RE: [PATCH V6 1/2] dt-bindings: mailbox: add binding doc for the ARM SMC/HVC mailbox

[Peng Fan]

> Subject: Re: [PATCH V6 1/2] dt-bindings: mailbox: add binding doc for the
> ARM SMC/HVC mailbox
> 
> On Wed, Sep 18, 2019 at 3:53 AM Peng Fan <peng.fan@xxxxxxx> wrote:
> 
> > > >
> > > > > +
> > > > > +  "#mbox-cells":
> > > > > +    const: 1
> > > >
> > > > Why is this "1"? What is this number used for? It used to be the
> > > > channel ID,
> > > but since you are describing a single channel controller only, this
> > > should be 0 now.
> > > >
> > > Yes. I overlooked it and actually queued the patch for pull request.
> >
> > In Documentation/devicetree/bindings/mailbox/mailbox.txt
> > #mbox-cells: Must be at least 1.
> >
> > So I use 1 here, 0 not work. Because of_mbox_index_xlate expect at least 1
> here.
> > So I need modify Documentation/devicetree/bindings/mailbox/mailbox.txt
> > and add xlate for smc mailbox?
> >
> No, you just can not use the generic xlate() provided by the api.
> Please implement your own xlate() that requires no argument.

ok. Will add xlate.

Thanks,
Peng.

> 
> Cheers!