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Message-ID: <CAPnjgZ1WgOB08C32PWdhagP5CRuBou8Z0ZPfxdAmRKD5uxKQJw@mail.gmail.com>
Date:   Mon, 9 Oct 2023 13:22:21 -0600
From:   Simon Glass <sjg@...omium.org>
To:     devicetree@...r.kernel.org
Cc:     Mark Rutland <mark.rutland@....com>, Rob Herring <robh@...nel.org>,
        Lean Sheng Tan <sheng.tan@...ements.com>,
        lkml <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>,
        Dhaval Sharma <dhaval@...osinc.com>,
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        Ard Biesheuvel <ardb@...nel.org>
Subject: Re: [PATCH v7 1/2] schemas: memory: Add ECC properties

Hi Rob,

On Tue, 26 Sept 2023 at 13:42, Simon Glass <sjg@...omium.org> wrote:
>
> Some memories provide ECC detection and/or correction. For software which
> wants to check memory, it is helpful to see which regions provide this
> feature.
>
> Add this as a property of the /memory nodes, since it presumably follows
> the hardware-level memory system.
>
> Signed-off-by: Simon Glass <sjg@...omium.org>
> ---
>
> Changes in v7:
> - Drop unnecessary |
> - Add a blank line between properties
>
> Changes in v6:
> - Use a number of bits instead of a string property
> - Fix inidcates typo
>
> Changes in v5:
> - Redo to make this property specific to ECC
> - Provide properties both for detection and correction
>
> Changes in v3:
> - Add new patch to update the /memory nodes
>
>  dtschema/schemas/memory.yaml | 13 +++++++++++++
>  1 file changed, 13 insertions(+)
>
> diff --git a/dtschema/schemas/memory.yaml b/dtschema/schemas/memory.yaml
> index 1d74410..b3bf3c9 100644
> --- a/dtschema/schemas/memory.yaml
> +++ b/dtschema/schemas/memory.yaml
> @@ -35,6 +35,19 @@ patternProperties:
>            For the purpose of identification, each NUMA node is associated with
>            a unique token known as a node id.
>
> +      ecc-detection-bits:
> +        default: 0
> +        description: |
> +          If present, this indicates the number of bits of memory error which
> +          can be detected and reported by the Error-Correction Code (ECC) memory
> +          subsystem (typically 0, 1 or 2).
> +
> +      ecc-correction-bits:
> +        default: 0
> +        description: |
> +          If present, this indicates the number of bits of memory error which
> +          can be corrected by the Error-Correction Code (ECC) memory subsystem
> +          (typically 0, 1 or 2).
>
>      required:
>        - device_type
> --
> 2.42.0.515.g380fc7ccd1-goog
>

What is the status of this patch, please?

Regards,
Simon