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Message-ID: <c721861809c17776c0fe89ead331b6e2e6b9d4b4.camel@gmail.com>
Date: Wed, 25 Sep 2024 13:55:20 +0200
From: Nuno Sá <noname.nuno@...il.com>
To: Krzysztof Kozlowski <krzk@...nel.org>, Angelo Dureghello
	 <adureghello@...libre.com>
Cc: Lars-Peter Clausen <lars@...afoo.de>, Michael Hennerich	
 <Michael.Hennerich@...log.com>, Nuno Sa <nuno.sa@...log.com>, Jonathan
 Cameron	 <jic23@...nel.org>, Rob Herring <robh@...nel.org>, Krzysztof
 Kozlowski	 <krzk+dt@...nel.org>, Conor Dooley <conor+dt@...nel.org>,
 Olivier Moysan	 <olivier.moysan@...s.st.com>, linux-iio@...r.kernel.org, 
	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org, devicetree@...r.kernel.org,
 dlechner@...libre.com
Subject: Re: [PATCH v3 04/10] dt-bindings: iio: dac: ad3552r: add io-backend
 support

On Wed, 2024-09-25 at 09:22 +0200, Krzysztof Kozlowski wrote:
> On 24/09/2024 14:27, Nuno Sá wrote:
> > On Tue, 2024-09-24 at 10:02 +0200, Krzysztof Kozlowski wrote:
> > > On 23/09/2024 17:50, Angelo Dureghello wrote:
> > > > Hi Krzysztof,
> > > > 
> > > > On 22/09/24 23:02, Krzysztof Kozlowski wrote:
> > > > > On Thu, Sep 19, 2024 at 11:20:00AM +0200, Angelo Dureghello wrote:
> > > > > > From: Angelo Dureghello <adureghello@...libre.com>
> > > > > > 
> > > > > > There is a version AXI DAC IP block (for FPGAs) that provides
> > > > > > a physical bus for AD3552R and similar chips, and acts as
> > > > > > an SPI controller.
> > > > > > 
> > > > > > For this case, the binding is modified to include some
> > > > > > additional properties.
> > > > > > 
> > > > > > Signed-off-by: Angelo Dureghello <adureghello@...libre.com>
> > > > > > ---
> > > > > >   .../devicetree/bindings/iio/dac/adi,ad3552r.yaml   | 42
> > > > > > ++++++++++++++++++++++
> > > > > >   1 file changed, 42 insertions(+)
> > > > > > 
> > > > > > diff --git
> > > > > > a/Documentation/devicetree/bindings/iio/dac/adi,ad3552r.yaml
> > > > > > b/Documentation/devicetree/bindings/iio/dac/adi,ad3552r.yaml
> > > > > > index 41fe00034742..aca4a41c2633 100644
> > > > > > --- a/Documentation/devicetree/bindings/iio/dac/adi,ad3552r.yaml
> > > > > > +++ b/Documentation/devicetree/bindings/iio/dac/adi,ad3552r.yaml
> > > > > > @@ -60,6 +60,18 @@ properties:
> > > > > >       $ref: /schemas/types.yaml#/definitions/uint32
> > > > > >       enum: [0, 1, 2, 3]
> > > > > >   
> > > > > > +  io-backends:
> > > > > > +    description: The iio backend reference.
> > > > > > +      An example backend can be found at
> > > > > > +       
> > > > > > https://analogdevicesinc.github.io/hdl/library/axi_ad3552r/index.html
> > > > > > +    maxItems: 1
> > > > > > +
> > > > > > +  adi,synchronous-mode:
> > > > > > +    description: Enable waiting for external synchronization
> > > > > > signal.
> > > > > > +      Some AXI IP configuration can implement a dual-IP layout,
> > > > > > with
> > > > > > internal
> > > > > > +      wirings for streaming synchronization.
> > > > > > +    type: boolean
> > > > > > +
> > > > > >     '#address-cells':
> > > > > >       const: 1
> > > > > >   
> > > > > > @@ -128,6 +140,7 @@ patternProperties:
> > > > > >             - custom-output-range-config
> > > > > >   
> > > > > >   allOf:
> > > > > > +  - $ref: /schemas/spi/spi-peripheral-props.yaml#
> > > > > >     - if:
> > > > > >         properties:
> > > > > >           compatible:
> > > > > > @@ -238,4 +251,33 @@ examples:
> > > > > >               };
