Re: [PATCH] dt-bindings: arm: Add HPE GSC platform binding

[Krzysztof Kozlowski]

On Wed, Mar 11, 2026 at 04:04:16PM -0500, nick.hawkins@xxxxxxx wrote:
> From: Nick Hawkins <nick.hawkins@xxxxxxx>
> 
> Add the devicetree binding for the HPE GSC ARM64 BMC SoC used on
> HPE ProLiant servers.  The HPE GSC is the successor to the HPE GXP
> (ARM32) BMC.
> 
> The initial board compatible is hpe,gsc-dl380gen12 for the DL380 Gen12
> server platform.
> 
> Signed-off-by: Nick Hawkins <nick.hawkins@xxxxxxx>
> ---
>  .../devicetree/bindings/arm/hpe,gsc.yaml      | 30 +++++++++++++++++++
>  MAINTAINERS                                   |  5 ++++
>  2 files changed, 35 insertions(+)
>  create mode 100644 Documentation/devicetree/bindings/arm/hpe,gsc.yaml
> 
> diff --git a/Documentation/devicetree/bindings/arm/hpe,gsc.yaml b/Documentation/devicetree/bindings/arm/hpe,gsc.yaml
> new file mode 100644
> index 000000000000..c81753e3501b
> --- /dev/null
> +++ b/Documentation/devicetree/bindings/arm/hpe,gsc.yaml
> @@ -0,0 +1,30 @@
> +# SPDX-License-Identifier: (GPL-2.0-only OR BSD-2-Clause)
> +%YAML 1.2
> +---
> +$id: http://devicetree.org/schemas/arm/hpe,gsc.yaml#

You already have binding for all HPE chips hpe,gxp.yaml. It's one
binding for one vendor.

> +$schema: http://devicetree.org/meta-schemas/core.yaml#
> +
> +title: HPE BMC GSC platforms
> +
> +maintainers:
> +  - Nick Hawkins <nick.hawkins@xxxxxxx>
> +
> +description:
> +  The HPE GSC is an ARM64 BMC SoC used on HPE ProLiant servers.
> +  It is the successor to the HPE GXP (ARM32) BMC.
> +
> +properties:
> +  compatible:
> +    oneOf:
> +      - description: GSC Based Boards
> +        items:
> +          - enum:
> +              - hpe,gsc-dl380gen12

Where is any user of this? I don't see a reason why we want this without
users.

Best regards,
Krzysztof