Re: [EXT] Re: [PATCH v3 1/4] dt-bindings: soc: imx8m: add DT Binding doc for soc unique ID

[Krzysztof Kozlowski <krzk@kernel.org>]

On Tue, Nov 17, 2020 at 07:10:28AM +0000, Alice Guo wrote:
> 
> 
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: Krzysztof Kozlowski <krzk@kernel.org>
> > Sent: 2020年11月17日 0:03
> > To: Alice Guo <alice.guo@nxp.com>
> > Cc: robh+dt@kernel.org; shawnguo@kernel.org; s.hauer@pengutronix.de;
> > dl-linux-imx <linux-imx@nxp.com>; Peng Fan <peng.fan@nxp.com>;
> > devicetree@vger.kernel.org; linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org;
> > linux-arm-kernel@lists.infradead.org
> > Subject: Re: [EXT] Re: [PATCH v3 1/4] dt-bindings: soc: imx8m: add DT Binding
> > doc for soc unique ID
> > 
> > Caution: EXT Email
> > 
> > On Mon, Nov 16, 2020 at 07:04:13AM +0000, Alice Guo wrote:
> > >
> > > > -----Original Message-----
> > > > From: Krzysztof Kozlowski <krzk@kernel.org>
> > > > Sent: 2020年11月15日 0:50
> > > > To: Alice Guo <alice.guo@nxp.com>
> > > > Cc: robh+dt@kernel.org; shawnguo@kernel.org; s.hauer@pengutronix.de;
> > > > dl-linux-imx <linux-imx@nxp.com>; Peng Fan <peng.fan@nxp.com>;
> > > > devicetree@vger.kernel.org; linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org;
> > > > linux-arm-kernel@lists.infradead.org
> > > > Subject: [EXT] Re: [PATCH v3 1/4] dt-bindings: soc: imx8m: add DT
> > > > Binding doc for soc unique ID
> > > >
> > > > Caution: EXT Email
> > > >
> > > > On Fri, Nov 13, 2020 at 07:04:06PM +0800, Alice Guo wrote:
> > > > > Add DT Binding doc for the Unique ID of i.MX 8M series.
> > > > >
> > > > > Signed-off-by: Alice Guo <alice.guo@nxp.com>
> > > > > ---
> > > > >  .../devicetree/bindings/arm/fsl.yaml          | 25
> > > > +++++++++++++++++++
> > > > >  1 file changed, 25 insertions(+)
> > > > >
> > > > > diff --git a/Documentation/devicetree/bindings/arm/fsl.yaml
> > > > > b/Documentation/devicetree/bindings/arm/fsl.yaml
> > > > > index e4db0f9ed664..f4faebbb57da 100644
> > > > > --- a/Documentation/devicetree/bindings/arm/fsl.yaml
> > > > > +++ b/Documentation/devicetree/bindings/arm/fsl.yaml
> > > > > @@ -901,6 +901,31 @@ properties:
> > > > >                - fsl,s32v234-evb           # S32V234-EVB2
> > Customer
> > > > Evaluation Board
> > > > >            - const: fsl,s32v234
> > > > >
> > > > > +  soc:
> > > > > +    type: object
> > > > > +    properties:
> > > > > +      compatible:
> > > > > +        oneOf:
> > > > > +          - description: i.MX8M SoCs
> > > > > +            items:
> > > > > +              - enum:
> > > > > +                  - fsl,imx8mm-soc
> > > > > +                  - fsl,imx8mn-soc
> > > > > +                  - fsl,imx8mp-soc
> > > > > +                  - fsl,imx8mq-soc
> > > > > +              - const: simple-bus
> > > > > +
> > > > > +          - description: Other SoCs
> > > > > +            items:
> > > > > +              - const: simple-bus
> > > > > +
> > > > > +      nvmem-cells:
> > > > > +        maxItems: 1
> > > > > +        description: Phandle to the SOC Unique ID provided by a
> > > > > + nvmem node
> > > > > +
> > > > > +      nvmem-cells-names:
> > > > > +        const: soc_unique_id
> > > > > +
> > > > >  additionalProperties: true
> > > >
> > > > The "soc" node should be required for these compatibles. Otherwise
> > > > you will have to stay with this
> > > > backwards-compatible-DTB-device-initcall-glue for many years... I think you
> > can achieve it with allOf.
> > > >
> > > [Alice Guo]Hi,
> > > I find that my description for compatible is ambiguous. There are two kinds of
> > compatible of the "soc" node:
> > > 1. For dtsi files used for SoCs other than imx8m series SoCs and old
> > > version dtsi files used for imx8m series SoCs, compatible of the "soc" node is
> > "simple-bus".
> > > 2. For new version dtsi files used for imx8m series SoCs, compatible of the
> > "soc" node is {"fsl,imx8mX-soc","simple-bus"}.
> > >
> > > "nvmem-cell" is an optional property.
> > >
> > > I do not understand what you mean. You mean that limit the compatible of
> > "soc" node must include " fsl,imx8mX-soc" in new version dts files. Is my
> > understanding correct?
> > 
> > All new DTS files should have soc node with "fsl,imx8mX-soc" and this should be
> > required by dtschema. The nvmem-cells and related properties do not look like
> > optional. From the hardware perspective - they are always present. From the
> > driver point of view: they are required and driver will fail to work.
> 
> [Alice Guo] 
> +  soc:
> +    type: object
> +    properties:
> +      compatible:
> +        oneOf:
> +          - description: new version DTS for i.MX8M SoCs
> +            items:
> +              - enum:
> +                  - fsl,imx8mm-soc
> +                  - fsl,imx8mn-soc
> +                  - fsl,imx8mp-soc
> +                  - fsl,imx8mq-soc
> +              - const: simple-bus
> +
> +          - description: other SoCs and old version DTS for i.MX8M SoCs
> +            items:
> +              - const: simple-bus
> +
> +      nvmem-cells:
> +        maxItems: 1
> +        description: Phandle to the SOC Unique ID provided by a nvmem node
> +
> +      nvmem-cells-names:
> +        const: soc_unique_id
> +
> +    allOf:
> +      - if:
> +          properties:
> +            compatible:
> +              contains:
> +                enum:
> +                  - fsl,imx8mm-soc
> +                  - fsl,imx8mn-soc
> +                  - fsl,imx8mp-soc
> +                  - fsl,imx8mq-soc
> +                const: simple-bus
> +
> +        then:
> +          required:
> +            - nvmem-cells
> +            - nvmem-cells-names
> 
> The above is my modification. Is that ok?

Does not look like solving anything.

Best regards,
Krzysztof