linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH 2/3] riscv: dts: spacemit: add 24c02 eeprom on BPI-F3

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Message-ID: <aNG44sQf-RfRV9Of@aurel32.net>
Date: Mon, 22 Sep 2025 23:00:18 +0200
From: Aurelien Jarno <aurelien@...el32.net>
To: Yixun Lan <dlan@...too.org>
Cc: linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org, Rob Herring <robh@...nel.org>,
	Krzysztof Kozlowski <krzk+dt@...nel.org>,
	Conor Dooley <conor+dt@...nel.org>,
	Paul Walmsley <paul.walmsley@...ive.com>,
	Palmer Dabbelt <palmer@...belt.com>,
	Albert Ou <aou@...s.berkeley.edu>, Alexandre Ghiti <alex@...ti.fr>,
	"open list:OPEN FIRMWARE AND FLATTENED DEVICE TREE BINDINGS" <devicetree@...r.kernel.org>,
	"open list:RISC-V ARCHITECTURE" <linux-riscv@...ts.infradead.org>,
	"open list:RISC-V SPACEMIT SoC Support" <spacemit@...ts.linux.dev>
Subject: Re: [PATCH 2/3] riscv: dts: spacemit: add 24c02 eeprom on BPI-F3

On 2025-09-22 16:01, Yixun Lan wrote:
> Hi Aurelien,
> 
> On 06:49 Mon 22 Sep     , Aurelien Jarno wrote:
> > Hi,
> > 
> > On 2025-09-22 11:21, Yixun Lan wrote:
> > > Hi Aurelien,
> > > 
> > > On 23:01 Sun 21 Sep     , Aurelien Jarno wrote:
> > > > The BPI-F3 contains a 24c02 eeprom, that contains among other things the
> > > > MAC addresses of the two network interfaces. For this reason, mark it as
> > > > read-only.
> > > > 
> > > > Signed-off-by: Aurelien Jarno <aurelien@...el32.net>
> > > > ---
> > > >  arch/riscv/boot/dts/spacemit/k1-bananapi-f3.dts | 11 ++++++++++-
> > > >  1 file changed, 10 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)
> > > > 
> > > > diff --git a/arch/riscv/boot/dts/spacemit/k1-bananapi-f3.dts b/arch/riscv/boot/dts/spacemit/k1-bananapi-f3.dts
> > > > index 3b6e4f52e9aad..574d10fdf9b82 100644
> > > > --- a/arch/riscv/boot/dts/spacemit/k1-bananapi-f3.dts
> > > > +++ b/arch/riscv/boot/dts/spacemit/k1-bananapi-f3.dts
> > > > @@ -115,6 +115,15 @@ &i2c2 {
> > > >  	pinctrl-0 = <&i2c2_0_cfg>;
> > > >  	pinctrl-names = "default";
> > > >  	status = "okay";
> > > > +
> > > > +	eeprom@50 {
> > > > +		compatible = "atmel,24c02";
> > > > +		reg = <0x50>;
> > > > +		vcc-supply = <&vcc1v8_sys>;
> > > > +		pagesize = <16>;
> > > ..
> > > > +		read-only;
> > > so you're sure there is no demand to write data to eeprom?
> > > (update info at linux env)
> > 
> > It seems to only contains board infos (mac addresses), but if there are 
> > other use cases, that can indeed be dropped.
> > 
> On my second thought, I'm ok with it being "read-only", as we flash these
> infos during firmware burning stage, then never alter them later.
> 
> > > > +		size = <256>;
> > > > +	};
> > > >  };
> > > >  
> > > >  &i2c8 {
> > > > @@ -143,7 +152,7 @@ buck2 {
> > > >  				regulator-always-on;
> > > >  			};
> > > >  
> > > > -			buck3 {
> > > > +			vcc1v8_sys: buck3 {
> > > I'm not sure if adding an alias here is a good idea, it occurs buck3
> > > serve the suppy for many devices, besides, to me it's more proper to
> > > name it as eeprom_vcc1v8 for the eeprom according to schematics in
> > > this case..
> > 
> > We need to add a label to be able to reference it for the eeprom 
> > vcc-supply, but we'll have to also reference it for other devices (e.g.  
> > emmc, wifi, phys, etc... It tried to choose a common name, ie the right 
> > most one on the schematics. Another option could be to call it buck3, 
> > but other name suggestions are welcome.
> how about simply making it "buck3_1v8", then probably add a comment
> later in the eeprom node? to mapping to the shecmatics
> 	vcc-supply = <&buck3_1v8>; /* EEPROM_VCC1V8 */

Thanks that sounds good. I'll send an updated patchset with that change.


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