Re: [PATCH v2 1/2] dt-bindings: phy: add mediatek mipi csi driver v 0.5

[Julien Stephan]

On Tue, May 30, 2023 at 10:53:31AM +0200, Krzysztof Kozlowski wrote:
> On 22/05/2023 21:15, Kevin Hilman wrote:
> > Krzysztof Kozlowski <krzysztof.kozlowski@xxxxxxxxxx> writes:
> >
> >> On 16/05/2023 23:31, Kevin Hilman wrote:
> >>
> >>>> Third is to use versioned IP blocks.
> >>>>
> >>>> The second case also would work, if it is applicable to you (you really
> >>>> have fallback matching all devices). Third solution depends on your
> >>>> versioning and Rob expressed dislike about it many times.
> >>>>
> >>>> We had many discussions on mailing lists, thus simplifying the review -
> >>>> I recommend the first choice. For a better recommendation you should say
> >>>> a bit more about the block in different SoCs.
> >>>
> >>> I'll try to say a bit more about the PHY block, but in fact, it's not
> >>> just about differences between SoCs. On the same SoC, 2 different PHYs
> >>> may have different features/capabilities.
> >>>
> >>> For example, on MT8365, There are 2 PHYs: CSI0 and CSI1.  CSI0 can
> >>> function as a C-PHY or a D-PHY, but CSI1 can only function as D-PHY
> >>> (used as the example in the binding patch[1].)  On another related SoC,
> >>> there are 3 PHYs, where CSI0 is C-D but CSI1 & CSI2 are only D.
> >>>
> >>> So that's why it seems (at least to me) that while we need SoC
> >>> compatible, it's not enough.  We also need properties to describe
> >>> PHY-specific features (e.g. C-D PHY)
> >>
> >> I recall the same or very similar case... It bugs me now, but
> >> unfortunately I cannot find it.
> >>
> >>>
> >>> Of course, we could rely only on SoC-specific compatibles describe this.
> >>> But then driver will need an SoC-specific table with the number of PHYs
> >>> and per-PHY features for each SoC encoded in the driver.  Since the
> >>> driver otherwise doesn't (and shouldn't, IMHO) need to know how many
> >>> PHYs are on each SoC, I suggested to Julien that perhaps the additional
> >>> propery was the better solution.
> >>
> >> Phys were modeled as separate device instances, so you would need
> >> difference in compatible to figure out which phy is it.
> >>
> >> Other way could be to create device for all phys and use phy-cells=1.
> >> Whether it makes sense, depends on the actual datasheet - maybe the
> >> split phy per device is artificial? There is one PHY block with two
> >> address ranges for each PHY - CSI0 and CSI1 - but it is actually one
> >> block? You should carefully check this because once design is chosen,
> >> you won't be able to go back to other and it might be a problem (e.g.
> >> there is some top-level block for powering on all CSI instances).
> >
> > We're pretty sure these are multiple instances of the IP block as they
> > can operate completely independently.
> >
> >>>
> >>> To me it seems redundant to have the driver encode PHYs-per-SoC info,
> >>> when the per-SoC DT is going to have the same info, so my suggestion was
> >>> to simplify the driver and have this kind of hardware description in the
> >>> DT, and keep the driver simple, but we are definitely open to learning
> >>> the "right way" of doing this.
> >>
> >> The property then is reasonable. It should not be bool, though, because
> >> it does not scale. There can be next block which supports only D-PHY on
> >> CSI0 and C-PHY on CSI1? Maybe some enum or list, depending on possible
> >> configurations.
> >
> > OK, looks like include/dt-bindings/phy/phy.y already has
> >
> >   #define PHY_TYPE_DPHY		10
> >   #define PHY_TYPE_CPHY		11
> >
> > we'll add a PHY_TYPE_CDPHY and use that.   Sound reasonable?
>
> Yes. Currently it is usually used as phy-cells argument (after the phy
> number/lane/ID), but cdns,phy-type and intel,phy-mode use it directly as
> property in provider. In both cases they have a bit different meaning
> than yours. You want to list all supported modes or narrow/restrict
> them. Maybe hisilicon,fixed-mode fits your purpose?
>

Hi Krzysztof,

Thanks for the suggestion, using something like hisilicon,fixed-node
looks like a good fit.
With mediatek,fixed-node, by default CSI node will be considered as
CD-PHY capable (unless the fixed-mode property is set.) so I won't need
anymore the new define PHY_TYPE_CDPHY introduced in v3.

Also introducing mediatek,fixed-mode suggests that PHYs not declaring
the fixed mode property support mode selection, so I suggest to add a
phy argument (#phy-cells = <1>) to select the mode (D or C mode).
Exactly what is done by the hsilicon driver.

How does that sound to you?

Best,
Julien
> Best regards,
> Krzysztof
>