linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH] dt-bindings: serial: renesas,scif: Document R9A09G057 support

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Message-ID: <CAMuHMdWX=OZJ3DE0vb4=k=6yH_L5JhusLRpVqJkJ0Xv3oT8_TQ@mail.gmail.com>
Date: Wed, 6 Mar 2024 11:15:13 +0100
From: Geert Uytterhoeven <geert@...ux-m68k.org>
To: "Lad, Prabhakar" <prabhakar.csengg@...il.com>
Cc: Greg Kroah-Hartman <gregkh@...uxfoundation.org>, Jiri Slaby <jirislaby@...nel.org>, 
	Rob Herring <robh+dt@...nel.org>, 
	Krzysztof Kozlowski <krzysztof.kozlowski+dt@...aro.org>, Conor Dooley <conor+dt@...nel.org>, 
	Magnus Damm <magnus.damm@...il.com>, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org, 
	linux-serial@...r.kernel.org, devicetree@...r.kernel.org, 
	linux-renesas-soc@...r.kernel.org, 
	Fabrizio Castro <fabrizio.castro.jz@...esas.com>, 
	Lad Prabhakar <prabhakar.mahadev-lad.rj@...renesas.com>
Subject: Re: [PATCH] dt-bindings: serial: renesas,scif: Document R9A09G057 support

Hi Prabhakar,

On Wed, Mar 6, 2024 at 11:06 AM Lad, Prabhakar
<prabhakar.csengg@...il.com> wrote:
> On Wed, Mar 6, 2024 at 9:53 AM Geert Uytterhoeven <geert@...ux-m68k.org> wrote:
> > On Tue, Mar 5, 2024 at 6:16 PM Prabhakar <prabhakar.csengg@...il.com> wrote:
> > > From: Lad Prabhakar <prabhakar.mahadev-lad.rj@...renesas.com>
> > >
> > > Document support for the Serial Communication Interface with FIFO (SCIF)
> > > available in the Renesas RZ/V2H(P) (R9A09G057) SoC. The SCIF interface in
> > > the Renesas RZ/V2H(P) is similar to that available in the RZ/G2L
> > > (R9A07G044) SoC, with the only difference being that the RZ/V2H(P) SoC has
> > > three additional interrupts: one for Tx end/Rx ready and the other two for
> > > Rx and Tx buffer full, which are edge-triggered.
> > >
> > > No driver changes are required as generic compatible string
> > > "renesas,scif-r9a07g044" will be used as a fallback on RZ/V2H(P) SoC.
> >
> > If you declare SCIF on RZ/V2H compatible with SCIF on RZ/G2L, you
> > state that the current driver works fine (but perhaps suboptimal),
> > without adding support for the extra 3 interrupts?
> >
> Yes the current driver works without using the extra interrupts on the
> RZ/V2H. The extra interrupts on the RZ/V2H are just sort of duplicate
> ie
> - Transmit End/Data Ready interrupt , for which we we have two
> seperate interrupts already
> - Receive buffer full interrupt (EDGE trigger), for which we already
> have a Level triggered interrupt
> - Transmit buffer empty interrupt (EDGE trigger), for which we already
> have a Level triggered interrupt

Thanks for the confirmation!

> Are you suggesting to not fallback on RZ/G2L and instead make RZ/V2H
> an explicit one so that in future we handle these 3 extra interrupts?

In light of the confirmation above, I am _not_ suggesting that.
I just wanted a clarification: if the current driver would not operate
properly without changes, the fallback would not have been appropriate.
W.r.t. the extra interrupts, you can add support to the driver later,
if/when a need or desire ever arises.

Gr{oetje,eeting}s,

                        Geert

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