Re: [PATCH 1/2] dt-bindings: mchp-eic: add bindings

From: Marc Zyngier
Date: Tue Mar 02 2021 - 06:52:14 EST


On Tue, 02 Mar 2021 10:28:45 +0000,
Claudiu Beznea <claudiu.beznea@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>
> Add DT bindings for Microchip External Interrupt Controller.
>
> Signed-off-by: Claudiu Beznea <claudiu.beznea@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> ---
> .../interrupt-controller/mchp,eic.yaml | 74 +++++++++++++++++++
> 1 file changed, 74 insertions(+)
> create mode 100644 Documentation/devicetree/bindings/interrupt-controller/mchp,eic.yaml
>
> diff --git a/Documentation/devicetree/bindings/interrupt-controller/mchp,eic.yaml b/Documentation/devicetree/bindings/interrupt-controller/mchp,eic.yaml
> new file mode 100644
> index 000000000000..5a927817aa7d
> --- /dev/null
> +++ b/Documentation/devicetree/bindings/interrupt-controller/mchp,eic.yaml
> @@ -0,0 +1,74 @@
> +# SPDX-License-Identifier: (GPL-2.0-only OR BSD-2-Clause)
> +%YAML 1.2
> +---
> +$id: http://devicetree.org/schemas/interrupt-controller/mchp,eic.yaml#
> +$schema: http://devicetree.org/meta-schemas/core.yaml#
> +
> +title: Microchip External Interrupt Controller
> +
> +maintainers:
> + - Claudiu Beznea <claudiu.beznea@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> +
> +description:
> + This interrupt controller is found in Microchip SoCs (SAMA7G5) and provides
> + support for handling up to 2 external interrupt lines.
> +
> +properties:
> + compatible:
> + enum:
> + - microchip,sama7g5-eic
> +
> + reg:
> + maxItems: 1
> +
> + interrupt-controller: true
> +
> + '#interrupt-cells':
> + const: 3
> + description:
> + The first cell is the input IRQ number (between 0 and 1), the second cell
> + is the trigger type as defined in interrupt.txt present in this directory
> + and the third cell is the glitch filter (1, 2, 4, 8) in clock cycles

This last parameter looks like a very bad idea. How do you plan for
that to be used? Which clock cycles?

In any case, I don't think it should be part of the interrupt
descriptor, but provided as a static configuration at the interrupt
controller level itself.

Thanks,

M.

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