linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH v2 1/6] dt-bindings: interrupt-controller: Add support for Realtek DHC SoCs

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Message-ID: <6250c57b-6d38-4085-9a79-58e4e5ed1e3d@linaro.org>
Date:   Sun, 3 Dec 2023 16:04:58 +0100
From:   Krzysztof Kozlowski <krzysztof.kozlowski@...aro.org>
To:     James Tai [戴志峰] <james.tai@...ltek.com>,
        Thomas Gleixner <tglx@...utronix.de>,
        Marc Zyngier <maz@...nel.org>,
        Rob Herring <robh+dt@...nel.org>,
        Krzysztof Kozlowski <krzysztof.kozlowski+dt@...aro.org>,
        Conor Dooley <conor+dt@...nel.org>
Cc:     "linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org" <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>,
        "devicetree@...r.kernel.org" <devicetree@...r.kernel.org>
Subject: Re: [PATCH v2 1/6] dt-bindings: interrupt-controller: Add support for
 Realtek DHC SoCs

On 02/12/2023 17:18, James Tai [戴志峰] wrote:
> Hi Krzysztof,
> 
>>>> +
>>>> +  compatible:
>>>> +    enum:
>>>> +      - realtek,rtd1319-intc-iso
>>>> +      - realtek,rtd1319-intc-misc
>>>> +
>>>> +  "#address-cells":
>>>> +    const: 0
>>>> +
>>>> +  interrupt-controller: true
>>>> +
>>>> +  interrupts-extended:
>>>
>>> interrupts instead.
>>>
>>> Anyway, you must describe the items. Why this is not fixed but flexible?
>>> Hardware has different number of pins? That's unlikely.
>>>
>> I will replace it with 'interrupts'. Since our Interrupt controller architecture
>> doesn't involve multiple interrupt sources, using 'interrupts' should suffice.
>>
> 
> Due to changes in hardware design, some peripheral interrupts pin initially connected to the Realtek interrupt controller were redirected to the GIC. 
> However, the associated fields and statuses in the Realtek interrupt controller registers were not removed.
> As a result, these interrupts cannot be cleared by peripheral register, and their status clearing is still needing the Realtek interrupt controller driver to manage.
> 
> That's why flexibility is necessary.

This does not explain why this is not fixed per variant.

Best regards,
Krzysztof