Re: [PATCH v1 2/8] dt-bindings: tpm: Add schema for TIS I2C devices

[Ninad Palsule]

Hello Guenter,

On 12/12/23 12:20, Guenter Roeck wrote:
> On Tue, Dec 12, 2023 at 05:14:26PM +0000, Conor Dooley wrote:
> > Hey,
> >
> > On Tue, Dec 12, 2023 at 10:39:58AM -0600, Ninad Palsule wrote:
> > > From: Johannes Holland <johannes.holland@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
> > >
> > > Add a dt schema to support device tree bindings
> > "Add bindings for..."
> >
> > > for the generic I2C
> > > physical layer. Refer to the TCG PC Client Platform TPM Profile (PTP)
> > > Specification for TPM 2.0 v1.04 Revision 14.
> > >
> > > This includes descriptions for the Nuvoton and Infineon devices.
> > >
> > > OpenBMC-Staging-Count: 3
> > I have no idea what this is, but it needs to be removed from the patch.
> >
> > > Signed-off-by: Johannes Holland <johannes.holland@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
> > > Signed-off-by: Joel Stanley <joel@xxxxxxxxx>
> > > Signed-off-by: Ninad Palsule <ninad@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> > > ---
> > >   .../bindings/security/tpm/tpm-tis-i2c.yaml    | 50 +++++++++++++++++++
> > >   1 file changed, 50 insertions(+)
> > >   create mode 100644 Documentation/devicetree/bindings/security/tpm/tpm-tis-i2c.yaml
> > >
> > > diff --git a/Documentation/devicetree/bindings/security/tpm/tpm-tis-i2c.yaml b/Documentation/devicetree/bindings/security/tpm/tpm-tis-i2c.yaml
> > > new file mode 100644
> > > index 000000000000..de1e34065748
> > > --- /dev/null
> > > +++ b/Documentation/devicetree/bindings/security/tpm/tpm-tis-i2c.yaml
> > > @@ -0,0 +1,50 @@
> > > +# SPDX-License-Identifier: (GPL-2.0-only OR BSD-2-Clause)
> > > +%YAML 1.2
> > > +---
> > > +$id: http://devicetree.org/schemas/security/tpm/tpm-tis-i2c.yaml#
> > > +$schema: http://devicetree.org/meta-schemas/core.yaml#
> > > +
> > > +title: I2C PTP based TPM Devices
> > > +
> > > +maintainers:
> > > +  - Johannes Holland <johannes.holland@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
> > > +
> > > +description:
> > > +  Device Tree Bindings for I2C based Trusted Platform Module (TPM).
> > s/Device Tree Bindings for //. Doesn't dt_binding_check now complain if
> > you have this in a title or description?
> >
> > > +properties:
> > > +  $nodename:
> > > +    pattern: "^tpm(@[0-9a-f]+)?$"
> > > +
> > > +  compatible:
> > > +    oneOf:
> > > +      - description: Infineon's Trusted Platform Module (TPM) (SLB9673).
> > > +        items:
> > > +          - const: infineon,slb9673
> > > +          - const: tcg,tpm-tis-i2c
> > > +      - description: Nuvoton's Trusted Platform Module (TPM) (NPCT75x).
> > > +        items:
> > > +          - const: nuvoton,npct75x
> > > +          - const: tcg,tpm-tis-i2c
> > > +      - const: tcg,tpm-tis-i2c
> > IMO this should be removed and this fallback should only be used in
> > combination with device specific compatibles, like you have here for the
> > infineon and nuvoton devices.
> As mentioned in my response to the other patch, "only" isn't sufficient
> since the tacoma devicetree file only references the generic entry.
> It would also make support for chips from other vendors unnecessarily
> complex.
>
> Question should in my opinion be if the non-fallback entries are really
> needed.

Thanks for the response. I think generic option is in-case we have a 
chip whose specific driver is not available.

Regards,

Ninad

> Thanks,
> Guenter