Re: [PATCH net-next v2 4/5] dt-bindings: dpll: add ref-sync-sources property
From: Rob Herring
Date: Tue Apr 07 2026 - 16:18:57 EST
On Sat, Mar 28, 2026 at 09:06:23AM +0100, Ivan Vecera wrote:
> Add ref-sync-sources phandle-array property to the dpll-pin schema
> allowing board designers to declare which input pins can serve as
> sync sources in a Reference-Sync pair. A Ref-Sync pair consists of
> a clock reference and a low-frequency sync signal where the DPLL locks
> to the clock but phase-aligns to the sync reference.
>
> Update both examples in the Microchip ZL3073x binding to demonstrate
> the new property with a 1 PPS sync source paired to a clock source.
>
> Reviewed-by: Petr Oros <poros@xxxxxxxxxx>
> Reviewed-by: Prathosh Satish <Prathosh.Satish@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> Signed-off-by: Ivan Vecera <ivecera@xxxxxxxxxx>
> ---
> .../devicetree/bindings/dpll/dpll-pin.yaml | 11 +++++++
> .../bindings/dpll/microchip,zl30731.yaml | 30 ++++++++++++++-----
> 2 files changed, 34 insertions(+), 7 deletions(-)
>
> diff --git a/Documentation/devicetree/bindings/dpll/dpll-pin.yaml b/Documentation/devicetree/bindings/dpll/dpll-pin.yaml
> index 51db93b77306f..7084f102e274c 100644
> --- a/Documentation/devicetree/bindings/dpll/dpll-pin.yaml
> +++ b/Documentation/devicetree/bindings/dpll/dpll-pin.yaml
> @@ -36,6 +36,17 @@ properties:
> description: String exposed as the pin board label
> $ref: /schemas/types.yaml#/definitions/string
>
> + ref-sync-sources:
> + description: |
> + List of phandles to input pins that can serve as the sync source
> + in a Reference-Sync pair with this pin acting as the clock source.
> + A Ref-Sync pair consists of a clock reference and a low-frequency
> + sync signal. The DPLL locks to the clock reference but
> + phase-aligns to the sync reference.
> + Only valid for input pins. Each referenced pin must be a
> + different input pin on the same device.
> + $ref: /schemas/types.yaml#/definitions/phandle-array
phandle-array is really a matrix. As there are no arg cells here, for
a list of phandles you need:
items:
maxItems: 1
With that,
Reviewed-by: Rob Herring (Arm) <robh@xxxxxxxxxx>
Rob