Re: [PATCH 1/7] dt-bindings: gpu: pvrsgx: add initial bindings

From: Tony Lindgren
Date: Mon Oct 21 2019 - 13:26:03 EST


* H. Nikolaus Schaller <hns@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> [191021 15:46]:
> > Am 21.10.2019 um 17:07 schrieb Rob Herring <robh+dt@xxxxxxxxxx>:
> > On Fri, Oct 18, 2019 at 1:46 PM H. Nikolaus Schaller <hns@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> >> +Optional properties:
> >> +- timer: the timer to be used by the driver.
> >
> > Needs a better description and vendor prefix at least.
>
> I am not yet sure if it is vendor specific or if all
> SGX implementations need some timer.
>
> >
> > Why is this needed rather than using the OS's timers?
>
> Because nobody understands the current (out of tree and
> planned for staging) driver well enough what the timer
> is doing. It is currently hard coded that some omap refer
> to timer7 and others use timer11.

Just configure it in the driver based on the compatible
value to keep it out of the dts. It's best to stick to
standard bindings.

> >> +- img,cores: number of cores. Defaults to <1>.
> >
> > Not discoverable?
>
> Not sure if it is. This is probably available in undocumented
> registers of the sgx.

This too, and whatever non-standrd other properities
you might have.

Regards,

Tony