Re: [RFC PATCH v2 2/3] dt-bindings: crypto: Add Inside Secure SafeXcel EIP-93 crypto engine

From: Rob Herring
Date: Thu Oct 17 2024 - 08:48:21 EST


On Thu, Oct 17, 2024 at 10:23:54AM +0200, Krzysztof Kozlowski wrote:
> On Thu, Oct 17, 2024 at 02:43:18AM +0200, Christian Marangi wrote:
> +
> > +description: |
> > + The Inside Secure SafeXcel EIP-93 is a cryptographic engine IP block
> > + integrated in varios devices with very different and generic name from
> > + PKTE to simply vendor+EIP93. The real IP under the hood is actually
> > + developed by Inside Secure and given to license to vendors.
> > +
> > + The IP block is sold with different model based on what feature are
> > + needed and are identified with the final letter. Each letter correspond
> > + to a specific set of feature and multiple letter reflect the sum of the
> > + feature set.
>
> You write it is licensed to vendors, so are you sure these could be
> used alone, without vendor customizations/hookups etc? I think you
> should have a dedicated, SoC-specific compatible in the front. I am not
> sure if this was discussed already, though.

Probably should, but some reason we haven't on other Inside Secure IP.
Perhaps they are just simple enough from a DT perspective to get away
without. Also, there may not be any SoC associated with some of these.
If there is an SoC, then better to add a compatible to help avoid any
future DT changes.

Rob