Re: [PATCH 2/9] dt-bindings: arm: brcmstb: Correct BIUCTRL node documentation

From: Rob Herring
Date: Thu Nov 30 2017 - 21:21:41 EST


On Wed, Nov 29, 2017 at 12:18:42PM -0800, Florian Fainelli wrote:
> Correct the Device Tree bindings for the HIF_CPUBIUCTRL node whose
> compatible string is actually brcm,bcm<chip-id>-cpu-biu-ctrl. Also
> document in the binding the fallback property
> ("brcm,brcmstb-cpu-biu-ctrl") and update the example accordingly.
>
> Signed-off-by: Florian Fainelli <f.fainelli@xxxxxxxxx>
> ---
> .../devicetree/bindings/arm/bcm/brcm,brcmstb.txt | 22 ++++++++++++----------
> 1 file changed, 12 insertions(+), 10 deletions(-)
>
> diff --git a/Documentation/devicetree/bindings/arm/bcm/brcm,brcmstb.txt b/Documentation/devicetree/bindings/arm/bcm/brcm,brcmstb.txt
> index 790e6b0b8306..05be8d1f7be6 100644
> --- a/Documentation/devicetree/bindings/arm/bcm/brcm,brcmstb.txt
> +++ b/Documentation/devicetree/bindings/arm/bcm/brcm,brcmstb.txt
> @@ -17,21 +17,23 @@ Further, syscon nodes that map platform-specific registers used for general
> system control is required:
>
> - compatible: "brcm,bcm<chip_id>-sun-top-ctrl", "syscon"
> - - compatible: "brcm,bcm<chip_id>-hif-cpubiuctrl", "syscon"
> + - compatible: "brcm,bcm<chip_id>-cpu-biu-ctrl",
> + "brcm,brcmstb-cpu-biu-ctrl",
> + "syscon"
> - compatible: "brcm,bcm<chip_id>-hif-continuation", "syscon"
>
> -hif-cpubiuctrl node
> +cpu-biu-ctrl node
> -------------------
> -SoCs with Broadcom Brahma15 ARM-based CPUs have a specific Bus Interface Unit
> -(BIU) block which controls and interfaces the CPU complex to the different
> -Memory Controller Ports (MCP), one per memory controller (MEMC). This BIU block
> -offers a feature called Write Pairing which consists in collapsing two adjacent
> -cache lines into a single (bursted) write transaction towards the memory
> -controller (MEMC) to maximize write bandwidth.
> +SoCs with Broadcom Brahma15 ARM-based and Brahma53 ARM64-based CPUs have a
> +specific Bus Interface Unit (BIU) block which controls and interfaces the CPU
> +complex to the different Memory Controller Ports (MCP), one per memory
> +controller (MEMC). This BIU block offers a feature called Write Pairing which
> +consists in collapsing two adjacent cache lines into a single (bursted) write
> +transaction towards the memory controller (MEMC) to maximize write bandwidth.
>
> Required properties:
>
> - - compatible: must be "brcm,bcm7445-hif-cpubiuctrl", "syscon"
> + - compatible: must be "brcm,bcm7445-cpu-biu-ctrl", "syscon"

Doesn't this need "brcm,brcmstb-cpu-biu-ctrl" too?

>
> Optional properties:
>
> @@ -52,7 +54,7 @@ example:
> };
>
> hif_cpubiuctrl: syscon@3e2400 {
> - compatible = "brcm,bcm7445-hif-cpubiuctrl", "syscon";
> + compatible = "brcm,bcm7445-cpu-biu-ctrl", "brcm,brcmstb-cpu-biu-ctrl", "syscon";
> reg = <0x3e2400 0x5b4>;
> brcm,write-pairing;
> };
> --
> 2.9.3
>