RE: [PATCH 1/3] dt-bindings: can: xilinx_can: Add ECC property ‘xlnx,has-ecc’

[Goud, Srinivas]

Hi

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>Subject: Re: [PATCH 1/3] dt-bindings: can: xilinx_can: Add ECC property
>‘xlnx,has-ecc’
>
>On 14/06/2023 12:22, Goud, Srinivas wrote:
>> Hi,
>>
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>>> Subject: Re: [PATCH 1/3] dt-bindings: can: xilinx_can: Add ECC
>>> property ‘xlnx,has-ecc’
>>>
>>> On 12.06.2023 17:12:55, Srinivas Goud wrote:
>>>> ECC feature added to Tx and Rx FIFO’s for Xilinx CAN Controller.
>>>> Part of this feature configuration and counter registers added in IP
>>>> for 1bit/2bit ECC errors.
>>>> Please find more details in PG096 v5.1 document.
>>>>
>>>> xlnx,has-ecc is optional property and added to Xilinx CAN Controller
>>>> node if ECC block enabled in the HW.
>>>>
>>>> Signed-off-by: Srinivas Goud <srinivas.goud@xxxxxxx>
>>>
>>> Is there a way to introspect the IP core to check if this feature is compiled in?
>> There is no way(IP registers) to indicate whether ECC feature is enabled or
>not.
>
>Isn't this then deductible from compatible? Your binding claims it is only for
>AXI CAN, so xlnx,axi-can-1.00.a, even though you did not restrict it in the
>binding.
Agree it is only for AXI CAN(xlnx,axi-can-1.00.a) but ECC feature is
configurable option to the user.
ECC is added as optional configuration(enable/disable) feature 
to the existing AXI CAN.

Thanks,
Srinivas