Re: [PATCHv1 2/6] dt-bindings, firmware: add Intel Stratix10 remote system update binding

From: Rob Herring
Date: Mon Apr 29 2019 - 13:48:25 EST


On Tue, Apr 09, 2019 at 01:45:58PM -0500, richard.gong@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx wrote:
> From: Richard Gong <richard.gong@xxxxxxxxx>
>
> Add a device tree binding for the Intel Stratix10 remote system
> update (RSU) driver
>
> Signed-off-by: Richard Gong <richard.gong@xxxxxxxxx>
> Reviewed-by: Alan Tull <atull@xxxxxxxxxx>
> ---
> .../bindings/firmware/intel,stratix10-rsu.txt | 31 ++++++++++++++++++++++
> 1 file changed, 31 insertions(+)
> create mode 100644 Documentation/devicetree/bindings/firmware/intel,stratix10-rsu.txt
>
> diff --git a/Documentation/devicetree/bindings/firmware/intel,stratix10-rsu.txt b/Documentation/devicetree/bindings/firmware/intel,stratix10-rsu.txt
> new file mode 100644
> index 0000000..b6250eb
> --- /dev/null
> +++ b/Documentation/devicetree/bindings/firmware/intel,stratix10-rsu.txt
> @@ -0,0 +1,31 @@
> +Intel Remote System Update Driver for Stratix10 SoC
> +============================================
> +The Intel Remote System Update (RSU) driver exposes interfaces
> +accessed through the Intel Service Layer to user space via sysfs
> +interface. The RSU interfaces report and control some of the optional
> +RSU features on Intel Stratix 10 SoC.
> +
> +The RSU feature provides a way for customers to update the boot
> +configuration of a Intel Stratix 10 SoC device with significantly reduced
> +risk of corrupting the bitstream storage and bricking the system.
> +
> +Required properties:
> +-------------------
> +The rsu node has the following mandatory properties, must be located under
> +the firmware/svc node.
> +
> +- compatible: "intel,stratix10-rsu"
> +
> +Example:
> +-------
> + firmware {
> + svc {
> + compatible = "intel,stratix10-svc";
> + method = "smc";
> + memory-region = <&service_reserved>;
> +
> + rsu: rsu {
> + compatible = "intel,stratix10-rsu";

There's no DT resources, so why does this need to be in DT. Just make
the driver for the parent instantiate the driver for this.

Rob