Re: [PATCH 1/6] dt-bindings: nvmem: add cell-type to nvmem cells

[Ahmad Fatoum <a.fatoum@pengutronix.de>]

Hello Srini,

On 22.09.21 15:23, Srinivas Kandagatla wrote:
> On 22/09/2021 14:08, Ahmad Fatoum wrote:
>> On 22.09.21 15:03, Srinivas Kandagatla wrote:
>>> User A and B should mention about this encoding information in there NVMEM provider bindings.
>>>
>>> Based on that specific post-processing should be selected.
>>
>> So instead of just compatible = "atmel,at24c16"; there will be
>>
>>    compatible = "user-A,my-eeprom", "atmel,at24c16";
>>
>> and
>>
>>    compatible = "user-B,my-eeprom", "atmel,at24c16";
> 
> It will depend how you specify encoding information.

I would specify them in cell-type, which you disagree with, thus
I am asking:

Is using a stock EEPROM with a non-canonical format for e.g. a MAC
address something that you think should be supported with NVMEM?

> The issue with making this encoding information generic is that the combinations are endless and nvmem core bindings is definitely not the right place for this.

Add a separate file and include it from the core file?

> ex:
> If I remember correctly we have mac-address stored in various formats:
> from old thread I can see
> 
> Type 1: Octets in ASCII without delimiters. (Swapped/non-Swapped)
> 
> Type 2: Octets in ASCII with delimiters like (":", ",", ".", "-"... so on) (Swapped/non-Swapped)
> 
> Type 3: Is the one which stores mac address in Type1/2 but this has to
> be incremented to be used on other instances of eth.
> 
> Type 4: Octets as bytes/u8, swapped/non-swapped
> 
> This list can be endless and its not just the cell-type property you have to deal with, new properties keep popping up.

Yes, an extendible interface will likely encourage people to extend it.

Cheers,
Ahmad

> --srini
> 
> 
> 
>>
>> and they each need to patch the at24 driver to call one of the
>> common library functions?
>>
>>>
>>> --srini
>>>>
>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> --srini
>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> I'd thus prefer to not make this specific to the OCOTP as all:
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>       * #define NVMEM_CELL_ENCODING_MAC_ADDRESS_IMX    /* ... */
>>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>
>>
>>
> 


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