Re: [PATCH net-next 01/28] dt-bindings: phy: Add QorIQ SerDes binding

[Krzysztof Kozlowski]

On 17/06/2022 13:32, Sean Anderson wrote:
> This adds a binding for the SerDes module found on QorIQ processors. The
> phy reference has two cells, one for the first lane and one for the
> last. This should allow for good support of multi-lane protocols when
> (if) they are added. There is no protocol option, because the driver is
> designed to be able to completely reconfigure lanes at runtime.
> Generally, the phy consumer can select the appropriate protocol using
> set_mode. For the most part there is only one protocol controller
> (consumer) per lane/protocol combination. The exception to this is the
> B4860 processor, which has some lanes which can be connected to
> multiple MACs. For that processor, I anticipate the easiest way to
> resolve this will be to add an additional cell with a "protocol
> controller instance" property.
> 
> Each serdes has a unique set of supported protocols (and lanes). The
> support matrix is stored in the driver and is selected based on the
> compatible string. It is anticipated that a new compatible string will
> need to be added for each serdes on each SoC that drivers support is
> added for.
> 
> There are two PLLs, each of which can be used as the master clock for
> each lane. Each PLL has its own reference. For the moment they are
> required, because it simplifies the driver implementation. Absent
> reference clocks can be modeled by a fixed-clock with a rate of 0.
> 
> Signed-off-by: Sean Anderson <sean.anderson@xxxxxxxx>
> ---
> 
>  .../bindings/phy/fsl,qoriq-serdes.yaml        | 78 +++++++++++++++++++
>  1 file changed, 78 insertions(+)
>  create mode 100644 Documentation/devicetree/bindings/phy/fsl,qoriq-serdes.yaml
> 
> diff --git a/Documentation/devicetree/bindings/phy/fsl,qoriq-serdes.yaml b/Documentation/devicetree/bindings/phy/fsl,qoriq-serdes.yaml
> new file mode 100644
> index 000000000000..4b9c1fcdab10
> --- /dev/null
> +++ b/Documentation/devicetree/bindings/phy/fsl,qoriq-serdes.yaml
> @@ -0,0 +1,78 @@
> +# SPDX-License-Identifier: (GPL-2.0-only OR BSD-2-Clause)
> +%YAML 1.2
> +---
> +$id: http://devicetree.org/schemas/phy/fsl,qoriq-serdes.yaml#

File name: fsl,ls1046a-serdes.yaml

> +$schema: http://devicetree.org/meta-schemas/core.yaml#
> +
> +title: NXP QorIQ SerDes Device Tree Bindings

s/Device Tree Bindings//

> +
> +maintainers:
> +  - Sean Anderson <sean.anderson@xxxxxxxx>
> +
> +description: |
> +  This binding describes the SerDes devices found in NXP's QorIQ line of

Describe the device, not the binding, so wording "This binding" is not
appropriate.

> +  processors. The SerDes provides up to eight lanes. Each lane may be
> +  configured individually, or may be combined with adjacent lanes for a
> +  multi-lane protocol. The SerDes supports a variety of protocols, including up
> +  to 10G Ethernet, PCIe, SATA, and others. The specific protocols supported for
> +  each lane depend on the particular SoC.
> +
> +properties:

Compatible goes first.

> +  "#phy-cells":
> +    const: 2
> +    description: |
> +      The cells contain the following arguments.
> +
> +      - description: |

Not a correct schema. What is this "- description" attached to? There is
no items here...

> +          The first lane in the group. Lanes are numbered based on the register
> +          offsets, not the I/O ports. This corresponds to the letter-based
> +          ("Lane A") naming scheme, and not the number-based ("Lane 0") naming
> +          scheme. On most SoCs, "Lane A" is "Lane 0", but not always.
> +        minimum: 0
> +        maximum: 7
> +      - description: |
> +          Last lane. For single-lane protocols, this should be the same as the
> +          first lane.
> +        minimum: 0
> +        maximum: 7
> +
> +  compatible:
> +    enum:
> +      - fsl,ls1046a-serdes-1
> +      - fsl,ls1046a-serdes-2

Does not look like proper compatible and your explanation from commit
msg did not help me. What "1" and "2" stand for? Usually compatibles
cannot have some arbitrary properties encoded.

> +
> +  clocks:
> +    minItems: 2

No need for minItems.

> +    maxItems: 2
> +    description: |
> +      Clock for each PLL reference clock input.
> +
> +  clock-names:
> +    minItems: 2
> +    maxItems: 2
> +    items:
> +      pattern: "^ref[0-1]$"

No, instead describe actual items with "const". See other examples.

> +
> +  reg:
> +    maxItems: 1
> +
> +required:
> +  - "#phy-cells"
> +  - compatible
> +  - clocks
> +  - clock-names
> +  - reg
> +
> +additionalProperties: false
> +
> +examples:
> +  - |
> +    serdes1: phy@1ea0000 {
> +      #phy-cells = <2>;
> +      compatible = "fsl,ls1046a-serdes-1";
> +      reg = <0x0 0x1ea0000 0x0 0x2000>;
> +      clocks = <&clk_100mhz>, <&clk_156mhz>;
> +      clock-names = "ref0", "ref1";
> +    };
> +
> +...


Best regards,
Krzysztof