Re: [PATCH v4 1/2] dt-bindings: usb: Add binding for discrete onboard USB hubs

From: Rob Herring
Date: Tue Sep 29 2020 - 16:17:06 EST


On Mon, Sep 28, 2020 at 10:13:54AM -0700, Matthias Kaehlcke wrote:
> Discrete onboard USB hubs (an example for such a hub is the Realtek
> RTS5411) need to be powered and may require initialization of other
> resources (like GPIOs or clocks) to work properly. This adds a device
> tree binding for these hubs.
>
> Signed-off-by: Matthias Kaehlcke <mka@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
> ---
>
> (no changes since v3)
>
> Changes in v3:
> - updated commit message
> - removed recursive reference to $self
> - adjusted 'compatible' definition to support multiple entries
> - changed USB controller phandle to be a node
>
> Changes in v2:
> - removed 'wakeup-source' and 'power-off-in-suspend' properties
> - consistently use spaces for indentation in example
>
> .../bindings/usb/onboard_usb_hub.yaml | 54 +++++++++++++++++++
> 1 file changed, 54 insertions(+)
> create mode 100644 Documentation/devicetree/bindings/usb/onboard_usb_hub.yaml
>
> diff --git a/Documentation/devicetree/bindings/usb/onboard_usb_hub.yaml b/Documentation/devicetree/bindings/usb/onboard_usb_hub.yaml
> new file mode 100644
> index 000000000000..c9783da3e75c
> --- /dev/null
> +++ b/Documentation/devicetree/bindings/usb/onboard_usb_hub.yaml
> @@ -0,0 +1,54 @@
> +# SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0-only or BSD-2-Clause
> +%YAML 1.2
> +---
> +$id: http://devicetree.org/schemas/usb/onboard_usb_hub.yaml#
> +$schema: http://devicetree.org/meta-schemas/core.yaml#
> +
> +title: Binding for onboard USB hubs
> +
> +maintainers:
> + - Matthias Kaehlcke <mka@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
> +
> +properties:
> + compatible:
> + items:
> + - enum:
> + - realtek,rts5411
> + - const: onboard-usb-hub
> +
> + vdd-supply:
> + description:
> + phandle to the regulator that provides power to the hub.
> +
> +required:
> + - compatible
> + - vdd-supply
> +
> +examples:
> + - |
> + usb_hub: usb-hub {
> + compatible = "realtek,rts5411", "onboard-usb-hub";
> + vdd-supply = <&pp3300_hub>;
> + };

As I said in prior version, this separate node and 'hub' phandle is not
going to work. You are doing this because you want a platform driver for
"realtek,rts5411". That may be convenient for Linux, but doesn't reflect
the h/w.

Rob