Re: [PATCH V3 1/2] dt-bindings: Add optional gpio property to uartps node to support rs485

From: m.brock@vanmierlo.com
To: Manikanta Guntupalli <manikanta.guntupalli@amd.com>
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Subject: Re: [PATCH V3 1/2] dt-bindings: Add optional gpio property to uartps node to support rs485
Date: Sat, 28 Oct 2023 12:59:28 +0200	[thread overview]
Message-ID: <ea3ee738155af7a0f19c2fef3a482a7d@vanmierlo.com> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <20231024144847.2316941-2-manikanta.guntupalli@amd.com>

Manikanta Guntupalli schreef op 2023-10-24 16:48:
> Add optional gpio property to uartps node and reference to rs485.yaml
> 
> On Xilinx/AMD Kria SOM KD240 board rs485 connects via TI ISOW1432
> Transceiver device, where one GPIO is used for driving DE/RE signals.
> With rs485 half duplex configuration, DE and RE are shorted to each 
> other,
> and at a time, any node acts as either a driver or a receiver.
> 
> Here,
> DE - Driver enable. If pin is floating, driver is disabled.
> RE - Receiver enable. If pin is floating, receiver buffer is disabled.
> 
> For more deatils, please find below link which contains Transceiver
> device(ISOW1432) datasheet
> https://www.ti.com/lit/ds/symlink/isow1432.pdf?ts=1682607122706&ref_url=https%253A%252F%252Fwww.ti.com%252Fproduct%252FISOW1432%252Fpart-details%252FISOW1432DFMR%253FkeyMatch%253DISOW1432DFMR%2526tisearch%253Dsearch-everything%2526usecase%253DOPN
> 
> rts-gpios is optional property, because it is not required
> for uart console node.
> 
> Signed-off-by: Manikanta Guntupalli <manikanta.guntupalli@amd.com>
> ---
> Changes for V2:
> Modify optional gpio name to xlnx,phy-ctrl-gpios.
> Update commit description.
> Changes for V3:
> Modify optional gpio name to rts-gpios.
> Update commit description.
> ---
>  Documentation/devicetree/bindings/serial/cdns,uart.yaml | 6 ++++++
>  1 file changed, 6 insertions(+)
> 
> diff --git a/Documentation/devicetree/bindings/serial/cdns,uart.yaml
> b/Documentation/devicetree/bindings/serial/cdns,uart.yaml
> index e35ad1109efc..7ee305f9a45f 100644
> --- a/Documentation/devicetree/bindings/serial/cdns,uart.yaml
> +++ b/Documentation/devicetree/bindings/serial/cdns,uart.yaml
> @@ -46,6 +46,11 @@ properties:
>    power-domains:
>      maxItems: 1
> 
> +  rts-gpios:
> +    description: Optional GPIO to control transmit/receive on RS485 
> phy
> +      in halfduplex mode.
> +    maxItems: 1
> +

Why would this be related to RS485? A user could also have a need for a
gpio instead of the native pin to be used as normal rts.
All RS485 references can be removed.

>  required:
>    - compatible
>    - reg
> @@ -55,6 +60,7 @@ required:
> 
>  allOf:
>    - $ref: serial.yaml#
> +  - $ref: rs485.yaml#
>    - if:
>        properties:
>          compatible:

Maarten