Re: [PATCH v2 1/5] dt-bindings: rng: add RNGB compatibles for i.MX6 SoCs

From: Rob Herring
Date: Mon Jul 13 2020 - 20:03:58 EST


On Sun, Jun 21, 2020 at 05:56:54PM +0300, Horia GeantÄ wrote:
> RNGB block is found in some i.MX6 SoCs - 6SL, 6SLL, 6ULL, 6ULZ.
> Add corresponding compatible strings.
>
> Note:
>
> Several NXP SoC from QorIQ family (P1010, P1023, P4080, P3041, P5020)
> also have a RNGB, however it's part of the CAAM
> (Cryptograhic Accelerator and Assurance Module) crypto accelerator.
> In this case, RNGB is managed in the caam driver
> (drivers/crypto/caam/), since it's tightly related to
> the caam "job ring" interface, not to mention CAAM internally relying on
> RNGB as source of randomness.
>
> On the other hand, the i.MX6 SoCs with RNGB have a DCP
> (Data Co-Processor) crypto accelerator and this block and RNGB
> are independent.
>
> Signed-off-by: Horia GeantÄ <horia.geanta@xxxxxxx>
> ---
> Documentation/devicetree/bindings/rng/imx-rng.txt | 3 +++
> 1 file changed, 3 insertions(+)
>
> diff --git a/Documentation/devicetree/bindings/rng/imx-rng.txt b/Documentation/devicetree/bindings/rng/imx-rng.txt
> index 405c2b00ccb0..eb227db9e684 100644
> --- a/Documentation/devicetree/bindings/rng/imx-rng.txt
> +++ b/Documentation/devicetree/bindings/rng/imx-rng.txt
> @@ -5,6 +5,9 @@ Required properties:
> "fsl,imx21-rnga"
> "fsl,imx31-rnga" (backward compatible with "fsl,imx21-rnga")
> "fsl,imx25-rngb"
> + "fsl,imx6sl-rngb"
> + "fsl,imx6sll-rngb"
> + "fsl,imx6ull-rngb"

These are all different? IOW, no fallback compatible?

> "fsl,imx35-rngc"
> - reg : offset and length of the register set of this block
> - interrupts : the interrupt number for the RNG block
> --
> 2.17.1
>