Re: [PATCH v1 1/2] dt-bindings: spi: snps,dw-apb-ssi: Add support for snps,dwc-ssi-2.00a

[Conor Dooley]

On Sat, Jun 13, 2026 at 03:38:46AM +0000, Changhuang Liang wrote:
> Hi, Conor
> 
> Thanks for the review.
> 
> > On Fri, Jun 12, 2026 at 05:58:55AM -0700, Changhuang Liang wrote:
> > > Add a new compatible string "snps,dwc-ssi-2.00a" for the Synopsys
> > > DesignWare SSI controller version 2.00a.
> > 
> > Two things. Firstly, driver patch suggests a fallback to 1.01a is possible. Why
> > haven't you added one?
> 
> Will support fallback.
> 
> > Secondly, I am going to expect that when your starfive user for this appears in
> > my inbox that it has a device-specific compatible, so you may as well add that
> > now.
> 
> Our standard SPI control is completely based on the Synopsys DesignWare SSI controller version 2.00a. 
> However, for the controller that accesses the flash, a set of modifications has been made based on the 
> Synopsys DesignWare SSI controller version 2.00a, and the driver part also requires specific adaptation.
> 
> Therefore, on the JHB100 SoC, the initial device tree source I have planned looks like this:
> 
> spi0: spi@17f20000 {
>       compatible = "snps,dwc-ssi-2.00a";
>       reg = <0x0 0x17f20000 0x0 0x10000>;
> };
> 
> sfc0: spi@18000000 {
>       compatible = "starfive,jhb100-spi";
>       reg = <0x0 0x18000000 0x0 0x10000>;
> };
> 
> Thus, I plan to add a new "starfive,jhb100-spi" compatible string for the controller that accesses the flash.
> For now, I intend to keep these as two separate series.

No, if you have two integrations of the designware IP with different
programming models on the jhb100 I expect to see two different
soc-specific compatibles used. I don't want to see bare synopsys
compatibles on the platforms I am looking after.

Cheers,
Conor.

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