Re: [PATCH V2] dt-bindings: nvmem: u-boot,env: add Broadcom's variant binding

[Conor Dooley]

On Fri, Oct 14, 2022 at 04:09:40PM -0500, Rob Herring wrote:
> On Fri, 30 Sep 2022 18:36:31 +0200, Rafał Miłecki wrote:
> > From: Rafał Miłecki <rafal@xxxxxxxxxx>
> > 
> > Broadcom uses U-Boot for a lot of their bcmbca familiy chipsets. U-Boot
> > stores its configuration in an environment data block.
> > 
> > Such blocks are usually stored on flash as a separated partition at
> > hardcoded address. Broadcom however decided to:
> > 1. Store env data block inside U-Boot partition
> > 2. Avoid sticking to hardcoded offsets
> > 3. Use custom header with "uEnv" magic and env data length
> > 
> > Example (length 0x4000):
> > $ hexdump -n 32 -C -s 0x40000 /dev/mtdblock0
> > 00040000  76 6e 45 75 00 40 00 00  34 89 7a 82 49 4d 41 47  |vnEu.@xxxxxxxxxx|
> > 00040010  45 3d 4e 41 4e 44 3a 31  4d 2c 31 30 32 34 4d 00  |E=NAND:1M,1024M.|
> > (0x40000 offset is unit specific and can change)
> > 
> > Starting with the commit 118f3fbe517f4 ("dt-bindings: mtd: partitions:
> > support label/name only partition") DT can describe partitions matching
> > them by a name (without specifying actual address). With that feature
> > and this binding change it's possible to:
> > 1. Specify DT node for Broadcom's U-Boot env data subpartition
> > 2. Add nodes for specific environment data variables
> > 3. Reference them as NVMEM cells
> > 
> > This binding is unlikely to help Broadcom's U-Boot. U-Boot SPL needs to
> > find environment data early (before it accesses DTB) and it does that by
> > looking for an "uEnv" magic. Dirty way.
> > 
> > This binding can however be used by operating systems. It allows
> > describing cleanly U-Boot, its env data and variables. It tells
> > operating system about Broadcom-specific env data so it can parse it.
> > 
> > Signed-off-by: Rafał Miłecki <rafal@xxxxxxxxxx>
> > ---
> > V2: Work on better commit body & add example
> > ---
> >  .../devicetree/bindings/nvmem/u-boot,env.yaml | 21 +++++++++++++++++++
> >  1 file changed, 21 insertions(+)
> > 
> 
> Applied, thanks!

Hey Rob,
Maybe my tooling is out of date or w/e but this is breaking
dt_binding_check for me.

I applied the below to fix the build, which I was about to send, before
realising that you'd applied it and wondered if I was missing something.

Thanks,
Conor.

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