Re: [PATCH v5 1/3] dt-bindings: dmaengine: Add dmamux for CV18XX/SG200X series SoC

From: Krzysztof Kozlowski <krzysztof.kozlowski@linaro.org>
To: Inochi Amaoto <inochiama@outlook.com>,
	Vinod Koul <vkoul@kernel.org>, Rob Herring <robh@kernel.org>,
	Krzysztof Kozlowski <krzysztof.kozlowski+dt@linaro.org>,
	Conor Dooley <conor+dt@kernel.org>,
	Chen Wang <unicorn_wang@outlook.com>,
	Paul Walmsley <paul.walmsley@sifive.com>,
	Palmer Dabbelt <palmer@dabbelt.com>,
	Albert Ou <aou@eecs.berkeley.edu>
Cc: Jisheng Zhang <jszhang@kernel.org>,
	Liu Gui <kenneth.liu@sophgo.com>,
	Jingbao Qiu <qiujingbao.dlmu@gmail.com>,
	dlan@gentoo.org, dmaengine@vger.kernel.org,
	devicetree@vger.kernel.org, linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org,
	linux-riscv@lists.infradead.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH v5 1/3] dt-bindings: dmaengine: Add dmamux for CV18XX/SG200X series SoC
Date: Tue, 26 Mar 2024 09:53:09 +0100	[thread overview]
Message-ID: <473528ac-dce2-41e3-a6d7-28f8c53a89ef@linaro.org> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <IA1PR20MB4953EDEEFC3128741F8E152EBB352@IA1PR20MB4953.namprd20.prod.outlook.com>

On 26/03/2024 08:35, Inochi Amaoto wrote:
>>> +
>>> +required:
>>> +  - '#dma-cells'
>>> +  - dma-masters
>>> +
>>
>>
>> I don't understand what happened here. Previously you had a child and I
>> proposed to properly describe it with $ref.
>>
>> Now, all children are gone. Binding is supposed to be complete. Based on
>> your cover letter, this is not complete, but why? What is missing and
>> why it cannot be added?
>>
> 
> The binding of syscon is removed due to a usb phy subdevices, which needs 
> sometime to figure out the actual property. This is why the syscon binding 
> is removed.
> 
> I think it is better to use the origianl syscon series to evolve after
> the usb phy binding is submitted. The subdevices of syscon may need
> much reverse engineering to know its parameters. So at least for now,
> the syscon binding is hard to be complete.

Some explanation why dma-router is gone would be useful, but fine.

> 
>>
>>> +additionalProperties: false
>>> +
>>> +examples:
>>> +  - |
>>> +    dma-router {
>>> +      compatible = "sophgo,cv1800-dmamux";
>>> +      #dma-cells = <2>;
>>> +      dma-masters = <&dmac>;
>>> +      dma-requests = <8>;
>>> +    };
>>> diff --git a/include/dt-bindings/dma/cv1800-dma.h b/include/dt-bindings/dma/cv1800-dma.h
>>> new file mode 100644
>>> index 000000000000..3ce9dac25259
>>> --- /dev/null
>>> +++ b/include/dt-bindings/dma/cv1800-dma.h
>>
>> Filename should match bindings filename.
>>
> 
> Thanks.
> 
>>
>> Anyway, the problem is that it is a dead header. I don't see it being
>> used, so it is not a binding.
>>
> 
> This header is not used because the dmamux node is not defined at now.

In the driver? The binding header is supposed to be used in the driver,
otherwise it is not a binding.

> And considering the limitation of this dmamux, maybe only devices that 
> require dma as a must can have the dma assigned. 
> Due to the fact, I think it may be a long time to wait for this header
> to be used as the binding header.

I don't understand. You did not provide a single reason why this is a
binding. Reason is: mapping IDs between DTS and driver. Where is this
reason?

Best regards,
Krzysztof