Re: [PATCH 02/16] dt-bindings: arm: renesas: Document Renesas RZ/G2{L,LC} SoC variants

[Geert Uytterhoeven]

Hi Prabhakar,

On Fri, May 21, 2021 at 7:10 PM Lad, Prabhakar
<prabhakar.csengg@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> On Fri, May 21, 2021 at 2:23 PM Geert Uytterhoeven <geert@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> > On Fri, May 14, 2021 at 9:23 PM Lad Prabhakar
> > <prabhakar.mahadev-lad.rj@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> > > Add device tree bindings documentation for Renesas RZ/G2{L,LC}
> > > SoC variants.
> > >
> > > Signed-off-by: Lad Prabhakar <prabhakar.mahadev-lad.rj@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> > > Reviewed-by: Biju Das <biju.das.jz@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> > > Reviewed-by: Chris Paterson <Chris.Paterson2@xxxxxxxxxxx>
> >
> > > --- a/Documentation/devicetree/bindings/arm/renesas.yaml
> > > +++ b/Documentation/devicetree/bindings/arm/renesas.yaml
> > > @@ -308,6 +308,15 @@ properties:
> > >                - renesas,r9a07g043u11 # Single Cortex-A55 RZ/G2UL
> > >            - const: renesas,r9a07g043
> > >
> > > +      - description: RZ/G2{L,LC} (R9A07G044)
> > > +        items:
> > > +          - enum:
> > > +              - renesas,r9a07g044c1 # Single Cortex-A55 RZ/G2LC
> > > +              - renesas,r9a07g044c2 # Dual Cortex-A55 RZ/G2LC
> > > +              - renesas,r9a07g044l1 # Single Cortex-A55 RZ/G2L
> > > +              - renesas,r9a07g044l2 # Dual Cortex-A55 RZ/G2L
> >
> > Given the LSI DEVID is the same for all four, and presumably they're
> > thus the same die with different packaging, do we need these four
> > compatible values?
> >
> Yes the LSI DEVID is the same for all the above, so as to
> differentiate between each SoC's, these compatible strings are added.

OK, especially for single-core versus dual-core, this can be useful,
if "integration issues" pop up depending on the number of cores
or other functionality being present.

> * For example some IP blocks which are present on RZ/G2L aren't
> present in RZ/G2LC.

That'll be handled by the .dtsi, right?

> * Adding this to DTS gives an opportunity to stop booting if the wrong
> DTB is loaded into the board.

This only works for SoCs with different LSI DEVIDs.
As all four above have the same LSI DEVID, you can only distinguish
them by the main compatible value.  It does not protect against
loading an RZ/G2LC DTB on an RZ/G2L board or vice versa.

Gr{oetje,eeting}s,

                        Geert

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