Re: [PATCH v2 1/3] dt: bindings: add documentation for zx2967 family watchdog controller

From: Shawn Guo
Date: Thu Jan 19 2017 - 20:54:35 EST


On Thu, Jan 19, 2017 at 09:59:50AM +0800, Baoyou Xie wrote:
> This patch adds dt-binding documentation for zx2967 family
> watchdog controller.
>
> Signed-off-by: Baoyou Xie <baoyou.xie@xxxxxxxxxx>

It seems that the comments I put on v1 remains unresolved.

> ---
> .../bindings/watchdog/zte,zx2967-wdt.txt | 32 ++++++++++++++++++++++
> 1 file changed, 32 insertions(+)
> create mode 100644 Documentation/devicetree/bindings/watchdog/zte,zx2967-wdt.txt
>
> diff --git a/Documentation/devicetree/bindings/watchdog/zte,zx2967-wdt.txt b/Documentation/devicetree/bindings/watchdog/zte,zx2967-wdt.txt
> new file mode 100644
> index 0000000..6e35ce7
> --- /dev/null
> +++ b/Documentation/devicetree/bindings/watchdog/zte,zx2967-wdt.txt
> @@ -0,0 +1,32 @@
> +ZTE zx2967 Watchdog timer
> +
> +Required properties:
> +
> +- compatible : should be one of the following.
> + * zte,zx296718-wdt
> +- reg : Specifies base physical address and size of the registers.
> +- clocks : Pairs of phandle and specifier referencing the controller's clocks.
> +- clock-names: "wdtclk" for the watchdog clock.
> +- resets : Reference to the reset controller controlling the watchdog
> + controller.
> +- reset-names : Must include the following entries:
> + * wdtrst

I do not think clock-names and reset-names are really necessary, since
there is only one clock and reset signal.

> +
> +Optional properties:
> +
> +- wdt-reset-sysctrl : should include following fields.

We need a vendor prefix for vendor specific property.

> + * phandle of aon-sysctrl.
> + * configuare value that be wrote to aon-sysctrl.

s/configuare/configure, s/wrote/written

> + * bit mask, corresponding bits will be affected.

I think we need some comments for bindings users to understand the
different role between "resets" and "wdt-reset-sysctrl". Also, why is
wdt-reset-sysctrl is optional? Does it still work well without this
property.

FYI. I have a similar bindings for TVENC below, which you may find
useful.

http://www.spinics.net/lists/devicetree/msg159668.html

> +
> +Example:
> +
> +wdt_ares: watchdog@1465000 {

What does the suffix "ares" mean? I guess "wdt" is good enough as the
label name.

Shawn

> + compatible = "zte,zx296718-wdt";
> + reg = <0x1465000 0x1000>;
> + clocks = <&topcrm WDT_WCLK>;
> + clock-names = "wdtclk";
> + resets = <&toprst 35>;
> + reset-names = "wdtrst";
> + wdt-reset-sysctrl = <&aon_sysctrl 1 0x115>;
> +};
> --
> 2.7.4
>