Re: [PATCH 1/4] dt-bindings: firmware: qcom,scm: Add minidump SRAM property
From: Konrad Dybcio
Date: Fri May 08 2026 - 06:50:32 EST
On 5/7/26 10:07 AM, Mukesh Ojha wrote:
> On most Qualcomm SoCs where minidump is supported, a word in always-on
> SRAM is shared between the kernel and boot firmware. Before DDR is
> initialised on the warm reset following a crash, firmware reads this
> word to decide if minidump is enabled and collect a minidump and where
> to deliver it (USB upload to a host, or save to local storage).
>
> Add 'sram' and 'sram-names' properties to the SCM binding to describe
> a region in always-on SRAM where the minidump download destination
> value could be written. Boot firmware reads it before DDR is initialised
> on a warm reset to decide where to store the minidump either to host
> PC or to on device storage.
>
> Most of the Qualcomm SoC supporting minidump supports this, added the
> kaanapali SoC for now.
>
> Suggested-by: Konrad Dybcio <konrad.dybcio@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> Signed-off-by: Mukesh Ojha <mukesh.ojha@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> ---
> .../bindings/firmware/qcom,scm.yaml | 57 +++++++++++++++++++
> 1 file changed, 57 insertions(+)
>
> diff --git a/Documentation/devicetree/bindings/firmware/qcom,scm.yaml b/Documentation/devicetree/bindings/firmware/qcom,scm.yaml
> index 7918d31f58b4..6813081fd74a 100644
> --- a/Documentation/devicetree/bindings/firmware/qcom,scm.yaml
> +++ b/Documentation/devicetree/bindings/firmware/qcom,scm.yaml
> @@ -127,6 +127,22 @@ properties:
> - description: offset of the download mode control register
> description: TCSR hardware block
>
> + sram:
> + $ref: /schemas/types.yaml#/definitions/phandle-array
> + description:
> + Phandle to a region in always-on SRAM used to store the download
> + mode value for boot firmware to read before DDR is initialised on
> + the next warm reset.
> + maxItems: 1
> +
> + sram-names:
> + items:
> + - const: minidump
> +
> +dependencies:
> + sram: [ sram-names ]
> + sram-names: [ sram ]
> +
> allOf:
> # Clocks
> - if:
> @@ -229,6 +245,18 @@ allOf:
> properties:
> memory-region: false
>
> + - if:
> + not:
> + properties:
> + compatible:
> + contains:
> + enum:
> + - qcom,scm-kaanapali
This list will grow super large - like mentioned in the commit message,
to list almost all platforms.. I don't know if it makes sense to limit
this. Krzysztof/Rob?
Konrad