Re: [PATCH v2 1/6] dt-bindings: rtc: Convert snps,dw-apb-timer to DT schema

[Serge Semin]

Hello Alexandre

On Tue, Mar 24, 2020 at 07:07:09PM +0100, Alexandre Belloni wrote:
> Hi,
> 
> On 24/03/2020 20:43:20+0300, Sergey.Semin@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx wrote:
> > From: Serge Semin <Sergey.Semin@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> > 
> > Modern device tree bindings are supposed to be created as YAML-files
> > in accordance with DT schema. This commit replaces Synopsys DW Timer
> > legacy bare text binding with YAML file. As before the binding file
> > states that the corresponding dts node is supposed to be compatible
> > with generic DW APB Timer indicated by the "snps,dw-apb-timer"
> > compatible string and to provide a mandatory registers memory range,
> > one timer interrupt, either reference clock source or a fixed clock
> > rate value. It may also have an optional APB bus reference clock
> > phandle specified.
> > 
> > Signed-off-by: Serge Semin <Sergey.Semin@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> > Cc: Alexey Malahov <Alexey.Malahov@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> > Cc: Thomas Bogendoerfer <tsbogend@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> > Cc: Paul Burton <paulburton@xxxxxxxxxx>
> > Cc: Ralf Baechle <ralf@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> > Cc: Alessandro Zummo <a.zummo@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
> > Cc: Alexandre Belloni <alexandre.belloni@xxxxxxxxxxx>
> > Cc: Daniel Lezcano <daniel.lezcano@xxxxxxxxxx>
> > Cc: Thomas Gleixner <tglx@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> > Cc: Arnd Bergmann <arnd@xxxxxxxx>
> > Cc: Andy Shevchenko <andy.shevchenko@xxxxxxxxx>
> > Cc: Rob Herring <robh+dt@xxxxxxxxxx>
> > Cc: Mark Rutland <mark.rutland@xxxxxxx>
> > Cc: devicetree@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> > Cc: linux-rtc@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> > 
> > ---
> > 
> > I have doubts that this binding file belongs to the bindings/rtc
> > directory seeing it's a pure timer with no rtc facilities like
> > days/months/years counting and alarms. What about moving it to the
> > "Documentation/devicetree/bindings/timer/" directory?
> > 
> 
> Exactly my reaction when seeing the patch, please move it out of
> bindings/rtc/
> 

Agreed. I am pretty sure Rob find something to be fixed and the main part
of the patchset still hasn't been reviewed. So v3 will be necessary for sure.
I'll move this binding out of rtc in a dedicated patch then.

-Sergey

P.S. For some reason your email still hasn't been delivered to my corporate
email, so responding from the private one.

> 
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