Re: [PATCH V3 3/7] dt-bindings: soc: imx: add i.MX8MP vpu blk ctrl

From: Krzysztof Kozlowski
Date: Thu Jul 21 2022 - 09:49:45 EST


On 21/07/2022 12:38, Peng Fan wrote:
>> Subject: Re: [PATCH V3 3/7] dt-bindings: soc: imx: add i.MX8MP vpu blk ctrl
>>
>> On 19/07/2022 11:58, Peng Fan wrote:
>>>>> + interconnects:
>>>>> + items:
>>>>> + - description: G1 decoder interconnect
>>>>> + - description: G2 decoder interconnect
>>>>> + - description: VC8000E encoder interconnect
>>>>> +
>>>>> + interconnect-names:
>>>>> + items:
>>>>> + - const: g1
>>>>> + - const: g2
>>>>> + - const: vc8000e
>>>>
>>>> Include interconnects+names in list of all properties and disallow
>>>> them for other variants.
>>>
>>> I not understand well about
>>> " Include interconnects+names in list of all properties ", could you
>>> please explain a bit more?
>>>
>>> And there is already an "if" to check whether the compatible contains
>>> " fsl,imx8mp-vpu-blk-ctrl" to make sure the interconnect valid for
>>> i.MX8MP, so it is not valid to other variants.
>>
>> Defining properties in some if: clause is not really readable and
>> maintainable. The properties should be defined in top-level properties:.
>
> Maybe I should also include i.MX8MM interconnect and make it
> a separate patch, then i.MX8MP/i.MX8MM just use their own
> names just like other properities. In final, as below:
>
> Tow patch:
> 1. Add interconnect property for i.MX8MM VPU BLK CTRL
> 2. Add i.MX8MP VPU BLK CTRL dt bindings
>
> In top-level:
> + interconnects:
> + maxItems: 3
>
> + interconnect-names:
> + maxItems: 3
>
> For i.MX8MM
> + interconnects:
> + items:
> + - description: G1 decoder interconnect
> + - description: G2 decoder interconnect
> + - description: H1 encoder interconnect
> +
> + interconnect-names:
> + items:
> + - const: g1
> + - const: g2
> + - const: h1
>
> For i.MX8MP:
> + interconnects:
> + items:
> + - description: G1 decoder interconnect
> + - description: G2 decoder interconnect
> + - description: VC8000E encoder interconnect
> +
> + interconnect-names:
> + items:
> + - const: g1
> + - const: g2
> + - const: vc8000e
>
> How do you think?

I don't understand what is the question here to me. Shall I tell you
what to do or not to do with iMX 8MM? I don't know. I am not a
maintainer of that SoC.


Best regards,
Krzysztof