Re: [PATCH v2 2/4] spi: Add devicetree bindings documentation for Loongson SPI

From: Sergei Shtylyov
Date: Tue Dec 08 2020 - 09:49:21 EST


On 12/8/20 1:47 PM, zhangqing wrote:

>>> Add spi-ls7a binding documentation.
>>>
>>> Signed-off-by: Qing Zhang <zhangqing@xxxxxxxxxxx>
>>> ---
>>>   Documentation/devicetree/bindings/spi/spi-ls7a.txt | 31 ++++++++++++++++++++++
>>>   1 file changed, 31 insertions(+)
>>>   create mode 100644 Documentation/devicetree/bindings/spi/spi-ls7a.txt
>>>
>>> diff --git a/Documentation/devicetree/bindings/spi/spi-ls7a.txt b/Documentation/devicetree/bindings/spi/spi-ls7a.txt
>>> new file mode 100644
>>> index 0000000..56247b5
>>> --- /dev/null
>>> +++ b/Documentation/devicetree/bindings/spi/spi-ls7a.txt
>>> @@ -0,0 +1,31 @@
>>> +Binding for LOONGSON LS7A SPI controller
>>> +
>>> +Required properties:
>>> +- compatible: should be "pci0014,7a0b.0","pci0014,7a0b","pciclass088000","pciclass0880".
>>> +- reg: reference IEEE Std 1275-1994.
>>> +- #address-cells: <1>, as required by generic SPI binding.
>>> +- #size-cells: <0>, also as required by generic SPI binding.
>>> +- #interrupts: No hardware interrupt.
>>
>>    You say it's a required prop, yet yuoe example doesn't have it...
>         I want to emphasize here that LS7A SPI has no hardware interrupts, and DT is not actually used.

The why document the property at all?

>>> +
>>> +Child nodes as per the generic SPI binding.
>>> +
>>> +Example:
>>> +
>>> +            spi@16,0 {
>>> +                compatible = "pci0014,7a0b.0",
>>> +                        "pci0014,7a0b",
>>> +                        "pciclass088000",
>>> +                        "pciclass0880";
>>> +
>>> +                #address-cells = <1>;
>>> +                #size-cells = <0>;
>>> +                reg = <0xb000 0x0 0x0 0x0 0x0>;
>>> +                num-chipselects = <0>;
>>> +                spiflash: s25fl016k@0 {
>>> +                #address-cells = <1>;
>>> +                #size-cells = <1>;
>>
>>    Once more?
>>
>>> +                compatible ="spansion,s25fl016k","jedec,spi-nor";
>>
>>    Once more?
>>
>>> + spi-max-frequency=<50000000>;
>>> +                reg=<0>;
>>
>>    Once more? Did you mean this for a child node?
>        Yes, these are child node attributes, the child node splash is not necessary.

You should indent the child nodes with 1 more tab...

>>
>>> +                };
>>> +            };
>>
>      Thanks
>
>      -Qing

MBR, Sergei