Re: [PATCH v4 1/7] coresight: bindings for CPU debug module

From: Leo Yan
Date: Mon Mar 20 2017 - 07:51:06 EST


Hi Mathieu,

On Fri, Mar 17, 2017 at 10:13:35AM -0600, Mathieu Poirier wrote:

[...]

> > +- compatible : should be
> > + * "arm,coresight-cpu-debug"; supplemented with "arm,primecell"
> > + since this driver is using the AMBA bus interface.
>
> This description needs to be refactored - see my comment from an earlier post
> for more details.

I have refined this description according to your suggestion:
http://archive.armlinux.org.uk/lurker/message/20170301.154550.f55a09d5.en.html

Am I missing anthing for this?

> > +- reg : physical base address and length of the register set.
> > +
> > +- clocks : the clock associated to this component.
> > +
> > +- clock-names : the name of the clock referenced by the code. Since we are
> > + using the AMBA framework, the name of the clock providing
> > + the interconnect should be "apb_pclk" and the clock is
> > + mandatory. The interface between the debug logic and the
> > + processor core is clocked by the internal CPU clock, so it
> > + is enabled with CPU clock by default.
> > +
> > +- cpu : the cpu phandle the debug module is affined to. When omitted
> > + the module is considered to belong to CPU0.
> > +
> > +Optional properties:
>
> s/properties/property
>
> > +
> > +- power-domains: a phandle to power domain node for debug module. We can
> > + use "nohlt" to ensure CPU power domain is enabled.
>
> The "power-domains" property is to take care of the debug power domain. The
> "nohlt" is to make sure registers in the CPU power domain are accessible - both
> are independent from one another. As such the description for this binding
> shoudl be:
>
> "a phandle to the debug power domain".

Will fix for upper two comments.

Thanks,
Leo Yan