linux-kernel - [RFC PATCH v3 10/12] dt-bindings: arm: Add virtio transport for SCMI

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Date:   Tue, 11 May 2021 02:20:38 +0200
From:   Peter Hilber <peter.hilber@...nsynergy.com>
To:     <linux-arm-kernel@...ts.infradead.org>,
        <devicetree@...r.kernel.org>,
        <virtualization@...ts.linux-foundation.org>,
        <virtio-dev@...ts.oasis-open.org>
CC:     Igor Skalkin <igor.skalkin@...nsynergy.com>,
        Peter Hilber <peter.hilber@...nsynergy.com>,
        Rob Herring <robh+dt@...nel.org>,
        <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>, <sudeep.holla@....com>,
        <souvik.chakravarty@....com>, <alex.bennee@...aro.org>,
        <jean-philippe@...aro.org>, <mikhail.golubev@...nsynergy.com>,
        <anton.yakovlev@...nsynergy.com>,
        Vasyl Vavrychuk <Vasyl.Vavrychuk@...nsynergy.com>,
        Andriy Tryshnivskyy <Andriy.Tryshnivskyy@...nsynergy.com>,
        Cristian Marussi <cristian.marussi@....com>
Subject: [RFC PATCH v3 10/12] dt-bindings: arm: Add virtio transport for SCMI

From: Igor Skalkin <igor.skalkin@...nsynergy.com>

Document the properties for arm,scmi-virtio compatible nodes. The
backing virtio SCMI device is described in patch [1].

[1] https://lists.oasis-open.org/archives/virtio-comment/202005/msg00096.html

Signed-off-by: Igor Skalkin <igor.skalkin@...nsynergy.com>
[ Peter: Adapted patch for submission to upstream. ]
Co-developed-by: Peter Hilber <peter.hilber@...nsynergy.com>
Signed-off-by: Peter Hilber <peter.hilber@...nsynergy.com>
---
 .../devicetree/bindings/arm/arm,scmi.txt      | 35 +++++++++++++++++--
 1 file changed, 33 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)

diff --git a/Documentation/devicetree/bindings/arm/arm,scmi.txt b/Documentation/devicetree/bindings/arm/arm,scmi.txt
index 667d58e0a659..5d209ba666f6 100644
--- a/Documentation/devicetree/bindings/arm/arm,scmi.txt
+++ b/Documentation/devicetree/bindings/arm/arm,scmi.txt
@@ -13,6 +13,9 @@ the device tree.
 Required properties:
 
 The scmi node with the following properties shall be under the /firmware/ node.
+Some properties are specific to a transport type.
+
+shmem-based transports (mailbox, smc/hvc):
 
 - compatible : shall be "arm,scmi" or "arm,scmi-smc" for smc/hvc transports
 - mboxes: List of phandle and mailbox channel specifiers. It should contain
@@ -21,6 +24,15 @@ The scmi node with the following properties shall be under the /firmware/ node.
 	  supported.
 - shmem : List of phandle pointing to the shared memory(SHM) area as per
 	  generic mailbox client binding.
+
+Virtio transport:
+
+- compatible : shall be "arm,scmi-virtio".
+
+The virtio transport only supports a single device.
+
+Additional required properties:
+
 - #address-cells : should be '1' if the device has sub-nodes, maps to
 	  protocol identifier for a given sub-node.
 - #size-cells : should be '0' as 'reg' property doesn't have any size
@@ -50,7 +62,8 @@ Each protocol supported shall have a sub-node with corresponding compatible
 as described in the following sections. If the platform supports dedicated
 communication channel for a particular protocol, the 3 properties namely:
 mboxes, mbox-names and shmem shall be present in the sub-node corresponding
-to that protocol.
+to that protocol. The virtio transport does not support dedicated communication
+channels.
 
 Clock/Performance bindings for the clocks/OPPs based on SCMI Message Protocol
 ------------------------------------------------------------
@@ -129,7 +142,8 @@ Required sub-node properties:
 [5] Documentation/devicetree/bindings/reset/reset.txt
 [6] Documentation/devicetree/bindings/regulator/regulator.yaml
 
-Example:
+Example (mailbox transport):
+----------------------------
 
 sram@...00000 {
 	compatible = "mmio-sram";
@@ -237,3 +251,20 @@ thermal-zones {
 		...
 	};
 };
+
+Example (virtio transport):
+---------------------------
+
+virtio_mmio@...01000 {
+	compatible = "virtio,mmio";
+	...
+};
+
+firmware {
+	...
+	scmi {
+		compatible = "arm,scmi-virtio";
+		...
+
+The rest is similar to the mailbox transport example, when omitting the
+mailbox/shmem-specific properties.
-- 
2.25.1