linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH 4/7] dt-bindings: fsi: fsi2spi: Document new restricted property

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Message-ID: <b9fbd669-3573-a0c9-18d8-6c0c7926625a@linux.ibm.com>
Date:   Thu, 20 Aug 2020 16:07:41 -0500
From:   Eddie James <eajames@...ux.ibm.com>
To:     Mark Brown <broonie@...nel.org>
Cc:     linux-spi@...r.kernel.org, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org,
        devicetree@...r.kernel.org, joel@....id.au,
        bradleyb@...ziesquirrel.com, robh+dt@...nel.org, arnd@...db.de
Subject: Re: [PATCH 4/7] dt-bindings: fsi: fsi2spi: Document new restricted
 property


On 8/20/20 12:14 PM, Mark Brown wrote:
> On Thu, Aug 20, 2020 at 12:02:25PM -0500, Eddie James wrote:
>> Add documentation for the "fsi2spi,restricted" property which indicates
>> a controller shouldn't sequence loops and therefore has a smaller
>> transfer size.
> In what situation might someone set this?  It sounds like a
> configuration option rather than a description of the hardware.


It is a description of the configuration of the hardware. For 
controllers that are configured to be restricted for security purposes, 
this property will be set.

Thanks,

Eddie