linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH 5/6] dt-bindings: media: renesas,vin: Add V3U support

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Message-ID: <20201014102745.ucicjxvsiohwefzb@uno.localdomain>
Date:   Wed, 14 Oct 2020 12:27:45 +0200
From:   Jacopo Mondi <jacopo@...ndi.org>
To:     Niklas Söderlund <niklas.soderlund@...natech.se>
Cc:     Jacopo Mondi <jacopo+renesas@...ndi.org>,
        linux-renesas-soc@...r.kernel.org, geert+renesas@...der.be,
        laurent.pinchart@...asonboard.com, devicetree@...r.kernel.org,
        robh+dt@...nel.org, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH 5/6] dt-bindings: media: renesas,vin: Add V3U support

Hi Niklas,

On Wed, Oct 14, 2020 at 12:11:52PM +0200, Niklas Söderlund wrote:
> Hi Jacopo,
>
> Thanks for your patch.
>
> On 2020-10-14 11:44:42 +0200, Jacopo Mondi wrote:
> > Add compatible string definition for R-Car V3U.
> >
> > Signed-off-by: Jacopo Mondi <jacopo+renesas@...ndi.org>
> > ---
> >  Documentation/devicetree/bindings/media/renesas,vin.yaml | 1 +
> >  1 file changed, 1 insertion(+)
> >
> > diff --git a/Documentation/devicetree/bindings/media/renesas,vin.yaml b/Documentation/devicetree/bindings/media/renesas,vin.yaml
> > index ad2fe660364b..7b629a6ea035 100644
> > --- a/Documentation/devicetree/bindings/media/renesas,vin.yaml
> > +++ b/Documentation/devicetree/bindings/media/renesas,vin.yaml
> > @@ -51,6 +51,7 @@ properties:
> >                - renesas,vin-r8a77980 # R-Car V3H
> >                - renesas,vin-r8a77990 # R-Car E3
> >                - renesas,vin-r8a77995 # R-Car D3
> > +              - renesas,vin-r8a779a0 # R-Car V3U
>
> Documenting the compat string here might give the wrong impression the
> IP is supported. Which it's not as the V3U is quiet different then the
> it's siblings. Whit a new pipeline and small but important changes in in
> the register set. I'm primarily thinking about that the IFMD register is
> gone and dealing with that will be quiet significant work in the driver.
>
> I'm not yet 100% sure the best idea is to support V3U with this driver,
> maybe it's finally time to make it more modular, with more distinct
> support for Gen2, Gen3 and a new module for V3U?

I see.

The first concern I had that had me adding this compatible string is
that otherwise I cannot specify any compatible string in the DTS
device nodes...

>
> >
> >    reg:
> >      maxItems: 1
> > --
> > 2.28.0
> >
>
> --
> Regards,
> Niklas Söderlund