Re: [PATCH v6 6/9] dt-bindings: connector: m2: Add M.2 1620 LGA soldered down connector
From: Dmitry Baryshkov
Date: Mon Mar 23 2026 - 12:55:01 EST
On Mon, Mar 23, 2026 at 07:14:25PM +0530, Manivannan Sadhasivam wrote:
> On Mon, Mar 23, 2026 at 08:39:55AM -0500, Rob Herring wrote:
> > On Mon, Mar 23, 2026 at 7:16 AM Manivannan Sadhasivam <mani@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> > >
> > > On Sun, Mar 22, 2026 at 06:37:13PM -0500, Rob Herring wrote:
> > > > On Tue, Mar 17, 2026 at 09:59:56AM +0530, Manivannan Sadhasivam wrote:
> > > > > Lenovo Thinkpad T14s is found to have a soldered down version of M.2 1620
> > > > > LGA connector. Though, there is no 1620 LGA form factor defined in the M.2
> > > > > spec, it looks very similar to the M.2 Key E connector. So add the
> > > > > "pcie-m2-1620-lga-connector" compatible with "pcie-m2-e-connector" fallback
> > > > > to reuse the Key E binding.
> > > >
> > > > What is LGA?
> > > >
> > >
> > > Land Grid Array
> > >
> > > > If not in the spec, is it really something generic?
> > > >
> > >
> > > Good question. Yes and No! LGA is not something that Lenovo only uses. Other
> > > vendors may also use this form factor. PCIe connectors are full of innovation as
> > > the spec gives room for hardware designers to be as innovative as possible to
> > > save the BOM cost.
> >
> > innovation == incompatible changes
> >
>
> Yes, I was trying to sound nice :)
>
> > > This is why I do not want to make it Lenovo specific. But if you prefer that, I
> > > can name it as "lenovo,pcie-m2-1620-lga-connector".
> >
> > Depends if you think that s/w needs to know the differences. Hard to
> > say with a sample size of 1.
> >
>
> Sure. Will add the 'lenovo' prefix then.
Is it really Lenovo? Or is it some other module vendor, whose LGAs are
being used by Lenovo?
I remember that DB820c also used some kind of a module for the WiFi card
(which might be M.2 compatible or might not, I can't find exact docs at
this point).
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With best wishes
Dmitry