linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH v1 4/4] dt-bindings: phy: google: Add Google SoC USB PHY

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Message-ID: <CA+zupgyjFnNjVjv0hzOMyt50aPHZCK-p2wkj-oka7J4wtv+WUQ@mail.gmail.com>
Date: Tue, 7 Oct 2025 12:04:25 -0700
From: Roy Luo <royluo@...gle.com>
To: Krzysztof Kozlowski <krzk@...nel.org>
Cc: Vinod Koul <vkoul@...nel.org>, Kishon Vijay Abraham I <kishon@...nel.org>, Rob Herring <robh@...nel.org>, 
	Krzysztof Kozlowski <krzk+dt@...nel.org>, Conor Dooley <conor+dt@...nel.org>, 
	Greg Kroah-Hartman <gregkh@...uxfoundation.org>, Thinh Nguyen <Thinh.Nguyen@...opsys.com>, 
	Philipp Zabel <p.zabel@...gutronix.de>, Peter Griffin <peter.griffin@...aro.org>, 
	André Draszik <andre.draszik@...aro.org>, 
	Tudor Ambarus <tudor.ambarus@...aro.org>, Joy Chakraborty <joychakr@...gle.com>, 
	Naveen Kumar <mnkumar@...gle.com>, linux-phy@...ts.infradead.org, 
	devicetree@...r.kernel.org, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org, 
	linux-usb@...r.kernel.org, linux-arm-kernel@...ts.infradead.org, 
	linux-samsung-soc@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH v1 4/4] dt-bindings: phy: google: Add Google SoC USB PHY

On Mon, Oct 6, 2025 at 5:45 PM Krzysztof Kozlowski <krzk@...nel.org> wrote:
>
> On 07/10/2025 08:21, Roy Luo wrote:
> > Document the USB PHY bindings for Google Tensor SoCs.
> >
> > Signed-off-by: Roy Luo <royluo@...gle.com>
> > ---
> >  .../bindings/phy/google,usb-phy.yaml          | 91 +++++++++++++++++++
> >  1 file changed, 91 insertions(+)
> >  create mode 100644 Documentation/devicetree/bindings/phy/google,usb-phy.yaml
> >
> > diff --git a/Documentation/devicetree/bindings/phy/google,usb-phy.yaml b/Documentation/devicetree/bindings/phy/google,usb-phy.yaml
> > new file mode 100644
> > index 000000000000..5552696edfff
> > --- /dev/null
> > +++ b/Documentation/devicetree/bindings/phy/google,usb-phy.yaml
> > @@ -0,0 +1,91 @@
> > +# SPDX-License-Identifier: (GPL-2.0-only OR BSD-2-Clause)
> > +# Copyright (C) 2025, Google LLC
> > +%YAML 1.2
> > +---
> > +$id: http://devicetree.org/schemas/phy/google,usb-phy.yaml#
> > +$schema: http://devicetree.org/meta-schemas/core.yaml#
> > +
> > +title: Google USB PHY
> > +
> > +maintainers:
> > +  - Roy Luo <royluo@...gle.com>
> > +
> > +description:
> > +  Describes the USB PHY block on Google Tensor SoCs.
>
> Which ones? You need to be VERY specific here.

This USB PHY is specific to Tensor G5 SoC (and future generations) and thus
necessitates new drivers and new bindings. Will update the description and
commit message in the next patchset.

>
> > +
> > +properties:
> > +  compatible:
> > +    items:
> > +      - enum:
> > +          - google,lga-usb-phy
> > +      - const: google,usb-phy
>
> Please read carefully  bindings. You cannot have generic compatible.
> Plus you are duplicating existing Samsung bindings.
>
> Best regards,
> Krzysztof

Will refrain from using generic compatible in the next patchset.

Thanks,
Roy Luo