Re: [PATCH v6 1/3] dt-bindings: marvell: Document the AC5/AC5X compatibles

From: Chris Packham
Date: Wed May 11 2022 - 22:01:21 EST



On 12/05/22 13:20, Chris Packham wrote:
>
> On 12/05/22 04:34, Krzysztof Kozlowski wrote:
>> On 11/05/2022 01:10, Chris Packham wrote:
>>> Describe the compatible properties for the Marvell Alleycat5/5X
>>> switches
>>> with integrated CPUs.
>>>
>>> Alleycat5:
>>> * 98DX2538: 24x1G + 2x10G + 2x10G Stack
>>> * 98DX2535: 24x1G + 4x1G Stack
>>> * 98DX2532: 8x1G + 2x10G + 2x1G Stack
>>> * 98DX2531: 8x1G + 4x1G Stack
>>> * 98DX2528: 24x1G + 2x10G + 2x10G Stack
>>> * 98DX2525: 24x1G + 4x1G Stack
>>> * 98DX2522: 8x1G + 2x10G + 2x1G Stack
>>> * 98DX2521: 8x1G + 4x1G Stack
>>> * 98DX2518: 24x1G + 2x10G + 2x10G Stack
>>> * 98DX2515: 24x1G + 4x1G Stack
>>> * 98DX2512: 8x1G + 2x10G + 2x1G Stack
>>> * 98DX2511: 8x1G + 4x1G Stack
>>>
>>> Alleycat5X:
>>> * 98DX3500: 24x1G + 6x25G
>>> * 98DX3501: 16x1G + 6x10G
>>> * 98DX3510: 48x1G + 6x25G
>>> * 98DX3520: 24x2.5G + 6x25G
>>> * 98DX3530: 48x2.5G + 6x25G
>>> * 98DX3540: 12x5G/6x10G + 6x25G
>>> * 98DX3550: 24x5G/12x10G + 6x25G
>>>
>>> Signed-off-by: Chris Packham <chris.packham@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
>>> ---
>>>
>>> Notes:
>>>      Changes in v6:
>>>      - New
>>>
>>>   .../bindings/arm/marvell/armada-98dx2530.yaml | 27
>>> +++++++++++++++++++
>>>   1 file changed, 27 insertions(+)
>>>   create mode 100644
>>> Documentation/devicetree/bindings/arm/marvell/armada-98dx2530.yaml
>>>
>>> diff --git
>>> a/Documentation/devicetree/bindings/arm/marvell/armada-98dx2530.yaml
>>> b/Documentation/devicetree/bindings/arm/marvell/armada-98dx2530.yaml
>>> new file mode 100644
>>> index 000000000000..6d9185baf0c5
>>> --- /dev/null
>>> +++
>>> b/Documentation/devicetree/bindings/arm/marvell/armada-98dx2530.yaml
>>> @@ -0,0 +1,27 @@
>>> +# SPDX-License-Identifier: (GPL-2.0-only OR BSD-2-Clause)
>>> +%YAML 1.2
>>> +---
>>> +$id:
>>> http://scanmail.trustwave.com/?c=20988&d=heX74s-dh8HSCAJmafRigZHOoyY0XQDl80QSCXWitw&u=http%3a%2f%2fdevicetree%2eorg%2fschemas%2farm%2fmarvell%2farmada-98dx2530%2eyaml%23
>>> +$schema:
>>> http://scanmail.trustwave.com/?c=20988&d=heX74s-dh8HSCAJmafRigZHOoyY0XQDl80oVWnOltA&u=http%3a%2f%2fdevicetree%2eorg%2fmeta-schemas%2fcore%2eyaml%23
>>> +
>>> +title: Marvell Alleycat5/5X Platforms
>>> +
>>> +maintainers:
>>> +  - Chris Packham <chris.packham@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
>>> +
>>> +properties:
>>> +  $nodename:
>>> +    const: '/'
>>> +  compatible:
>>> +    oneOf:
>>> +
>>> +      - description: Alleycat5 (98DX25xx)
>>> +        items:
>>> +          - const: marvell,ac5
>> This is confusing and does not look correct. The DTS calls AC5 a SoC and
>> you cannot have SoC alone. It's unusable without a SoM or board.
>>
>>> +
>>> +      - description: Alleycat5X (98DX35xx)
>>> +        items:
>>> +          - const: marvell,ac5x
>>> +          - const: marvell,ac5
>> This entry looks correct except ac5x once is called a SoC and once a
>> RD-AC5X board.
>>
>> It cannot be both. Probably you need third compatible, assuming AC5x is
>> a flavor of AC5.
>
> Yeah it's a bit confusing
>
> RD-AC5X-(bunch of extra numbers and letters) is the board I have.
> AC5X is a L3 switch chip with integrated CPU.
> AC5 is a L3 switch chip with integrated CPU.
>
> Switch wise the AC5X and AC5 are quite different but the CPU block is
> the same between the two.
>
>>
>> items:
>>   - enum:
>>       - marvell,rd-ac5x
>>   - const: marvell,ac5x
>>   - const: marvell,ac5
>
> I can go with that but I'm a little vague on what the requirements
> are. I was trying to follow the armada-7k-8k.yaml as an example.
>
> If I look at the cn9130-crb-A board it ends up with:
>
>   compatible = "marvell,cn9130", "marvell,armada-ap807-quad",
> "marvell,armada-ap807";
>
> I know the ap807 has something to do with the vagaries of the cn9130
> SoC but isn't the "marvell,cn9130" still referring to the SoC. From
> what you've said shouldn't there be a "marvell,cn9130-crb" somewhere
> in the mix?
>
> Perhaps I've picked a bad example but the other dtbs I've poked at
> don't have any board binding.
>
The fsl,imx boards seem like a better example to follow
Documentation/devicetree/bindings/arm/fsl.yaml
>>> +
>>> +additionalProperties: true
>>
>> Best regards,
>> Krzysztof