Re: [PATCH 1/2] dt-bindings: phy: Add Freescale i.MX8qm Mixel LVDS PHY binding

From: Krzysztof Kozlowski
Date: Mon Jun 20 2022 - 06:39:07 EST


On 20/06/2022 09:56, Liu Ying wrote:
> On Mon, 2022-06-20 at 09:35 +0200, Krzysztof Kozlowski wrote:
>> On 20/06/2022 05:06, Liu Ying wrote:
>>> On Sun, 2022-06-19 at 14:11 +0200, Krzysztof Kozlowski wrote:
>>>> On 18/06/2022 11:22, Liu Ying wrote:
>>>>> This patch adds bindings for Mixel LVDS PHY found on
>>>>> Freescale i.MX8qm SoC.
>>>>>
>>>>> Signed-off-by: Liu Ying <victor.liu@xxxxxxx>
>>>>> ---
>>>>> .../bindings/phy/mixel,lvds-phy.yaml | 64
>>>>> +++++++++++++++++++
>>>>> 1 file changed, 64 insertions(+)
>>>>> create mode 100644
>>>>> Documentation/devicetree/bindings/phy/mixel,lvds-phy.yaml
>>>>> diff --git a/Documentation/devicetree/bindings/phy/mixel,lvds-
>>>>> phy.yaml b/Documentation/devicetree/bindings/phy/mixel,lvds-
>>>>> phy.yaml
>>>>> new file mode 100644
>>>>> index 000000000000..de964ffb9356
>>>>> --- /dev/null
>>>>> +++ b/Documentation/devicetree/bindings/phy/mixel,lvds-phy.yaml
>>>>> @@ -0,0 +1,64 @@
>>>>> +# SPDX-License-Identifier: (GPL-2.0-only OR BSD-2-Clause)
>>>>> +%YAML 1.2
>>>>> +---
>>>>> +$id:
>>>>>
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>>>>> +$schema:
>>>>>
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>>>>> +
>>>>> +title: Mixel LVDS PHY for Freescale i.MX8qm SoC
>>>>
>>>> If Mixel is a vendor, it needs it's vendor prefix documented and
>>>> used
>>>> in
>>>> compatible. Filename should match compatible. If it is not a
>>>> vendor,
>>>> then filename should be "fsl,imx8qm-lvds-phy.yaml"
>>>
>>> Mixel is a vendor. I'll document the vendor prefix and set
>>> 'fsl,imx8qm-lvds-phy' and 'mixel,lvds-phy' as compatible's enum.
>>> I'll keep the filename as-is.
>>
>> mixel,lvds-phy is not a good compatible (and filename) because it is
>> not
>> specific about component version. Please use specific compatibles
>> only
>> thus also specific filename (filename should match first compatible).
>
> All the information about component version I can find in the PHY IP's
> data sheet is '28FDSOI-LVDS-1250-8CH-TX-PLL'. '28FDSOI' looks like the
> technology name. Do you think the compatible name can be
> 'mixel,lvds-1250-8ch-tx-pll'? Or, any better option?
>
> If the compatible name is ok, does the below compabitle property look
> ok?
>
> ===================8<==============
> compatible:
> enum:
> - mixel,lvds-1250-8ch-tx-pll
> - fsl,imx8qm-lvds-phy
> ===================8<==============

https://mixel.com/wp-content/mixel/pdf/2018/MXL-LVDS-1250-8CH-TX-PLL_SS_28FDSOI.pdf

mentions entire name as a device name, so with 28FDSOI, but your choice
is also good.


Best regards,
Krzysztof