Re: [PATCH v2 1/2] dt-bindings: mailbox: add cix,sky1-mbox
From: Krzysztof Kozlowski
Date: Fri Mar 28 2025 - 03:13:14 EST
On 28/03/2025 04:13, Guomin chen wrote:
>>> +> + cix,mbox-dir:
>>> + $ref: /schemas/types.yaml#/definitions/uint32
>>> + description: Direction of the mailbox (0:TX or 1:RX)
>>> + enum: [0, 1]
>>
>> Respond to comments or implement them. Previous discussion was not
>> resolved - you did not respond. Sending the same with unfinished
>> discussion is not way to convince maintainer. Opposite: you will get
>> NAKed because you try to finish discussion and push your patch over the
>> wall.
>>
> Sorry, about your previous comments.
>
> As previously mentioned, each Cixtech mailbox controller is unidirectional.
> Each mailbox supports 11 channels, which differ only in their transmission
> methods (e.g., FIFO, REG, doorbell). However, the transmission direction of
> all channels within the same mailbox is fixed and determined by the mailbox
> controller itself.
>
> The Sky1 SoC contains 4 pairs (8 total) mailbox controllers. To identify
> whether a controller is TX or RX relative to the AP, the driver introduces
> the 'mbox-dir' property in DTS.
OK, that's fine, but as pointed in example - use strings 'rx' and 'tx',
not numbers.
Best regards,
Krzysztof