Re: [PATCH v1 1/5] dt-binding: rtci-pcf8523: add quartz_load property

[Sam Ravnborg]

Hi Alexandre.

On Thu, Sep 13, 2018 at 09:05:16PM +0200, Alexandre Belloni wrote:
> Hi,
> 
> You can remove 'rtci-' from the subject.

The 'i' part was me fooling around in vi.
After submitting this serie I read the proper subject would be:
(from bindings/submitting-patches.txt)

dt-bindings: rtc: <short description>

I will use this in next submission so it is clear this is rtc related.

> 
> On 07/09/2018 21:35:04+0200, Sam Ravnborg wrote:
> > From: Søren Andersen <san@xxxxxxx>
> > 
> > The NXP pcf8523 supports two different quartz loads.
> > - 7 pF (default)
> > - 12.5 pF (minimum power consumption)
> > 
> > The pcf8523 needs to know the size of the quartz load,
> > otherwise the the RTC will have a bad precision.
> > 
> > The default for the rtc (after power-on) is 7 pF.
> > Add a property that tells if the external capacitor is 12.5 pF.
> > 
> > Signed-off-by: Søren Andersen <san@xxxxxxx>
> > Signed-off-by: Sam Ravnborg <sam@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
> > Cc: Alessandro Zummo <a.zummo@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
> > Cc: Alexandre Belloni <alexandre.belloni@xxxxxxxxxxx>
> > Cc: Rob Herring <robh+dt@xxxxxxxxxx>
> > Cc: Mark Rutland <mark.rutland@xxxxxxx>
> > ---
> >  Documentation/devicetree/bindings/rtc/nxp,pcf8523.txt | 19 +++++++++++++++++++
> >  Documentation/devicetree/bindings/trivial-devices.txt |  1 -
> >  2 files changed, 19 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)
> >  create mode 100644 Documentation/devicetree/bindings/rtc/nxp,pcf8523.txt
> > 
> > diff --git a/Documentation/devicetree/bindings/rtc/nxp,pcf8523.txt b/Documentation/devicetree/bindings/rtc/nxp,pcf8523.txt
> > new file mode 100644
> > index 000000000000..7c5e93f5077c
> > --- /dev/null
> > +++ b/Documentation/devicetree/bindings/rtc/nxp,pcf8523.txt
> > @@ -0,0 +1,19 @@
> > +* NXP PCF8523 Real Time Clock
> > +
> > +NXP PCF8523 Real Time Clock
> > +
> > +Required properties:
> > +- compatible: Should contain "nxp,pcf8523".
> > +- reg: I2C address for chip.
> > +
> > +Optional property:
> > +- nxp,quartz_load_12.5pF: The capacitive load on the quartz is 12.5 pF,
> > +  which differ from the default value of 7 pF
> > +
> 
> The boolean properties usually don't work well for RTCs because people
> usually want to keep any previous configuration that may have been done
> at the factory or in the bootloader so I would use:
> 
> nxp,quartz_load_fF and this would be either 7000 or 12500.
We had is implmented like this (using pF) in the beginning but
then went for the simpler property.
Will add a fF property as you suggest and avoid breaking the existing drivers.
We will check a few of the boards to see if the current configuration
of the pcf8523 driver looks wrong, and if so we will print
the warnings as suggested.

I think the above covers feedback on all patches.
And thanks for the feedback!

	Sam