Re: [PATCH v3 1/7] dt-bindings: embedded-controller: document ASUS Transformer EC

From: Svyatoslav Ryhel

Date: Mon Feb 16 2026 - 14:15:07 EST


пн, 16 лют. 2026 р. о 20:50 Conor Dooley <conor@xxxxxxxxxx> пише:
>
> On Mon, Feb 16, 2026 at 08:22:38PM +0200, Svyatoslav Ryhel wrote:
> > пн, 16 лют. 2026 р. о 20:04 Conor Dooley <conor@xxxxxxxxxx> пише:
> > >
> > > On Sat, Feb 14, 2026 at 08:09:53PM +0200, Svyatoslav Ryhel wrote:
> > > > Document embedded controller used in ASUS Transformer device series.
> > > >
> > > > Signed-off-by: Svyatoslav Ryhel <clamor95@xxxxxxxxx>
> > > > ---
> > > > .../asus,transformer-ec.yaml | 98 +++++++++++++++++++
> > > > 1 file changed, 98 insertions(+)
> > > > create mode 100644 Documentation/devicetree/bindings/embedded-controller/asus,transformer-ec.yaml
> > > >
> > > > diff --git a/Documentation/devicetree/bindings/embedded-controller/asus,transformer-ec.yaml b/Documentation/devicetree/bindings/embedded-controller/asus,transformer-ec.yaml
> > > > new file mode 100644
> > > > index 000000000000..670c4c2d339d
> > > > --- /dev/null
> > > > +++ b/Documentation/devicetree/bindings/embedded-controller/asus,transformer-ec.yaml
> > > > @@ -0,0 +1,98 @@
> > > > +# SPDX-License-Identifier: (GPL-2.0 OR BSD-2-Clause)
> > > > +%YAML 1.2
> > > > +---
> > > > +$id: http://devicetree.org/schemas/embedded-controller/asus,transformer-ec.yaml#
> > > > +$schema: http://devicetree.org/meta-schemas/core.yaml#
> > > > +
> > > > +title: ASUS Transformer's Embedded Controller
> > > > +
> > > > +description:
> > > > + Several Nuvoton based Embedded Controllers attached to an I2C bus,
> > > > + running a custom ASUS firmware, specific to the ASUS Transformer
> > > > + device series.
> > > > +
> > > > +maintainers:
> > > > + - Svyatoslav Ryhel <clamor95@xxxxxxxxx>
> > > > +
> > > > +allOf:
> > > > + - $ref: /schemas/power/supply/power-supply.yaml
> > > > +
> > > > +properties:
> > > > + compatible:
> > > > + oneOf:
> > > > + - enum:
> > > > + - asus,p1801-t-ec-pad
> > > > + - asus,sl101-ec-dock
> > > > + - asus,tf600t-ec-pad
> > > > + - asus,tf701t-ec-pad
> > > > +
> > > > + - items:
> > > > + - enum:
> > > > + - asus,tf101-ec-dock
> > > > + - asus,tf101g-ec-dock
> > > > + - asus,tf201-ec-dock
> > > > + - asus,tf300t-ec-dock
> > > > + - asus,tf300tg-ec-dock
> > > > + - asus,tf300tl-ec-dock
> > > > + - asus,tf700t-ec-dock
> > > > + - const: asus,transformer-ec-dock
> > > > +
> > > > + - items:
> > > > + - enum:
> > > > + - asus,tf201-ec-pad
> > > > + - asus,tf300t-ec-pad
> > > > + - asus,tf300tg-ec-pad
> > > > + - asus,tf300tl-ec-pad
> > > > + - asus,tf700t-ec-pad
> > > > + - const: asus,transformer-ec-pad
> > >
> > > Can you explain somewhere here what the "dock" and "pad" devices are and
> > > how they differ? For example, I am currently wondering why tf700t has both
> > > "dock" and "pad".
> >
> > "pad" is used for the controller in the tablet itself in the pad
> > "dock" is used for the controller in the mobile dock keyboard.
> > Seems quite obvious.
>
> To someone intimately familiar with the devices maybe. Not to the people
> you have to justify your patches to. Your response implies that this is
> some sort of thing that's like a surface, but please put an explicit
> explanation into the binding somewhere as to what each compatible is
> for.

Ok, fair.

>
> > > Also, why are some of the compatibles permitted standalone? That should
> > > be mentioned in your commit message too. Also, other than the sl101, the
> > > standalone ones seem to have the same match data in the mfd driver. Why
> > > are fallbacks not made use of there?
> > >
> >
> > Because standalone compatibles describe a unique hw configuration
> > which cannot be grouped into something meaningful. asus,p1801-t-ec-pad
> > is for EC of Tegra30/Intel based p1801-t AIO, asus,sl101-ec-dock is
> > for EC of Tegra20 slider tablet, asus,tf600t-ec-pad is for altered EC
> > in Win8 Tegra30 tablet, asus,tf701t-ec-pad is for Tegra114 tablet.
> > Different generations, different form-factors.
>
> I don't see any reasons here that eliminate fallback compatibles.
> + { .compatible = "asus,p1801-t-ec-pad", .data = &asus_ec_pad_charger_data },
> + { .compatible = "asus,tf600t-ec-pad", .data = &asus_ec_pad_charger_data },
> + { .compatible = "asus,tf701t-ec-pad", .data = &asus_ec_pad_charger_data },
> + { }
> Three of them use the same match data, so you need to explain why you've
> made these three standalone when all the others that share a programming
> model got a generic fallback. Fallback usage is based on programming
> model, not based on whether the devices are a physically different, so
> your explanation must reflect this.
>
> > > Since this transformer series seems to have multiple programming models
> > > for "ec-pad" devices, it calls into question your use of the generic
> > > fallback compatibles is appropriate and makes it seem like you should be
> > > using device compatibles as a fallback.
> >
> > That is redundant.
>
> I don't understand how that is a response to what I said.
>

in other words you propose this:

properties:
compatible:
oneOf:
- items:
- enum:
- asus,sl101-ec-dock
- asus,tf101-ec-dock
- asus,tf101g-ec-dock
- asus,tf201-ec-dock
- asus,tf300t-ec-dock
- asus,tf300tg-ec-dock
- asus,tf300tl-ec-dock
- asus,tf700t-ec-dock
- const: asus,transformer-ec-dock

- items:
- enum:
- asus,p1801-t-ec-pad
- asus,tf201-ec-pad
- asus,tf300t-ec-pad
- asus,tf300tg-ec-pad
- asus,tf300tl-ec-pad
- asus,tf700t-ec-pad
- asus,tf600t-ec-pad
- asus,tf701t-ec-pad
- const: asus,transformer-ec-pad

And in the driver add match to every single entry of enums?

> > > The rest looks okay other than the filename, which doesn't match any of
> > > the compatibles that you've got here.
> > >
> >
> > How should I call it then?
>
> Make it match a compatible, just like any other binding.