linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH 2/3] dt-bindings: PCI: ti,j721e-pci-*: Add checks for max-link-speed

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Date: Wed, 17 Jan 2024 12:19:48 +0100
From: Krzysztof Kozlowski <krzysztof.kozlowski@...aro.org>
To: Siddharth Vadapalli <s-vadapalli@...com>
Cc: bhelgaas@...gle.com, lpieralisi@...nel.org, kw@...ux.com,
 robh@...nel.org, krzysztof.kozlowski+dt@...aro.org, conor+dt@...nel.org,
 linux-pci@...r.kernel.org, devicetree@...r.kernel.org,
 linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org, linux-arm-kernel@...ts.infradead.org,
 vigneshr@...com, afd@...com, srk@...com
Subject: Re: [PATCH 2/3] dt-bindings: PCI: ti,j721e-pci-*: Add checks for
 max-link-speed

On 17/01/2024 12:15, Siddharth Vadapalli wrote:
> 
> 
> On 17/01/24 16:30, Krzysztof Kozlowski wrote:
>> On 17/01/2024 11:58, Siddharth Vadapalli wrote:
>>> On 17/01/24 16:05, Krzysztof Kozlowski wrote:
>>>> On 17/01/2024 11:25, Siddharth Vadapalli wrote:
>>>>> Extend the existing compatible based checks for validating and enforcing
>>>>> the "max-link-speed" property.
>>>>
>>>> Based on what? Driver or hardware? Your entire change suggests you
>>>
>>> Hardware. The PCIe controller on AM64 SoC supports up to Gen2 link speed while
>>> the PCIe controllers on other SoCs support Gen3 link speed.
>>>
>>>> should just drop it from the binding, because this can be deduced from
>>>> compatible.
>>>
>>> Could you please clarify? Isn't the addition of the checks for "max-link-speed"
>>> identical to the checks which were added for "num-lanes", both of which are
>>> Hardware specific?
>>
>> Compatible defines these values, at least what it looks like from the patch.
> 
> In this patch, I have added checks for the "max-link-speed" property in the same
> section that "num-lanes" is being evaluated. 

I know what you did in patch. I read it.

> The values for "max-link-speed" are
> based on the Hardware support and this patch is validating the "max-link-speed"
> property in the device-tree nodes for the devices against the Hardware supported
> values which this patch is adding in the corresponding section. Kindly let me
> know if I misunderstood what you meant to convey.

Nothing of this is relevant.

I used two entirely different wordings for this and you still don't get
it, so I don't know if I have third one.

Maybe this:
Move it to driver match data.

So three entirely different wordings for the same. I don't have fourth...

Best regards,
Krzysztof