RE: [PATCH v5 1/4] dt-bindings: firmware: Add bindings for ZynqMP firmware

[Jolly Shah]

Hi Sudeep,

> -----Original Message-----
> From: Sudeep Holla [mailto:sudeep.holla@xxxxxxx]
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> Subject: Re: [PATCH v5 1/4] dt-bindings: firmware: Add bindings for ZynqMP
> firmware
> 
> 
> 
> On 20/02/18 19:21, Jolly Shah wrote:
> > Add documentation to describe Xilinx ZynqMP firmware driver bindings.
> > Firmware driver provides an interface to firmware APIs. Interface APIs
> > can be used by any driver to communicate to PMUFW (Platform Management
> > Unit).
> >
> > Signed-off-by: Jolly Shah <jollys@xxxxxxxxxx>
> > Signed-off-by: Rajan Vaja <rajanv@xxxxxxxxxx>
> > ---
> >  .../firmware/xilinx/xlnx,zynqmp-firmware.txt       | 24
> ++++++++++++++++++++++
> >  1 file changed, 24 insertions(+)
> >  create mode 100644
> > Documentation/devicetree/bindings/firmware/xilinx/xlnx,zynqmp-firmware
> > .txt
> >
> > diff --git
> > a/Documentation/devicetree/bindings/firmware/xilinx/xlnx,zynqmp-firmwa
> > re.txt
> > b/Documentation/devicetree/bindings/firmware/xilinx/xlnx,zynqmp-firmwa
> > re.txt
> > new file mode 100644
> > index 0000000..99434ba
> > --- /dev/null
> > +++ b/Documentation/devicetree/bindings/firmware/xilinx/xlnx,zynqmp-fi
> > +++ rmware.txt
> > @@ -0,0 +1,24 @@
> > +Xilinx Zynq MPSoC Firmware Device Tree Bindings
> > +
> > +The zynqmp-firmware node describes the interface to platform firmware.
> > +ZynqMP has an interface to communicate with secure firmware. Firmware
> > +driver provides an interface to firmware APIs. Interface APIs can be
> > +used by any driver to communicate to PMUFW(Platform Management Unit).
> > +These requests include clock management, pin control, device control,
> > +power management service, FPGA service and other platform management
> > +services.
> > +
> > +Required properties:
> > + - compatible:	Must contain:  "xlnx,zynqmp-firmware"
> > + - method:	The method of calling the PM-API firmware layer.
> > +		Permitted values are:
> > +		  - "smc" : SMC #0, following the SMCCC
> > +		  - "hvc" : HVC #0, following the SMCCC
> > +
> > +Examples:
> > +	firmware {
> > +		zynqmp_firmware: zynqmp-firmware {
> > +			compatible = "xlnx,zynqmp-firmware";
> > +			method = "smc";
> > +		};
> > +	};
> >
> 
> Do you foresee using SMC/HVC for this firmware even on future platforms?
> If not, I suggest to keep the protocol part separate from the transport i.e.
> smc/hvc via ATF. It could be replaced with mailbox or some h/w mechanism in
> future ?
> 

We have PSCI and EEMI interfaces exposed to linux from ATF.  PSCI is an EEMI client. We do not have current plans to switch to mailbox as it will require 2 communication channels to PMU as PSCI is through ATF. 

> --
> Regards,
> Sudeep