[PATCH v3] dt-bindings: iommu: qcom_iommu: Allow 'tbu' clock

From: Konrad Dybcio

Date: Tue Nov 04 2025 - 09:50:45 EST


From: Konrad Dybcio <konrad.dybcio@xxxxxxxxxx>

Some IOMMUs on some platforms (there doesn't seem to be a good denominator
for this) require the presence of a third clock, specifically relating
to the instance's Translation Buffer Unit (TBU).

Stephan Gerhold noted [1] that according to Qualcomm Snapdragon 410E
Processor (APQ8016E) Technical Reference Manual, SMMU chapter, section
"8.8.3.1.2 Clock gating", which reads:

For APPS TCU/TBU (TBU to TCU interface is asynchronous)
Software should turn ON clock to APPS TCU
- During APPS TCU register programming sequence

For GPU TCU/TBU (TBU to TCU interface is synchronous)
Software should turn ON clock to GPU TBU
- During GPU TLB invalidation sequence <=====================
Software should turn ON clock to GPU TCU
- During GPU TCU register programming sequence
- While GPU master clock is Active

The clock should be turned on at least during TLB invalidation on the
GPU SMMU instance. This is corroborated by Commit 5bc1cf1466f6
("iommu/qcom: add optional 'tbu' clock for TLB invalidate").

This is also not to be confused with qcom,sdm845-tbu, which is a
description of a debug interface, absent on the generation of hardware
that this binding describes.

Allow this clock.

[1] https://lore.kernel.org/linux-arm-msm/aPX_cKtial56AgvU@xxxxxxxxxx/

Reviewed-by: Rob Herring <robh@xxxxxxxxxx>
Signed-off-by: Konrad Dybcio <konrad.dybcio@xxxxxxxxxx>
---
Changes in v3:
- Expand the commit message
- Link to v2: https://lore.kernel.org/r/20251015-topic-qciommu_bindings_fix-v2-1-a0f3c705d0f3@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
Changes in v2:
- Resending from a 2023 megaseries, no changes
- Link to v1: https://lore.kernel.org/lkml/20230627-topic-more_bindings-v1-7-6b4b6cd081e5@xxxxxxxxxx/
---
Documentation/devicetree/bindings/iommu/qcom,iommu.yaml | 4 ++++
1 file changed, 4 insertions(+)

diff --git a/Documentation/devicetree/bindings/iommu/qcom,iommu.yaml b/Documentation/devicetree/bindings/iommu/qcom,iommu.yaml
index 3e5623edd207..93a489025317 100644
--- a/Documentation/devicetree/bindings/iommu/qcom,iommu.yaml
+++ b/Documentation/devicetree/bindings/iommu/qcom,iommu.yaml
@@ -32,14 +32,18 @@ properties:
- const: qcom,msm-iommu-v2

clocks:
+ minItems: 2
items:
- description: Clock required for IOMMU register group access
- description: Clock required for underlying bus access
+ - description: Clock required for Translation Buffer Unit access

clock-names:
+ minItems: 2
items:
- const: iface
- const: bus
+ - const: tbu

power-domains:
maxItems: 1

---
base-commit: 12132ce56439eaefea25c647d850eeed99179d88
change-id: 20251015-topic-qciommu_bindings_fix-3bf3904041b9

Best regards,
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Konrad Dybcio <konrad.dybcio@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>