> > > > > >           };
> > > > > >       };
> > > > > > +
> > > > > > +  - |
> > > > > > +    axi_dac: spi@...70000 {
> > > > > > +        compatible = "adi,axi-ad3552r";
> > > > > That is either redundant or entire example should go to the parent
> > > > > node,
> > > > > if this device is fixed child of complex device (IOW, adi,ad3552r
> > > > > cannot
> > > > > be used outside of adi,axi-ad3552r).
> > > > 
> > > > ad3552r can still be used by a generic "classic" spi
> > > > controller (SCLK/CS/MISO) but at a slower samplerate, fpga
> > > > controller only (axi-ad3552r) can reach 33MUPS.
> > > 
> > > OK, then this is just redundant. Drop the node. Parent example should
> > > contain the children, though.
> > > > 
> > > > > 
> > > > > > +        reg = <0x44a70000 0x1000>;
> > > > > > +        dmas = <&dac_tx_dma 0>;
> > > > > > +        dma-names = "tx";
> > > > > > +        #io-backend-cells = <0>;
> > > > > > +        clocks = <&ref_clk>;
> > > > > > +
> > > > > > +        #address-cells = <1>;
> > > > > > +        #size-cells = <0>;
> > > > > > +
> > > > > > +        dac@0 {
> > > > > > +            compatible = "adi,ad3552r";
> > > > > > +            reg = <0>;
> > > > > > +            reset-gpios = <&gpio0 92 0>;
> > > > > Use standard defines for GPIO flags.
> > > > 
> > > > fixed, thanks
> > > > 
> > > > > > +            io-backends = <&axi_dac>;
> > > > > Why do you need to point to the parent? How much coupled are these
> > > > > devices? Child pointing to parent is not usually expected, because
> > > > > that's obvious.
> > > > 
> > > > 
> > > > "io-backends" is actually the way to refer to the backend module,
> > > > (used already for i.e. ad9739a),
> > > > it is needed because the backend is not only acting as spi-controller,
> > > > but is also providing some APIs for synchronization and bus setup
> > > > support.
> > > 
> > > 
> > > But if backend is the parent, then this is redundant. You can take it
> > > from the child-parent relationship. Is this pointing to other devices
> > > (non-parent) in other ad3552r configurations?
> > > 
> > 
> > The backend is a provider-consumer type of API. On the consumer side (which
> > is the
> > driver the child node will probe on), we need to call devm_iio_backend_get()
> > to get
> > the backend object (which obviously is the parent). For that, 'io-backends'
> > is being
> 
> You described the driver, so how does it matter? Driver can call
> get_backend_from_parent(), right? Or get_backend_from_fwnode(parent)?

Well yes, just stating what the framework (also in terms of bindings) is
expecting. Of course that on the driver side we can paper around it the way we
want. But my main point was that we can only paper around it if we use code that
is meant not to be used.

And, FWIW, I was (trying) replying to your comment

"You can take it from the child-parent relationship"

Again, we can only do that by introducing new code or use code that's not meant
to be used. The way we're supposed to reference backends is by explicitly using
the proper FW property.

Put it in another way and a completely hypothetical case. If we have a spi
controller which happens to export some clock and one of it's peripherals ends
up using that clock, wouldn't we still use 'clocks' to reference that clock?

Again, if this is too weird to be acceptable in the bindings we take it from the
child - parent relationship. 


- Nuno Sá

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