,dw-apb-timer to DT
 schema

Hi,

On 24/03/2020 20:43:20+0300, Sergey.Semin@...kalelectronics.ru wrote:
> From: Serge Semin <Sergey.Semin@...kalelectronics.ru>
> 
> Modern device tree bindings are supposed to be created as YAML-files
> in accordance with DT schema. This commit replaces Synopsys DW Timer
> legacy bare text binding with YAML file. As before the binding file
> states that the corresponding dts node is supposed to be compatible
> with generic DW APB Timer indicated by the "snps,dw-apb-timer"
> compatible string and to provide a mandatory registers memory range,
> one timer interrupt, either reference clock source or a fixed clock
> rate value. It may also have an optional APB bus reference clock
> phandle specified.
> 
> Signed-off-by: Serge Semin <Sergey.Semin@...kalelectronics.ru>
> Cc: Alexey Malahov <Alexey.Malahov@...kalelectronics.ru>
> Cc: Thomas Bogendoerfer <tsbogend@...ha.franken.de>
> Cc: Paul Burton <paulburton@...nel.org>
> Cc: Ralf Baechle <ralf@...ux-mips.org>
> Cc: Alessandro Zummo <a.zummo@...ertech.it>
> Cc: Alexandre Belloni <alexandre.belloni@...tlin.com>
> Cc: Daniel Lezcano <daniel.lezcano@...aro.org>
> Cc: Thomas Gleixner <tglx@...utronix.de>
> Cc: Arnd Bergmann <arnd@...db.de>
> Cc: Andy Shevchenko <andy.shevchenko@...il.com>
> Cc: Rob Herring <robh+dt@...nel.org>
> Cc: Mark Rutland <mark.rutland@....com>
> Cc: devicetree@...r.kernel.org
> Cc: linux-rtc@...r.kernel.org
> 
> ---
> 
> I have doubts that this binding file belongs to the bindings/rtc
> directory seeing it's a pure timer with no rtc facilities like
> days/months/years counting and alarms. What about moving it to the
> "Documentation/devicetree/bindings/timer/" directory?
> 

Exactly my reaction when seeing the patch, please move it out of
bindings/rtc/


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Alexandre Belloni, Bootlin
Embedded Linux and Kernel engineering
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