Re: [PATCH 2/8] dt-bindings: crypto : Add new compatible strings for qcom-qce

From: Rob Herring
Date: Tue Mar 16 2021 - 18:29:03 EST


On Wed, Mar 10, 2021 at 10:54:57AM +0530, Bhupesh Sharma wrote:
> Newer qcom chips support newer versions of the qce IP, so add
> new compatible strings for qcom-qce (in addition to the existing
> "qcom,crypto-v5.1").
>
> With [1], Thara tried to add the support for new compatible strings,
> but we couldn't conclude on the approach to be used. Since we have
> a number of new qcom arm64 SoCs available now, several of which
> support the same crypto IP version, so it makes more sense to use
> the IP version for the compatible string, rather than using the soc
> name as the compatible string.
>
> [1]. https://lore.kernel.org/linux-arm-msm/20201119155233.3974286-7-thara.gopinath@xxxxxxxxxx/
>
> Cc: Thara Gopinath <thara.gopinath@xxxxxxxxxx>
> Cc: Bjorn Andersson <bjorn.andersson@xxxxxxxxxx>
> Cc: Rob Herring <robh+dt@xxxxxxxxxx>
> Cc: Andy Gross <agross@xxxxxxxxxx>
> Cc: Herbert Xu <herbert@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> Cc: David S. Miller <davem@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> Cc: Stephen Boyd <sboyd@xxxxxxxxxx>
> Cc: Michael Turquette <mturquette@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
> Cc: linux-clk@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> Cc: linux-crypto@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> Cc: devicetree@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> Cc: linux-kernel@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> Cc: bhupesh.linux@xxxxxxxxx
> Signed-off-by: Bhupesh Sharma <bhupesh.sharma@xxxxxxxxxx>
> ---
> Documentation/devicetree/bindings/crypto/qcom-qce.txt | 6 +++++-
> 1 file changed, 5 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)
>
> diff --git a/Documentation/devicetree/bindings/crypto/qcom-qce.txt b/Documentation/devicetree/bindings/crypto/qcom-qce.txt
> index 07ee1b12000b..217b37dbd58a 100644
> --- a/Documentation/devicetree/bindings/crypto/qcom-qce.txt
> +++ b/Documentation/devicetree/bindings/crypto/qcom-qce.txt
> @@ -2,7 +2,11 @@ Qualcomm crypto engine driver
>
> Required properties:
>
> -- compatible : should be "qcom,crypto-v5.1"
> +- compatible : Supported versions are:
> + - "qcom,crypto-v5.1", for ipq6018
> + - "qcom,crypto-v5.4", for sdm845, sm8150

2 SoCs sharing 1 version doesn't convince me on using version numbers.
Having 4 versions for 5 SoCs further convinces me you should stick with
SoC specific compatibles as *everyone* else does (including most QCom
bindings).

> + - "qcom,crypto-v5.5", for sm8250
> + - "qcom,crypto-v5.6", for sm8350
> - reg : specifies base physical address and size of the registers map
> - clocks : phandle to clock-controller plus clock-specifier pair
> - clock-names : "iface" clocks register interface
> --
> 2.29.2
>