netdev - Re: [PATCH net-next v1 2/9] dt-bindings: Add Tegra234 MGBE clocks and resets

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Message-ID: <d8fa1d0e-99cd-9bcf-3e17-7673553c875e@linaro.org>
Date:   Fri, 24 Jun 2022 19:12:40 +0200
From:   Krzysztof Kozlowski <krzysztof.kozlowski@...aro.org>
To:     Thierry Reding <thierry.reding@...il.com>
Cc:     Bhadram Varka <vbhadram@...dia.com>, netdev@...r.kernel.org,
        devicetree@...r.kernel.org, linux-tegra@...r.kernel.org,
        robh+dt@...nel.org, krzysztof.kozlowski+dt@...aro.org,
        jonathanh@...dia.com, kuba@...nel.org, catalin.marinas@....com,
        will@...nel.org, Thierry Reding <treding@...dia.com>
Subject: Re: [PATCH net-next v1 2/9] dt-bindings: Add Tegra234 MGBE clocks and
 resets

On 24/06/2022 18:21, Thierry Reding wrote:
> On Fri, Jun 24, 2022 at 06:02:58PM +0200, Krzysztof Kozlowski wrote:
>> On 23/06/2022 09:46, Bhadram Varka wrote:
>>> From: Thierry Reding <treding@...dia.com>
>>>
>>> Add the clocks and resets used by the MGBE Ethernet hardware found on
>>> Tegra234 SoCs.
>>>
>>> Signed-off-by: Thierry Reding <treding@...dia.com>
>>> Signed-off-by: Bhadram Varka <vbhadram@...dia.com>
>>> ---
>>>  include/dt-bindings/clock/tegra234-clock.h | 101 +++++++++++++++++++++
>>>  include/dt-bindings/reset/tegra234-reset.h |   8 ++
>>>  2 files changed, 109 insertions(+)
>>>
>>> diff --git a/include/dt-bindings/clock/tegra234-clock.h b/include/dt-bindings/clock/tegra234-clock.h
>>> index bd4c3086a2da..bab85d9ba8cd 100644
>>> --- a/include/dt-bindings/clock/tegra234-clock.h
>>> +++ b/include/dt-bindings/clock/tegra234-clock.h
>>> @@ -164,10 +164,111 @@
>>>  #define TEGRA234_CLK_PEX1_C5_CORE		225U
>>>  /** @brief PLL controlled by CLK_RST_CONTROLLER_PLLC4_BASE */
>>>  #define TEGRA234_CLK_PLLC4			237U
>>> +/** @brief RX clock recovered from MGBE0 lane input */
>>
>> The IDs should be abstract integer incremented by one, without any
>> holes. I guess the issue was here before, so it's fine but I'll start
>> complaining at some point :)
> 
> These IDs originate from firmware and therefore are more like hardware
> IDs rather than an arbitrary enumeration. These will be used directly in
> IPC calls with the firmware to reference individual clocks and resets.

If they are actually shared with firmware, it's fine. Thanks for
explanation.

> We've adopted these 1:1 in order to avoid adding an extra level of
> indirection (via some lookup table) in the kernel.

This if fine, but some folks (including myself once...) define in
bindings register values and offsets without any actual need. I was
afraid that's the case here.

Best regards,
Krzysztof