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Message-ID: <7a1e89bc-65fc-76b5-2383-19f0613d0a82@xilinx.com>
Date:   Wed, 30 Jun 2021 15:58:15 +0200
From:   Michal Simek <michal.simek@...inx.com>
To:     Sean Anderson <sean.anderson@...o.com>,
        <linux-pwm@...r.kernel.org>, <devicetree@...r.kernel.org>,
        Uwe Kleine-König <u.kleine-koenig@...gutronix.de>,
        Sascha Hauer <s.hauer@...gutronix.de>
CC:     <michal.simek@...inx.com>, <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>,
        Alvaro Gamez <alvaro.gamez@...ent.com>,
        <linux-arm-kernel@...ts.infradead.org>,
        Rob Herring <robh@...nel.org>
Subject: Re: [PATCH v4 1/3] dt-bindings: pwm: Add Xilinx AXI Timer



On 6/30/21 3:47 PM, Michal Simek wrote:
> 
> 
> On 5/28/21 11:45 PM, Sean Anderson wrote:
>> This adds a binding for the Xilinx LogiCORE IP AXI Timer. This device is
>> a "soft" block, so it has many parameters which would not be
>> configurable in most hardware. This binding is usually automatically
>> generated by Xilinx's tools, so the names and values of some properties
>> must be kept as they are. Replacement properties have been provided for
>> new device trees.
>>
>> Because we need to init timer devices so early in boot, the easiest way
>> to configure things is to use a device tree property. For the moment
>> this is 'xlnx,pwm', but this could be extended/renamed/etc. in the
>> future if these is a need for a generic property.
>>
>> Signed-off-by: Sean Anderson <sean.anderson@...o.com>
>> ---
>>
>> Changes in v4:
>> - Remove references to generate polarity so this can get merged
>> - Predicate PWM driver on the presence of #pwm-cells
>> - Make some properties optional for clocksource drivers
>>
>> Changes in v3:
>> - Mark all boolean-as-int properties as deprecated
>> - Add xlnx,pwm and xlnx,gen?-active-low properties.
>> - Make newer replacement properties mutually-exclusive with what they
>>   replace
>> - Add an example with non-deprecated properties only.
>>
>> Changes in v2:
>> - Use 32-bit addresses for example binding
>>
>>  .../bindings/pwm/xlnx,axi-timer.yaml          | 85 +++++++++++++++++++
>>  1 file changed, 85 insertions(+)
>>  create mode 100644 Documentation/devicetree/bindings/pwm/xlnx,axi-timer.yaml
>>
>> diff --git a/Documentation/devicetree/bindings/pwm/xlnx,axi-timer.yaml b/Documentation/devicetree/bindings/pwm/xlnx,axi-timer.yaml
>> new file mode 100644
>> index 000000000000..48a280f96e63
>> --- /dev/null
>> +++ b/Documentation/devicetree/bindings/pwm/xlnx,axi-timer.yaml
> 
> I don't think this is the right location for this.
> 
> I have done some grepping and I think this should be done in a different
> way. I pretty much like solution around "ti,omap3430-timer" which is
> calling dmtimer_systimer_select_best() and later dmtimer_is_preferred()
> which in this case would allow us to get rid of cases which are not
> suitable for clocksource and clockevent.
> 
> And there is drivers/pwm/pwm-omap-dmtimer.c which has link to timer
> which is providing functions for it's functionality.
> 
> I have also looked at
> Documentation/devicetree/bindings/timer/nxp,tpm-timer.yaml which is also
> the same device.
> 
> And sort of curious if you look at
> https://www.xilinx.com/support/documentation/ip_documentation/axi_timer/v2_0/pg079-axi-timer.pdf
> ( Figure 1-1)
> that PWM is taking input from generate out 0 and generate out 1 which is
> maybe can be modeled is any output and pwm driver can register inputs
> for pwm driver.
> 
> 
>> @@ -0,0 +1,85 @@
>> +# SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0 OR BSD-2-Clause
>> +%YAML 1.2
>> +---
>> +$id: http://devicetree.org/schemas/pwm/xlnx,axi-timer.yaml#
>> +$schema: http://devicetree.org/meta-schemas/core.yaml#
>> +
>> +title: Xilinx LogiCORE IP AXI Timer Device Tree Binding
>> +
>> +maintainers:
>> +  - Sean Anderson <sean.anderson@...o.com>
>> +
>> +properties:
>> +  compatible:
>> +    oneOf:
>> +      - items:
>> +         - const: xlnx,axi-timer-2.0

I am not quite sure if make sense also to list 2.0 version.
There were likely also 1.0 version which is compatible with origin xps
version which IIRC was PLB based. And the same driver was using in past
with OPB bus.

Thanks,
Michal

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