Re: [PATCH v3 2/2] dt-bindings: net: bluetooth: Add device tree bindings for QTI chip wcn3998

[Harish Bandi <c-hbandi@codeaurora.org>]

Hi Matthias,

On 2019-03-27 05:24, Matthias Kaehlcke wrote:
> On Mon, Mar 25, 2019 at 05:00:31PM +0530, c-hbandi@codeaurora.org 
> wrote:
>> Hi Matthias,
>> 
>>  On 2019-03-15 00:26, Matthias Kaehlcke wrote:
>> > Hi Harish,
>> >
>> > On Wed, Mar 13, 2019 at 12:00:06PM +0530, c-hbandi@codeaurora.org wrote:
>> > > Hi Matthias,
>> > >
>> > >
>> > > On 2019-03-12 22:29, Matthias Kaehlcke wrote:
>> > > > +DT folks
>> > > >
>> > > > Please add them in future versions (script/scripts/get_maintainer.pl
>> > > > <patches> should have listed them)
>> > >
>> > > [Harish] -- Will add them in new version of patches.
>> > > >
>> > > > On Tue, Mar 12, 2019 at 05:52:59PM +0530, Harish Bandi wrote:
>> > > > > This patch enables regulators for the Qualcomm Bluetooth wcn3998
>> > > > > controller.
>> > > >
>> > > > No, it doesn't.
>> > > >
>> > > > The next version should probably say something like "Add compatible
>> > > > string for the Qualcomm WCN3998 Bluetooth controller.
>> > > >
>> > > [Harish] -- From new patch onwards will add all patch
>> > > version changes and add proper description.
>> > >
>> > > > Is there any particular reason why QCA drivers folks use 'wcn' instead
>> > > > of 'WCN'? The QCA documentations calls it WCN399x, so I'd suggest to
>> > > > consistently use the uppercase name in comments and documentation (and
>> > > > log messages?).
>> > > >
>> > > [Harish] -- I think in DT we need to have small case like wcn,
>> >
>> > agreed
>> >
>> > > i think that is the reason it started using in code, comments and dt
>> > > documentation.
>> >
>> > AFAIK there are no hard rules for everything, my suggestion would be:
>> >
>> > - use WCN399x
>> >   - for general comments/documentation
>> >   - commit messages
>> >   - in DT context wcn3998-n seems ok
>> > - use wcn399x
>> >   - for function and variable names
>> >   - for compatible strings
>> >
>> > For logging: whatever, just be consistent.
>> 
>>  [Harish] --For Commit messages and all will try to follow change it 
>> new
>> patch
>> 
>> >
>> > > > > Signed-off-by: Harish Bandi <c-hbandi@codeaurora.org>
>> > > > > ---
>> > > > > changes in v3:
>> > > > > - updated to latest code base.
>> > > >
>> > > > This comment is useless, please describe what changed wrt the previous
>> > > > version.
>> > > [Harish] --  added details in v2, and v3 uploaded just to rebase on
>> > > tip of
>> > > bluetooth-next
>> > > for better understanding of code in review. From new patch onwards
>> > > will add
>> > > all patch
>> > > version changes and add proper description.
>> > > >
>> > > > > ---
>> > > > >  .../devicetree/bindings/net/qualcomm-bluetooth.txt        | 15
>> > > > > +++++++++++++++
>> > > > >  1 file changed, 15 insertions(+)
>> > > > >
>> > > > > diff --git
>> > > > > a/Documentation/devicetree/bindings/net/qualcomm-bluetooth.txt
>> > > > > b/Documentation/devicetree/bindings/net/qualcomm-bluetooth.txt
>> > > > > index 824c0e2..1221535 100644
>> > > > > --- a/Documentation/devicetree/bindings/net/qualcomm-bluetooth.txt
>> > > > > +++ b/Documentation/devicetree/bindings/net/qualcomm-bluetooth.txt
>> > > > > @@ -53,3 +53,18 @@ serial@898000 {
>> > > > >  		max-speed = <3200000>;
>> > > > >  	};
>> > > > >  };
>> > > > > +
>> > > > > +&blsp1_uart3 {
>> > > > > +	pinctrl-names = "default";
>> > > > > +	pinctrl-0 = <&blsp1_uart3_default>;
>> > > > > +	status = "okay";
>> > > > > +
>> > > > > +	bluetooth: wcn3998-bt {
>> > > > > +		compatible = "qcom,wcn3998-bt";
>> > > > > +		vddio-supply = <&vreg_l6_1p8>;
>> > > > > +		vddxo-supply = <&vreg_l5_1p8>;
>> > > > > +		vddrf-supply = <&vreg_s5_1p35>;
>> > > > > +		vddch0-supply = <&vdd_ch0_3p3>;
>> > > > > +		max-speed = <3200000>;
>> > > > > +	};
>> > > > > +};
>> > > > > \ No newline at end of file
>> > > >
>> > > > I think the example isn't really needed since it's essentially the
>> > > > same as the one for 'qcom,wcn3990-bt'.
>> > > >
>> > > > But the important part is missing: add the new compatible string under
>> > > > ´Required properties´. You also want to update the documentation that
>> > > > mentiones 'qcom,wcn3990-bt' to 'qcom,wcn399x-bt' (assuming for now
>> > > > that other possible WCN399x chips would be similar).
>> > > >
>> > > [Harish] -- Will check the DT properties, documentation and update
>> > > accordingly in new patch.
>> > >
>> > > > You mentioned in an earlier version of the series that there are
>> > > > multiple WCN3998 variants with different requirements for
>> > > > voltage/current. This seems to suggests that multiple compatible
>> > > > strings are needed to distinguish between them.
>> > > >
>> > > [Harish] -- for now we want to add WCN3998 support only, What i mean
>> > > to say
>> > > in my earlier
>> > > explanation that. WCN3990 is base variant and on top of that we have
>> > > variants like WCN3990,
>> > > WCN3998 and WCN3998-0,WCN3998-1 like that..
>> > > So I think wcn399x would make sense for this series.
>> >
>> > If the variants have relevant differences between them (like different
>> > regulator requirements) I think you want unique names, rather than
>> > 'wcn399x' (I was referring to comments/documentation with this
>> > string).
>> >
>> > If there are variants wouldn't your first 'wcn3998' already be a
>> > 'wcn3998-n'? If 'wcn3998' without suffix is used I think it needs to
>> > be valid for all 'wcn3998-n' variants (it might be less
>> > power-efficient though than using the variant specific compatible
>> > string), otherwise things get confusing (a 'wcn3998-2' isn't a
>> > 'wcn3998'?)
>> >
>> 
>> 
>>  [Harish] -- for now WCN3990 and WCN3998 only, also wcn3998-2 and 
>> wcn3998
>> are same.
>> So for now we are going to have only WCN3990 and WCN3998 for DT.
> 
> Since you brought up the different power requirements initially:
> 
> are your reasonably sure that future wcn3998-3, wcn3998-4, ... can
> operate with the generic wcn3998 power settings?

[Harish] - yes with power settings of wcn3998, wcn3998-3 and wcn3998-4 
... also will work.