RE: [EXT] Re: [PATCH v2 01/13] dt-bindings: media: imx8q: add imx video codec bindings

From: Ming Qian
Date: Wed Jun 16 2021 - 22:20:36 EST


> -----Original Message-----
> From: Rob Herring [mailto:robh@xxxxxxxxxx]
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> To: Ming Qian <ming.qian@xxxxxxx>
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> Subject: [EXT] Re: [PATCH v2 01/13] dt-bindings: media: imx8q: add imx video
> codec bindings
>
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>
> On Mon, Jun 07, 2021 at 04:42:48PM +0800, Ming Qian wrote:
> > Add devicetree binding documentation for IMX8Q Video Processing Unit
> > IP
> >
> > Signed-off-by: Ming Qian <ming.qian@xxxxxxx>
> > Signed-off-by: Shijie Qin <shijie.qin@xxxxxxx>
> > Signed-off-by: Zhou Peng <eagle.zhou@xxxxxxx>
> > ---
> > .../bindings/media/nxp,imx8q-vpu.yaml | 198
> ++++++++++++++++++
> > 1 file changed, 198 insertions(+)
> > create mode 100644
> > Documentation/devicetree/bindings/media/nxp,imx8q-vpu.yaml
> >
> > diff --git
> > a/Documentation/devicetree/bindings/media/nxp,imx8q-vpu.yaml
> > b/Documentation/devicetree/bindings/media/nxp,imx8q-vpu.yaml
> > new file mode 100644
> > index 000000000000..058ca69c107a
> > --- /dev/null
> > +++ b/Documentation/devicetree/bindings/media/nxp,imx8q-vpu.yaml
> > @@ -0,0 +1,198 @@
> > +# SPDX-License-Identifier: (GPL-2.0 OR BSD-2-Clause)
> > +
> > +%YAML 1.2
> > +---
> > +$id:
> > +https://eur01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fdevi
> >
> +cetree.org%2Fschemas%2Fmedia%2Fnxp%2Cimx8q-vpu.yaml%23&amp;data
> =04%7C
> >
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> > +8%3D&amp;reserved=0
> > +$schema:
> > +https://eur01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fdevi
> >
> +cetree.org%2Fmeta-schemas%2Fcore.yaml%23&amp;data=04%7C01%7Cmin
> g.qian
> >
> +%40nxp.com%7Cb8af894b4dd946c3b96108d93122e833%7C686ea1d3bc2b
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> >
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> 3D&amp;res
> > +erved=0
> > +
> > +title: NXP i.MX8Q video encode and decode accelerators
> > +
> > +maintainers:
> > + - Ming Qian <ming.qian@xxxxxxx>
> > + - Shijie Qin <shijie.qin@xxxxxxx>
> > +
> > +description: |-
> > + The Amphion MXC video encoder(Windsor) and decoder(Malone)
> > +accelerators present
> > + on NXP i.MX8Q SoCs.
> > +
> > +allOf:
> > + - $ref: /schemas/simple-bus.yaml#
>
> This is not a 'simple-bus'. A simple bus doesn't have power-domains,
> memory-region, or mailbox.
>
> simple-mfd maybe, but looks like there's dependencies here so you should
> trigger probing yourself.

