Re: [PATCH 1/2] dt-bindings: mtd: marvell-nand: Convert to YAML DT scheme

From: Krzysztof Kozlowski
Date: Mon Oct 24 2022 - 18:31:11 EST


On 24/10/2022 15:48, Vadym Kochan wrote:
> Hi Krzysztof,
>
> On Sat, 22 Oct 2022 12:18:49 -0400, Krzysztof Kozlowski <krzysztof.kozlowski@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>> On 21/10/2022 15:45, Vadym Kochan wrote:
>>> Switch the DT binding to a YAML schema to enable the DT validation.
>>>
>>> Dropped deprecated compatibles and properties described in txt file.
>>>
>>> Signed-off-by: Vadym Kochan <vadym.kochan@xxxxxxxxxxx>
>>> ---
>>> .../bindings/mtd/marvell,nand-controller.yaml | 199 ++++++++++++++++++
>>> .../devicetree/bindings/mtd/marvell-nand.txt | 126 -----------
>>> 2 files changed, 199 insertions(+), 126 deletions(-)
>>> create mode 100644 Documentation/devicetree/bindings/mtd/marvell,nand-controller.yaml
>>> delete mode 100644 Documentation/devicetree/bindings/mtd/marvell-nand.txt
>>>
>>> diff --git a/Documentation/devicetree/bindings/mtd/marvell,nand-controller.yaml b/Documentation/devicetree/bindings/mtd/marvell,nand-controller.yaml
>>> new file mode 100644
>>> index 000000000000..535b7f8903c8
>>> --- /dev/null
>>> +++ b/Documentation/devicetree/bindings/mtd/marvell,nand-controller.yaml
>>> @@ -0,0 +1,199 @@
>>> +# SPDX-License-Identifier: (GPL-2.0-only OR BSD-2-Clause)
>>> +%YAML 1.2
>>> +---
>>> +$id: http://devicetree.org/schemas/mtd/marvell,nand-controller.yaml#
>>> +$schema: http://devicetree.org/meta-schemas/core.yaml#
>>> +
>>> +title: Marvell NAND Flash Controller (NFC)
>>> +
>>> +maintainers:
>>> + - Miquel Raynal <miquel.raynal@xxxxxxxxxxx>
>>
>> This should be someone responsible for hardware, not subsystem
>> maintainer. Unless by coincidence Miquel matches both. :)
>>
>>> +
>>> +properties:
>>> +
>>> + compatible:
>>> + oneOf:
>>> + - items:
>>> + - const: marvell,armada-8k-nand-controller
>>> + - const: marvell,armada370-nand-controller
>>
>> Does not look like you tested the bindings. Please run `make
>> dt_binding_check` (see
>> Documentation/devicetree/bindings/writing-schema.rst for instructions).
>
> Yes, on v1 I did not use yamllint, but installed after Rob pointed
> on some lint warnings.

I did not say about yamllint.

>
>>
>>> + - const: marvell,armada370-nand-controller
>>> + - const: marvell,pxa3xx-nand-controller
>>
>> These two are just enum.
>>
>
> OK.
>
>>> +
>>> + reg:
>>> + maxItems: 1
>>> +
>>> + "#address-cells":
>>> + const: 1
>>
>> Drop, comes with nand-controller.yaml
>>
>
> OK.
>
>>> +
>>> + "#size-cells":
>>> + const: 0
>>
>> Ditto
>>
>
> OK.
>
>>> +
>>> + interrupts:
>>> + maxItems: 1
>>> +
>>> + clocks:
>>> + minItems: 1
>>> + maxItems: 2
>>> + description: |
>>
>> No need for |
>>
>>> + Shall reference the NAND controller clocks, the second one is
>>> + is only needed for the Armada 7K/8K SoCs
>>
>> You need allOf:if:then restricting it further per variant.
>>
>
> OK, added.
>
>>> +
>>> + clock-names:
>>> + items:
>>> + - const: core
>>> + - const: reg
>>> + description: |
>>> + Mandatory if there is a second clock, in this case there
>>> + should be one clock named "core" and another one named "reg"
>>
>> The message is confusing. What is mandatory if there is a second clock?
>> Plus, the binding requires two clocks.
>>
>> Drop entire description.
>>
>> minItems: 1
>>
>
> OK, droped (I used from the txt version).
> Added minItems.
>
>>
>>> +
>>> + dmas:
>>> + maxItems: 1
>>> + description: rxtx DMA channel
>>
>> Drop description.
>>
>
> OK.
>
>>> +
>>> + dma-names:
>>> + items:
>>> + - const: rxtx
>>> +
>>> + marvell,system-controller:
>>> + $ref: /schemas/types.yaml#/definitions/phandle
>>> + description: Syscon node that handles NAND controller related registers
>>> +
>>> +patternProperties:
>>> + "^nand@[0-3]$":
>>> + type: object
>>> + properties:
>>> +
>>
>> Drop blank line.
>>
>
> OK.
>
>>> + reg:
>>> + minimum: 0
>>> + maximum: 3
>>> +
>>> + nand-rb:
>>> + minimum: 0
>>> + maximum: 1
>>> +
>>> + nand-ecc-strength:
>>> + enum: [1, 4, 8]
>>> +
>>> + nand-on-flash-bbt: true
>>> +
>>> + nand-ecc-mode: true
>>> +
>>> + nand-ecc-algo:
>>> + description: |
>>> + This property is essentially useful when not using hardware ECC.
>>> + Howerver, it may be added when using hardware ECC for clarification
>>> + but will be ignored by the driver because ECC mode is chosen depending
>>> + on the page size and the strength required by the NAND chip.
>>> + This value may be overwritten with nand-ecc-strength property.
>>> +
>>> + nand-ecc-step-size:
>>> + const: 512
>>
>> Why this is const?
>>
>
> Removed const.
>
>>> + description: |
>>> + Marvell's NAND flash controller does use fixed strength
>>> + (1-bit for Hamming, 16-bit for BCH), so the actual step size
>>> + will shrink or grow in order to fit the required strength.
>>> + Step sizes are not completely random for all and follow certain
>>> + patterns described in AN-379, "Marvell SoC NFC ECC".
>>> +
>>> + label:
>>> + $ref: /schemas/types.yaml#/definitions/string
>>> +
>>> + partitions:
>>> + type: object
>>> + $ref: "/schemas/mtd/partitions/partition.yaml"
>>
>> Drop quotes
>>
>
> OK.
>
>> unevalautedProperties: false
>>
>> and then you will see errors, because you referenced schema for one
>> partition.
>>
>
> Hm, I did not see errors with partitions with- or without "unevaluatedProperties".

As pointed before and here - I am not sure if you tested the bindings,
so of course then will be no warnings...

Best regards,
Krzysztof