linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH RFC 04/10] dt-bindings: mailbox: Add MT8196 GPUEB Mailbox

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Message-ID: <20250905233103.GA1508406-robh@kernel.org>
Date: Fri, 5 Sep 2025 18:31:03 -0500
From: Rob Herring <robh@...nel.org>
To: Nicolas Frattaroli <nicolas.frattaroli@...labora.com>
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Subject: Re: [PATCH RFC 04/10] dt-bindings: mailbox: Add MT8196 GPUEB Mailbox

On Fri, Sep 05, 2025 at 12:23:00PM +0200, Nicolas Frattaroli wrote:
> The MediaTek MT8196 SoC includes an embedded MCU referred to as "GPUEB",
> acting as glue logic to control power and frequency of the Mali GPU.
> This MCU runs proprietary firmware for this purpose, and the main
> application processor communicates with it through a mailbox.
> 
> Add a binding that describes this mailbox.
> 
> Signed-off-by: Nicolas Frattaroli <nicolas.frattaroli@...labora.com>
> ---
>  .../mailbox/mediatek,mt8196-gpueb-mbox.yaml        | 64 ++++++++++++++++++++++
>  1 file changed, 64 insertions(+)
> 
> diff --git a/Documentation/devicetree/bindings/mailbox/mediatek,mt8196-gpueb-mbox.yaml b/Documentation/devicetree/bindings/mailbox/mediatek,mt8196-gpueb-mbox.yaml
> new file mode 100644
> index 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000..506723d54ae0a429b462914f3666184c24c4fc5a
> --- /dev/null
> +++ b/Documentation/devicetree/bindings/mailbox/mediatek,mt8196-gpueb-mbox.yaml
> @@ -0,0 +1,64 @@
> +# SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0-only OR BSD-2-Clause
> +%YAML 1.2
> +---
> +$id: http://devicetree.org/schemas/mailbox/mediatek,mt8196-gpueb-mbox.yaml#
> +$schema: http://devicetree.org/meta-schemas/core.yaml#
> +
> +title: MediaTek MFlexGraphics GPUEB Mailbox Controller
> +
> +maintainers:
> +  - Nicolas Frattaroli <nicolas.frattaroli@...labora.com>
> +
> +properties:
> +  compatible:
> +    enum:
> +      - mediatek,mt8196-gpueb-mbox
> +
> +  reg:
> +    items:
> +      - description: mailbox data registers
> +      - description: mailbox control registers
> +
> +  reg-names:
> +    items:
> +      - const: mbox
> +      - const: mbox_ctl

'mbox' is redundant. So 'data' and 'ctl'?

> +
> +  clocks:
> +    items:
> +      - description: main clock of the GPUEB MCU
> +
> +  interrupts:
> +    items:
> +      - description: fires when a new message is received
> +
> +  "#mbox-cells":
> +    const: 1
> +    description:
> +      The number of the mailbox channel.
> +
> +required:
> +  - compatible
> +  - reg
> +  - reg-names
> +  - clocks
> +  - interrupts
> +  - "#mbox-cells"
> +
> +additionalProperties: false
> +
> +examples:
> +  - |
> +    #include <dt-bindings/clock/mediatek,mt8196-clock.h>
> +    #include <dt-bindings/interrupt-controller/arm-gic.h>
> +    #include <dt-bindings/interrupt-controller/irq.h>
> +
> +    gpueb_mbox: mailbox@...9fd80 {

Drop unused labels.

> +        compatible = "mediatek,mt8196-gpueb-mbox";
> +        reg = <0x4b09fd80 0x280>,
> +              <0x4b170000 0x7c>;
> +        reg-names = "mbox", "mbox_ctl";
> +        clocks = <&topckgen CLK_TOP_MFG_EB>;
> +        interrupts = <GIC_SPI 608 IRQ_TYPE_LEVEL_HIGH 0>;
> +        #mbox-cells = <1>;
> +    };
> 
> -- 
> 2.51.0
>