I will modify the driver and this document according to your suggestion

> > +
> > +properties:
> > + $nodename:
> > + pattern: "^vpu-bus@[0-9a-f]+$"
> > +
> > + compatible:
> > + contains:
>
> No, must be exact.
>
> > + items:
> > + - enum:
> > + - nxp,imx8qm-vpu
> > + - nxp,imx8qxp-vpu
> > +
> > + reg:
> > + maxItems: 1
> > +
> > + power-domains:
> > + maxItems: 1
> > +
> > + memory-region:
> > + description:
> > + Phandle to a node describing reserved memory used by VPU.
> > + (see bindings/reserved-memory/reserved-memory.txt)
> > +
> > + mailbox:
>
> This needs to be a pattern looking at the example.
>
> > + description:
> > + Each vpu encoder or decoder correspond a MU, which used for
> communication
> > + between driver and firmware. Implement via mailbox on driver.
> > + (see bindings/mailbox/fsl,mu.yaml)
>
> Do a $ref to the file.
>
> > +
> > +patternProperties:
> > + "^vpu_[en, de]coder@[0-9a-f]+$":
>
> (en|de)
>
> > + type: object
> > + description:
> > + Each core correspond a decoder or encoder, need to configure them
> > + separately. NXP i.MX8QM SoC has one decoder and two encoder,
> i.MX8QXP SoC
> > + has one decoder and one encoder.
> > +
> > + properties:
> > + compatible:
> > + oneOf:
> > + - const: nxp,imx8q-vpu-decoder
> > + - const: nxp,imx8q-vpu-encoder
> > +
> > + reg:
> > + maxItems: 1
> > +
> > + power-domains:
> > + maxItems: 1
> > +
> > + mbox-names:
> > + items:
> > + - const: tx0
> > + - const: tx1
> > + - const: rx
> > +
> > + mboxes:
> > + description:
> > + List of phandle of 2 MU channels for tx, 1 MU channel for rx.
>
> How many? (maxItems: 1 or an 'items' list needed)
>
> > + boot-region:
> > + description:
> > + Phandle to a node describing reserved memory used by
> firmware
> > + loading.
> > +
> > + rpc-region:
> > + description:
> > + Phandle to a node describing reserved memory used by RPC
> shared
> > + memory between firmware and driver.
> > +
> > + print-offset:
> > + description:
> > + The memory offset from RPC address, used by reserve firmware
> log.
>
> These need vendor prefix and type ref.
>
> > +
> > + id:
> > + description: Index of vpu core.
>
> Nope. We don't do indexes.
>
> > +
> > + required:
> > + - compatible
> > + - reg
> > + - power-domains
> > + - mbox-names
> > + - mboxes
> > + - boot-region
> > + - rpc-region
> > + - print-offset
> > + - id
> > +
> > + additionalProperties: false
> > +
> > +required:
> > + - compatible
> > + - reg
> > + - power-domains
> > + - memory-region
> > +
> > +additionalProperties: true
> > +
> > +examples:
> > + # Device node example for i.MX8QM platform:
> > + - |
> > + #include <dt-bindings/firmware/imx/rsrc.h>
> > +
> > + vpu: vpu-bus@2c000000 {
> > + compatible = "nxp,imx8qm-vpu", "simple-bus";
> > + ranges = <0x2c000000 0x2c000000 0x2000000>;
> > + reg = <0x2c000000 0x1000000>;
> > + #address-cells = <1>;
> > + #size-cells = <1>;
> > + power-domains = <&pd IMX_SC_R_VPU>;
> > + memory-region = <&vpu_reserved>;
> > +
> > + mu_m0: mailbox@2d000000 {
> > + compatible = "fsl,imx6sx-mu";
> > + reg = <0x2d000000 0x20000>;
> > + interrupts = <0 472 4>;
> > + #mbox-cells = <2>;
> > + power-domains = <&pd IMX_SC_R_VPU_MU_0>;
> > + };
> > +
> > + mu1_m0: mailbox@2d020000 {
> > + compatible = "fsl,imx6sx-mu";
> > + reg = <0x2d020000 0x20000>;
> > + interrupts = <0 473 4>;
> > + #mbox-cells = <2>;
> > + power-domains = <&pd IMX_SC_R_VPU_MU_1>;
> > + };
> > +
> > + mu2_m0: mailbox@2d040000 {
> > + compatible = "fsl,imx6sx-mu";
> > + reg = <0x2d040000 0x20000>;
> > + interrupts = <0 474 4>;
> > + #mbox-cells = <2>;
> > + power-domains = <&pd IMX_SC_R_VPU_MU_2>;
> > + };
> > +
> > + vpu_core0: vpu_decoder@2d080000 {
> > + compatible = "nxp,imx8q-vpu-decoder";
> > + reg = <0x2d080000 0x10000>;
> > + power-domains = <&pd IMX_SC_R_VPU_DEC_0>;
> > + mbox-names = "tx0", "tx1", "rx";
> > + mboxes = <&mu_m0 0 0
> > + &mu_m0 0 1
> > + &mu_m0 1 0>;
> > + boot-region = <&decoder_boot>;
> > + rpc-region = <&decoder_rpc>;
> > + print-offset = <0x180000>;
> > + id = <0>;
> > + };
> > +
> > + vpu_core1: vpu_encoder@2d090000 {
> > + compatible = "nxp,imx8q-vpu-encoder";
> > + reg = <0x2d090000 0x10000>;
> > + power-domains = <&pd IMX_SC_R_VPU_ENC_0>;
> > + mbox-names = "tx0", "tx1", "rx";
> > + mboxes = <&mu1_m0 0 0
> > + &mu1_m0 0 1
> > + &mu1_m0 1 0>;
> > + boot-region = <&encoder1_boot>;
> > + rpc-region = <&encoder1_rpc>;
> > + print-offset = <0x80000>;
> > + id = <1>;
> > + };
> > +
> > + vpu_core2: vpu_encoder@2d0a0000 {
> > + reg = <0x2d0a0000 0x10000>;
> > + compatible = "nxp,imx8q-vpu-encoder";
> > + power-domains = <&pd IMX_SC_R_VPU_ENC_1>;
> > + mbox-names = "tx0", "tx1", "rx";
> > + mboxes = <&mu2_m0 0 0
> > + &mu2_m0 0 1
> > + &mu2_m0 1 0>;
> > + boot-region = <&encoder2_boot>;
> > + rpc-region = <&encoder2_rpc>;
> > + print-offset = <0x80000>;
> > + id = <2>;
> > + };
> > + };
> > +
> > +...
> > --
> > 2.31.1