Re: [PATCH v2 2/2] spi: dt-bindings: nuvoton,npcm-fiu: Convert to DT schema

From: Krzysztof Kozlowski

Date: Tue Jun 09 2026 - 03:21:14 EST


On Mon, Jun 08, 2026 at 08:54:18PM +0300, Tomer Maimon wrote:
> Convert the Nuvoton NPCM FIU binding to DT schema format.

You should explain here why second 'reg' is optional. It wasn't in
original binding, so you made a change to the binding during conversion.


...

> -
> diff --git a/Documentation/devicetree/bindings/spi/nuvoton,npcm-fiu.yaml b/Documentation/devicetree/bindings/spi/nuvoton,npcm-fiu.yaml
> new file mode 100644
> index 000000000000..0f95def01910
> --- /dev/null
> +++ b/Documentation/devicetree/bindings/spi/nuvoton,npcm-fiu.yaml

Filename: nuvoton,npcm750-fiu.yaml

> @@ -0,0 +1,91 @@
> +# SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0-only OR BSD-2-Clause
> +%YAML 1.2
> +---
> +$id: http://devicetree.org/schemas/spi/nuvoton,npcm-fiu.yaml#
> +$schema: http://devicetree.org/meta-schemas/core.yaml#
> +
> +title: Nuvoton NPCM Flash Interface Unit (FIU) SPI Controller
> +
> +maintainers:
> + - Tomer Maimon <tmaimon77@xxxxxxxxx>
> +
> +allOf:
> + - $ref: spi-controller.yaml#
> +
> +description: |
> + NPCM FIU supports single, dual and quad communication interface.
> +
> + The NPCM7XX supports three FIU modules:
> + FIU0 and FIUx support two chip selects
> + FIU3 supports four chip selects.
> +
> + The NPCM8XX supports four FIU modules:
> + FIU0 and FIUx support two chip selects
> + FIU1 and FIU3 support four chip selects.
> +
> + Alias convention:
> + The '/aliases' node should define:
> + For NPCM7xx: fiu0=&fiu0; fiu1=&fiu3; fiu2=&fiux;
> + For NPCM8xx: fiu0=&fiu0; fiu1=&fiu3; fiu2=&fiux; fiu3=&fiu1;
> +
> +properties:
> + compatible:
> + enum:
> + - nuvoton,npcm750-fiu # Poleg NPCM7XX
> + - nuvoton,npcm845-fiu # Arbel NPCM8XX
> +
> + reg:
> + minItems: 1
> + items:
> + - description: FIU registers
> + - description: Memory-mapped flash contents (optional)
> +
> + reg-names:
> + minItems: 1
> + items:
> + - const: control
> + - const: memory
> +
> + clocks:
> + maxItems: 1
> +
> + clock-names:
> + items:
> + - enum:
> + - clk_spi0
> + - clk_spi1
> + - clk_spi3
> + - clk_spix

This wasn't in the original binding. Nothing explains why it was added.

> +
> + nuvoton,spix-mode:
> + type: boolean
> + description: Enable SPIX mode for an expansion bus to an ASIC or CPLD.
> +
> +required:
> + - compatible
> + - reg
> + - reg-names
> + - clocks
> +
> +unevaluatedProperties: false
> +
> +examples:
> + - |
> + #include <dt-bindings/clock/nuvoton,npcm7xx-clock.h>
> + spi@fb000000 {
> + compatible = "nuvoton,npcm750-fiu";
> + #address-cells = <1>;
> + #size-cells = <0>;
> + reg = <0xfb000000 0x1000>, <0x80000000 0x10000000>;
> + reg-names = "control", "memory";

reg and reg-names follow compatible.


Best regards,
Krzysztof