RE: [PATCH v1 2/4] dt-bindings: can: Add bindings for CAST CAN Controller

From: William Qiu
Date: Tue Jan 30 2024 - 01:46:59 EST


> -----Original Message-----
> From: Conor Dooley <conor@xxxxxxxxxx>
> Sent: 2024年1月29日 23:37
> To: William Qiu <william.qiu@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
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> Subject: Re: [PATCH v1 2/4] dt-bindings: can: Add bindings for CAST CAN
> Controller
>
> Hey William,
>
> On Mon, Jan 29, 2024 at 11:12:37AM +0800, William Qiu wrote:
> > Add bindings for CAST CAN Controller
> >
> > Signed-off-by: William Qiu <william.qiu@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> > ---
> > .../devicetree/bindings/net/can/cast,can.yaml | 95
> > +++++++++++++++++++
> > 1 file changed, 95 insertions(+)
> > create mode 100644
> > Documentation/devicetree/bindings/net/can/cast,can.yaml
> >
> > diff --git a/Documentation/devicetree/bindings/net/can/cast,can.yaml
> > b/Documentation/devicetree/bindings/net/can/cast,can.yaml
> > new file mode 100644
> > index 000000000000..ea52132d9b1c
> > --- /dev/null
> > +++ b/Documentation/devicetree/bindings/net/can/cast,can.yaml
> > @@ -0,0 +1,95 @@
> > +# SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0-only OR BSD-2-Clause %YAML 1.2
> > +---
> > +$id: http://devicetree.org/schemas/net/can/cast,can.yaml#
> > +$schema: http://devicetree.org/meta-schemas/core.yaml#
> > +
> > +title: CAST CAN controller
> > +
> > +maintainers:
> > + - William Qiu <william.qiu@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> > +
> > +allOf:
> > + - $ref: can-controller.yaml#
> > + - if:
> > + properties:
> > + compatible:
> > + contains:
> > + const: starfive,can
> > + then:
> > + required:
> > + - starfive,syscon
>
> If you've got property related stuff in the allOf, move it down after the property
> definitions.
>
Will update
> > +properties:
> > + compatible:
> > + enum:
> > + - cast,can
> > + - cast,canfd
>
> I don't like these uber generic compatibles that have no users as a fallback.
> Allowing them in the binding only really discourages people from creating device
> specific compatibles.
> Secondly, this is some purchased IP that I am sure has a versioning scheme and
> the compatibles that you have created do not reflect that.
> If they were being used as a fallback, I would request some versioning.
> That's not going to really work though since the canfd features on the
> jh7110 require setting u0_can_ctrl_can_fd_enable, so neither of these
> compatibles really has a use right now.
>
I'll add some tag to do versioning.
> > + - starfive,can
>
> Just "starfive,can"? Can you please add device specific compatibles for the SoCs
> on which this is used?
>
Will add.
> > +
> > + reg:
> > + maxItems: 1
> > +
> > + interrupts:
> > + maxItems: 1
> > +
> > + clocks:
> > + minItems: 3
> > +
> > + clock-names:
> > + items:
> > + - const: apb_clk
> > + - const: timer_clk
> > + - const: can_clk
>
> Drop _clk, they're all clocks!
>
Will drop.
> > +
> > + resets:
> > + minItems: 3
> > +
> > + reset-names:
> > + items:
> > + - const: rst_apb
> > + - const: rst_core
> > + - const: rst_timer
>
> Same here, drop rst_
>Will drop.
> > +
> > + starfive,syscon:
> > + $ref: /schemas/types.yaml#/definitions/phandle-array
> > + items:
> > + - items:
> > + - description: phandle to System Register Controller syscon node
> > + - description: offset of SYS_SYSCON_NE__SAIF__SYSCFG
> > + register for CAN controller
>
> The docs I have call this register "SYS_SYSCONSAIF__SYSCFG". Did the names
> change since the TRM I have was written?
>
They do change on the 8100 SoC.
Other descriptions may be needed for compatibility. I'll think about it.

Thanks,
William
> > + - description: shift of SYS_SYSCON_NE__SAIF__SYSCFG register
> for CAN controller
> > + - description: mask of SYS_SYSCON_NE__SAIF__SYSCFG register
> for CAN controller
> > + description:
> > + Should be four parameters, the phandle to System Register Controller
> > + syscon node and the offset/shift/mask of
> SYS_SYSCON_NE__SAIF__SYSCFG register
> > + for CAN controller.
>
> Cheers,
> Conor.