Re: [PATCH V4 12/16] Documentation: DT: bindings: Add power domain info for NVIDIA PMC

[Thierry Reding <thierry.reding-Re5JQEeQqe8AvxtiuMwx3w@public.gmane.org>]

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On Fri, Dec 04, 2015 at 02:57:13PM +0000, Jon Hunter wrote:
> Add power-domain binding documentation for the NVIDIA PMC driver in
> order to support generic power-domains.
> 
> Signed-off-by: Jon Hunter <jonathanh-DDmLM1+adcrQT0dZR+AlfA@public.gmane.org>
> 
> ---
> 
> Please note that I have been debating whether I add this
> "nvidia,powergate-clock-disable" property or just leave the clocks
> disabled by default. Some downstream kernels leave the clocks enabled
> for the audio power-domain because the clocks required for powering up
> the power-domain are needed by all modules within the power-domain.
> However are the same time there are other power-domains that may need
> to be on, but not always clocked and so having the ability to specify if
> the clocks should be disabled seems useful. However, I can also remove
> this and just have the appropriate devices turn on the clocks as well.
> ---
>  .../bindings/arm/tegra/nvidia,tegra20-pmc.txt      | 61 ++++++++++++++++++++++
>  1 file changed, 61 insertions(+)
> 
> diff --git a/Documentation/devicetree/bindings/arm/tegra/nvidia,tegra20-pmc.txt b/Documentation/devicetree/bindings/arm/tegra/nvidia,tegra20-pmc.txt
> index 838e1a69ec0a..8e4641db51a9 100644
> --- a/Documentation/devicetree/bindings/arm/tegra/nvidia,tegra20-pmc.txt
> +++ b/Documentation/devicetree/bindings/arm/tegra/nvidia,tegra20-pmc.txt
> @@ -1,5 +1,7 @@
>  NVIDIA Tegra Power Management Controller (PMC)
>  
> +== Power Management Controller Node ==
> +
>  The PMC block interacts with an external Power Management Unit. The PMC
>  mostly controls the entry and exit of the system from different sleep
>  modes. It provides power-gating controllers for SoC and CPU power-islands.
> @@ -69,6 +71,10 @@ Optional properties for hardware-triggered thermal reset (inside 'i2c-thermtrip'
>                       Defaults to 0. Valid values are described in section 12.5.2
>                       "Pinmux Support" of the Tegra4 Technical Reference Manual.
>  
> +Optional nodes:
> +- pm-domains : This node contains a hierarchy of PM domain nodes, which should
> +	       match the power-domains on the Tegra SoC.
> +

pm-domains is a linuxism. Perhaps name this after what Tegra calls this:
"powergates"?

Thierry

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