Re: [PATCH v9 07/12] dt-bindings: mfd: Add a document for PECI client MFD

[Lee Jones]

On Tue, 18 Dec 2018, Jae Hyun Yoo wrote:

> This commit adds a dt-bindings document for PECI client MFD.
> 
> Cc: Lee Jones <lee.jones@xxxxxxxxxx>
> Cc: Rob Herring <robh+dt@xxxxxxxxxx>
> Cc: Mark Rutland <mark.rutland@xxxxxxx>
> Cc: Andrew Jeffery <andrew@xxxxxxxx>
> Cc: James Feist <james.feist@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> Cc: Jason M Biils <jason.m.bills@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> Cc: Joel Stanley <joel@xxxxxxxxx>
> Cc: Vernon Mauery <vernon.mauery@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> Signed-off-by: Jae Hyun Yoo <jae.hyun.yoo@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> Reviewed-by: Rob Herring <robh@xxxxxxxxxx>
> ---
>  .../bindings/mfd/intel-peci-client.txt        | 34 +++++++++++++++++++
>  1 file changed, 34 insertions(+)
>  create mode 100644 Documentation/devicetree/bindings/mfd/intel-peci-client.txt
> 
> diff --git a/Documentation/devicetree/bindings/mfd/intel-peci-client.txt b/Documentation/devicetree/bindings/mfd/intel-peci-client.txt
> new file mode 100644
> index 000000000000..5d1d5d0a552f
> --- /dev/null
> +++ b/Documentation/devicetree/bindings/mfd/intel-peci-client.txt
> @@ -0,0 +1,34 @@
> +* Intel PECI client bindings
> +
> +PECI (Platform Environment Control Interface) is a one-wire bus interface that
> +provides a communication channel from PECI clients in Intel processors and
> +chipset components to external monitoring or control devices. PECI is designed
> +to support the following sideband functions:
> +
> +- Processor and DRAM thermal management
> +- Platform Manageability
> +- Processor Interface Tuning and Diagnostics
> +- Failure Analysis
> +
> +Required properties:
> +- compatible : Should be "intel,peci-client".
> +- reg        : Should contain address of a client CPU. According to the PECI
> +	       specification, client addresses start from 0x30.
> +
> +Example:
> +	peci-bus@0 {
> +		compatible = "vendor,soc-peci";
> +		reg = <0x0 0x1000>;
> +		#address-cells = <1>;
> +		#size-cells = <0>;
> +
> +		peci-client@30 {
> +			compatible = "intel,peci-client";
> +			reg = <0x30>;
> +		};
> +
> +		peci-client@31 {
> +			compatible = "intel,peci-client";
> +			reg = <0x31>;
> +		};

The PECI Client driver (masquerading as an MFD driver in this set)
doesn't actually do anything special.  Instead of detailing it here,
register the child devices directly instead.

-- 
Lee Jones [æçæ]
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