linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH V3 1/4] ufs: dt-bindings: Document gear and rate limit properties

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Message-ID: <922bd9d3-2148-4c26-a9a3-791586c67181@quicinc.com>
Date: Mon, 1 Sep 2025 21:31:19 +0530
From: Ram Kumar Dwivedi <quic_rdwivedi@...cinc.com>
To: Manivannan Sadhasivam <mani@...nel.org>,
        Bart Van Assche
	<bvanassche@....org>
CC: <alim.akhtar@...sung.com>, <avri.altman@....com>, <robh@...nel.org>,
        <krzk+dt@...nel.org>, <conor+dt@...nel.org>,
        <James.Bottomley@...senpartnership.com>, <martin.petersen@...cle.com>,
        <linux-scsi@...r.kernel.org>, <devicetree@...r.kernel.org>,
        <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>, <linux-arm-msm@...r.kernel.org>
Subject: Re: [PATCH V3 1/4] ufs: dt-bindings: Document gear and rate limit
 properties



On 01-Sep-25 9:37 AM, Manivannan Sadhasivam wrote:
> On Thu, Aug 28, 2025 at 10:22:28AM GMT, Bart Van Assche wrote:
>> On 8/28/25 9:45 AM, Ram Kumar Dwivedi wrote:
>>> On 26-Aug-25 9:05 PM, Bart Van Assche wrote:
>>>> On 8/26/25 8:08 AM, Ram Kumar Dwivedi wrote:
>>>>> +  limit-rate:
>>>>> +    $ref: /schemas/types.yaml#/definitions/uint32
>>>>> +    enum: [1, 2]
>>>>> +    default: 2
>>>>> +    description:
>>>>> +      Restricts the UFS controller to Rate A (1) or Rate B (2) for both
>>>>> +      TX and RX directions, often required in automotive environments due
>>>>> +      to hardware limitations.
>>>>
>>>> As far as I know no numeric values are associated with these rates in
>>>> the UFSHCI 4.1 standard nor in any of the previous versions of this
>>>> standard. Does the .yaml syntax support something like "enum: [A, B]"?
>>> Hi Bart,
>>>
>>> As per the MIPI UniPro spec:
>>>
>>> In Section 5.7.12.3.2, the hs_series is defined as:
>>> hs_series = Flags[3] + 1;
>>>
>>> In Section 5.7.7.1, Flags[3] is described as:
>>> Set to ‘0’ for Series A and ‘1’ for Series B (PA_HSSeries).
>>>
>>> While issuing the DME command from the UFS driver to set the rate,
>>> the values 1 and 2 are passed as arguments for Rate A and Rate B
>>> respectively. Additionally, the hs_rate variable is of type u32.
>>
>> Hi Ram,
>>
>> Thanks for having looked this up.
>>
>> Since it is much more common to refer to these rates as "Rate A" and
>> "Rate B" rather than using numbers for these rates, please change the
>> enumeration labels into something like "Rate_A" and "Rate_B".
>>
> 
> +1. Since this binding describes the HCI, let's stick to the terminologies in
> UFSHCI spec.

I have taken care of this in the next patchset.

Thanks,
Ram


> 
> - Mani
>