Re: [PATCH v3 2/7] dt-bindings: net: snps,dwmac: Update the maxitems number of resets and reset-names

[Krzysztof Kozlowski]

On 17/01/2023 07:52, yanhong wang wrote:
> 
> 
> On 2023/1/6 20:44, Krzysztof Kozlowski wrote:
>> On 06/01/2023 03:59, Yanhong Wang wrote:
>>> Some boards(such as StarFive VisionFive v2) require more than one value
>>> which defined by resets property, so the original definition can not
>>> meet the requirements. In order to adapt to different requirements,
>>> adjust the maxitems number definition.
>>>
>>> Signed-off-by: Yanhong Wang <yanhong.wang@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
>>> ---
>>>  .../devicetree/bindings/net/snps,dwmac.yaml   | 36 ++++++++++++++-----
>>>  1 file changed, 28 insertions(+), 8 deletions(-)
>>>
>>> diff --git a/Documentation/devicetree/bindings/net/snps,dwmac.yaml b/Documentation/devicetree/bindings/net/snps,dwmac.yaml
>>> index e26c3e76ebb7..f7693e8c8d6d 100644
>>> --- a/Documentation/devicetree/bindings/net/snps,dwmac.yaml
>>> +++ b/Documentation/devicetree/bindings/net/snps,dwmac.yaml
>>> @@ -132,14 +132,6 @@ properties:
>>>          - pclk
>>>          - ptp_ref
>>>  
>>> -  resets:
>>> -    maxItems: 1
>>> -    description:
>>> -      MAC Reset signal.
>>> -
>>> -  reset-names:
>>> -    const: stmmaceth
>>> -
>>>    power-domains:
>>>      maxItems: 1
>>>  
>>> @@ -463,6 +455,34 @@ allOf:
>>>              Enables the TSO feature otherwise it will be managed by
>>>              MAC HW capability register.
>>>  
>>> +  - if:
>>> +      properties:
>>> +        compatible:
>>> +          contains:
>>> +            const: starfive,jh7110-dwmac
>>> +
>>
>> Looking at your next binding patch, this seems a bit clearer. First of
>> all, this patch on itself has little sense. It's not usable on its own,
>> because you need the next one.
>>
>> Probably the snps,dwmac should be just split into common parts used by
>> devices. It makes code much less readable and unnecessary complicated to
>> support in one schema both devices and re-usability.
>>
>> Otherwise I propose to make the resets/reset-names just like clocks are
>> made: define here wide constraints and update all other users of this
>> binding to explicitly restrict resets.
>>
>>
> 
> Thanks, refer to the definition of clocks. If it is defined as follows, is it OK?
> 
> properties:
>   resets:
>     minItems: 1
>     maxItems: 3
>     additionalItems: true

Drop

>     items:
>       - description: MAC Reset signal.

Drop both

> 
>   reset-names:
>     minItems: 1
>     maxItems: 3
>     additionalItems: true

Drop

>     contains:
>       enum:
>         - stmmaceth

Drop all

> 
> 
> allOf:
>   - if:
>       properties:
>         compatible:
>           contains:
>             const: starfive,jh7110-dwmac
>     then:
>       properties:
>         resets:
>           minItems: 2
>           maxItems: 2
>         reset-names:
>           items:
>             - const: stmmaceth
>             - const: ahb
>       required:
>         - resets
>         - reset-names  
>     else:
>       properties:
>         resets:
>           maxItems: 1
>           description:
>             MAC Reset signal.
> 
>         reset-names:
>           const: stmmaceth
> 
> Do you have any other better suggestions?

More or less like this but the allOf should not be in snps,dwmac schema
but in individual schemas. The snps,dwmac is growing unmaintainable...

Best regards,
Krzysztof