Re: [RFC PATCH v2 1/2] dt-bindings: hwmon: emc2305: Add fan-shutdown-percent property

From: Conor Dooley

Date: Thu Mar 12 2026 - 13:38:41 EST


On Thu, Mar 12, 2026 at 02:22:47PM +0200, florin.leotescu@xxxxxxxxxxx wrote:
> From: Florin Leotescu <florin.leotescu@xxxxxxx>
>
> The EMC2305 fan controller supports multiple independent PWM fan
> outputs. Some systems require fans to enter a defined safe state
> during system shutdown or reboot handoff, until firmware or the next
> boot stage reconfigures the controller.
>
> Add an optional "fan-shutdown-percent" property to fan child nodes
> allowing the shutdown fan speed to be configured per fan output.
>
> Signed-off-by: Florin Leotescu <florin.leotescu@xxxxxxx>
> ---
> .../devicetree/bindings/hwmon/microchip,emc2305.yaml | 8 ++++++++
> 1 file changed, 8 insertions(+)
>
> diff --git a/Documentation/devicetree/bindings/hwmon/microchip,emc2305.yaml b/Documentation/devicetree/bindings/hwmon/microchip,emc2305.yaml
> index d3f06ebc19fa..7bcadfab9fc4 100644
> --- a/Documentation/devicetree/bindings/hwmon/microchip,emc2305.yaml
> +++ b/Documentation/devicetree/bindings/hwmon/microchip,emc2305.yaml
> @@ -54,6 +54,12 @@ patternProperties:
> The fan number used to determine the associated PWM channel.
> maxItems: 1
>
> + fan-shutdown-percent:
> + description:
> + Fan RPM in percent set during shutdown.

This sounds like something generic, that other devices might need and
should be in fan-common.yaml?

> + minimum: 0
> + maximum: 100
> +
> required:
> - reg
>
> @@ -80,12 +86,14 @@ examples:
> fan@0 {
> reg = <0x0>;
> pwms = <&fan_controller 26000 PWM_POLARITY_INVERTED 1>;
> + fan-shutdown-percent = <100>;
> #cooling-cells = <2>;
> };
>
> fan@1 {
> reg = <0x1>;
> pwms = <&fan_controller 26000 0 1>;
> + fan-shutdown-percent = <50>;
> #cooling-cells = <2>;
> };
>
> --
> 2.34.1
>

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