Re: [PATCH v6 25/27] ARM: dts: at91: sam9x7: add device tree for SoC

From: Krzysztof Kozlowski
Date: Tue Aug 27 2024 - 08:51:12 EST


On 27/08/2024 11:50, Varshini.Rajendran@xxxxxxxxxxxxx wrote:
> Hi Krzysztof,
>
> Apologies for the delay in response.
>
> On 31/07/24 2:00 pm, Krzysztof Kozlowski wrote:
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>> On 29/07/2024 09:09, Varshini Rajendran wrote:
>>> Add device tree file for SAM9X7 SoC family.
>>>
>>> Co-developed-by: Nicolas Ferre <nicolas.ferre@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
>>> Signed-off-by: Nicolas Ferre <nicolas.ferre@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
>>> Signed-off-by: Varshini Rajendran <varshini.rajendran@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
>>
>> ...
>>
>>> +
>>> + can1: can@f8004000 {
>>> + compatible = "bosch,m_can";
>>> + reg = <0xf8004000 0x100>, <0x300000 0xbc00>;
>>> + reg-names = "m_can", "message_ram";
>>> + interrupts = <30 IRQ_TYPE_LEVEL_HIGH 0>,
>>> + <69 IRQ_TYPE_LEVEL_HIGH 0>;
>>> + interrupt-names = "int0", "int1";
>>> + clocks = <&pmc PMC_TYPE_PERIPHERAL 30>, <&pmc PMC_TYPE_GCK 30>;
>>> + clock-names = "hclk", "cclk";
>>> + assigned-clocks = <&pmc PMC_TYPE_CORE PMC_UTMI>, <&pmc PMC_TYPE_GCK 30>;
>>> + assigned-clock-rates = <480000000>, <40000000>;
>>> + assigned-clock-parents = <&pmc PMC_TYPE_CORE PMC_UTMI>, <&pmc PMC_TYPE_CORE PMC_UTMI>;
>>> + bosch,mram-cfg = <0x7800 0 0 64 0 0 32 32>;
>>> + status = "disabled";
>>> + };
>>> +
>>> + tcb: timer@f8008000 {
>>> + compatible = "microchip,sam9x7-tcb","atmel,sama5d2-tcb", "simple-mfd", "syscon";
>>
>> Why this is simple-mfd without children?
>
> The tcb node will have each TC (Timer Counter) Block as a child when it
> is configured to be used as either one of the following modes Timer or
> Counter / Capture / PWM.

And where are these children? What does it mean "will have", in context
when? DTS is static, if you do not have here children then this is not a
simple-mfd.

Best regards,
Krzysztof