Re: [PATCH v2 1/7] dt-bindings: usb: document the Renesas UPD720201/UPD720202 USB 3.0 xHCI Host Controller

From: Geert Uytterhoeven

Date: Tue Jan 27 2026 - 07:15:06 EST


Hi Neil,

On Tue, 27 Jan 2026 at 10:57, Neil Armstrong <neil.armstrong@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> Document the Renesas UPD720201/UPD720202 USB 3.0 xHCI Host Controller,
> which connects over PCIe and requires specific power supplies to

Here: "requires"...

> start up.
>
> Signed-off-by: Neil Armstrong <neil.armstrong@xxxxxxxxxx>
> ---
> .../bindings/usb/renesas,upd720201-pci.yaml | 55 ++++++++++++++++++++++
> 1 file changed, 55 insertions(+)
>
> diff --git a/Documentation/devicetree/bindings/usb/renesas,upd720201-pci.yaml b/Documentation/devicetree/bindings/usb/renesas,upd720201-pci.yaml
> new file mode 100644
> index 000000000000..df3cdcf44747
> --- /dev/null
> +++ b/Documentation/devicetree/bindings/usb/renesas,upd720201-pci.yaml
> @@ -0,0 +1,55 @@
> +# SPDX-License-Identifier: (GPL-2.0-only OR BSD-2-Clause)
> +%YAML 1.2
> +---
> +$id: http://devicetree.org/schemas/usb/renesas,upd720201-pci.yaml#
> +$schema: http://devicetree.org/meta-schemas/core.yaml#
> +
> +title: UPD720201/UPD720202 USB 3.0 xHCI Host Controller (PCIe)
> +
> +maintainers:
> + - Neil Armstrong <neil.armstrong@xxxxxxxxxx>
> +
> +description:
> + UPD720201 USB 3.0 xHCI Host Controller via PCIe x1 Gen2 interface.
> + The UPD720202 up to two downstream ports, while UPD720201 supports up to
> + four downstream USB 3.0 rev1.0 ports.
> +
> +properties:
> + compatible:
> + const: pci1912,0014

Just wondering: how does having a new driver
drivers/pci/pwrctrl/pci-pwrctrl-upd720201.c matching against this
compatible play well with normal PCI discovery and probing of
drivers/usb/host/xhci-pci-renesas.c?

> +
> + reg:
> + maxItems: 1
> +
> + avdd33-supply:
> + description: +3.3 V power supply for analog circuit
> +
> + vdd10-supply:
> + description: +1.05 V power supply
> +
> + vdd33-supply:
> + description: +3.3 V power supply
> +
> +required:
> + - compatible
> + - reg

... but no power supplies are listed here? ...

> +
> +allOf:
> + - $ref: usb-xhci.yaml
> +
> +additionalProperties: false
> +
> +examples:
> + - |
> + pcie@0 {
> + reg = <0x0 0x1000>;
> + ranges = <0x02000000 0x0 0x100000 0x10000000 0x0 0x0>;
> + #address-cells = <3>;
> + #size-cells = <2>;
> + device_type = "pci";
> +
> + usb@0 {

The actual DTS uses "usb-controller".

> + compatible = "pci1912,0014";
> + reg = <0x0 0x0 0x0 0x0 0x0>;

... also not in the example?

> + };
> + };
>
> --
> 2.34.1

Gr{oetje,eeting}s,

Geert


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