Re: [PATCH 3/5] dt-bindings: thermal: Add generic power domain warming device binding

From: Rob Herring
Date: Mon Sep 30 2019 - 10:42:09 EST


On Tue, Sep 10, 2019 at 01:14:34PM -0400, Thara Gopinath wrote:
> Add binding to define power domains as thermal warming
> devices.
>
> Signed-off-by: Thara Gopinath <thara.gopinath@xxxxxxxxxx>
> ---
> .../bindings/thermal/pwr-domain-warming.txt | 32 ++++++++++++++++++++++
> 1 file changed, 32 insertions(+)
> create mode 100644 Documentation/devicetree/bindings/thermal/pwr-domain-warming.txt
>
> diff --git a/Documentation/devicetree/bindings/thermal/pwr-domain-warming.txt b/Documentation/devicetree/bindings/thermal/pwr-domain-warming.txt
> new file mode 100644
> index 0000000..25fc568
> --- /dev/null
> +++ b/Documentation/devicetree/bindings/thermal/pwr-domain-warming.txt
> @@ -0,0 +1,32 @@
> +* Generic power domain based thermal warming device.
> +
> +This binding describes the power domains that can be used as a
> +thermal warming device.

This looks like just a gathering of properties and way to instantiate
some driver.

I think this all belongs in the power domain provider. Make it a cooling
device and you should know which domains are relevant based on the
compatible (though perhaps we could consider a list in DT). If you want
to instantiate a separate driver to handle this, then make the power
domain driver do that.

Rob

> +
> +- compatible:
> + Usage: required
> + Value type: <string>
> + Definition: must be "thermal-power-domain-wdev"
> +
> +- #temp-reg-cells:
> + Usage: required
> + Value type: <u32>
> + Definition: Must be 2
> +
> +- power-domains:
> + Usage: required
> + Value type: <phandle>
> + Definition: reference to power-domains that match power-domain-names
> +
> +- power-domain-names:
> + Usage: required
> + Value type: <stringlist>
> + Definition: The power-domains that can behave as warming devices
> +
> +Example 1
> +thermal_wdev: rpmhpd_mx_wdev {
> + compatible = "thermal-power-domain-wdev";
> + #cooling-cells = <2>;
> + power-domains = <&rpmhpd SDM845_MX>;
> + power-domain-names = "mx";
> + };
> --
> 2.1.4
>