Re: [PATCH v4 2/6] dt-bindings: power: Add qcom rpm power domain driver bindings

[Niklas Cassel <niklas.cassel@linaro.org>]

On Thu, Oct 04, 2018 at 10:18:22AM -0500, Rob Herring wrote:
> On Thu, Oct 4, 2018 at 3:36 AM Viresh Kumar <viresh.kumar@linaro.org> wrote:
> >
> > On 25-09-18, 14:43, Rob Herring wrote:
> > > On Tue, Sep 25, 2018 at 5:25 AM Rajendra Nayak <rnayak@codeaurora.org> wrote:
> > > >
> > > > Hi Rob,
> > > >
> > > > []...
> > > > >>>>> +   rpmhpd_opp_table: opp-table {
> > > > >>>>> +           compatible = "operating-points-v2-qcom-level";
> > > > >>>>> +
> > > > >>>>> +           rpmhpd_opp_ret: opp1 {
> > > > >>>>> +                   qcom,level = <RPMH_REGULATOR_LEVEL_RETENTION>;
> > > > >>>>> +           };
> > > > >>>>
> > > > >>>> I don't see the point in using the OPP binding here when you aren't
> > > > >>>> using *any* of the properties from it.
> > > > >>>
> > > > >>> Yeah, that's the case for now. But there are cases (as Stephen
> > > > >>> mentioned earlier [1]) where the voltage values (and maybe other
> > > > >>> values like current, etc) would be known and filled in DT. And that's
> > > > >>> why we all agreed to use OPP tables for PM domains as well, as these
> > > > >>> are really "operating performance points" of these PM domains.
> > > > >>
> > > > >> Rob, are you fine with these bindings then?
> > > > >
> > > > > Okay, my only thought is whether we should just use 'reg' here, or do
> > > > > we need 'level' for anything else and should make it common?
> > > >
> > > > I am not quite sure I understood what you are suggesting here :(
> > >
> > > You could use the  'reg' property instead of 'qcom,level'. Any reason
> > > not to do that?
> >
> > They can use any property which uniquely identifies the OPP nodes in
> > the table. Though I never thought we can use 'reg' property in such a
> > way. I always thought it must be related to registers somehow :)
> 
> That's almost certainly where the name originates from back in the
> 90s. I view 'reg' as how you identify or address a device. This can be
> channels of something like an ADC.
> 
> It's perhaps a stretch for OPP nodes as they aren't really a device,
> but if the levels are part of the h/w then perhaps reg is a good
> match.
> 

FWIW, I actually have a use case on qcom SoCs.

I'm working on reviving an old patch series from Stephen Boyd:
https://lkml.org/lkml/2015/9/18/833


Rajendra's Documentation/devicetree/bindings/opp/qcom-opp.txt currently has:

Required properties:
- qcom,level: On Qualcomm platforms an OPP node can describe a positive value
representing a corner/level that's communicated with a remote microprocessor
(usually called the RPM) which then translates it into a certain voltage on
a voltage rail


I'm planning on extending it with something like:

Optional properties:
-qcom,fuse-level: On Qualcomm platforms, not all corners/levels are real
corners/levels, i.e., not all corners/levels have a unique eFuse associated.
Usually more than one corner/level uses the same eFuse corner/level.


So for each OPP I would have:

opp1 {
	qcom,level = <foo>;
	qcom,fuse-level = <bar>;
}


Not sure if this changes your opinion about using reg,
but I thought that it was worth mentioning.


Kind regards,
Niklas