[PATCH v3 1/2] dt-bindings: rng: timeriomem_rng: add width and mask properties
From: Jad Keskes
Date: Wed Jun 17 2026 - 07:38:48 EST
Add optional width (8, 16, 32) and mask properties to the binding.
The width selects the bus access size for reads. The mask is ANDed
with the raw register value to allow only the entropy-bearing bits
through.
Update the example to show a typical 8-bit configuration.
Update SPDX to dual license to match kernel convention.
Drop the misleading '32-bit aligned' constraint from the reg
description since alignment now depends on the configured width.
Signed-off-by: Jad Keskes <inasj268@xxxxxxxxx>
---
.../bindings/rng/timeriomem_rng.yaml | 48 +++++++++++++++----
1 file changed, 40 insertions(+), 8 deletions(-)
diff --git a/Documentation/devicetree/bindings/rng/timeriomem_rng.yaml b/Documentation/devicetree/bindings/rng/timeriomem_rng.yaml
index 4754174e9849..636305f211c8 100644
--- a/Documentation/devicetree/bindings/rng/timeriomem_rng.yaml
+++ b/Documentation/devicetree/bindings/rng/timeriomem_rng.yaml
@@ -1,10 +1,16 @@
-# SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0-only
+# SPDX-License-Identifier: (GPL-2.0-only OR BSD-2-Clause)
%YAML 1.2
---
$id: http://devicetree.org/schemas/rng/timeriomem_rng.yaml#
$schema: http://devicetree.org/meta-schemas/core.yaml#
-title: TimerIO Random Number Generator
+title: Timer IOMEM Hardware Random Number Generator
+
+description: |
+ This binding covers platforms that have a single IO memory address which
+ provides periodic random data. The driver reads from the address at a
+ fixed interval, returning a configurable-width value masked to the desired
+ bits.
maintainers:
- Krzysztof Kozlowski <krzk@xxxxxxxxxx>
@@ -13,9 +19,17 @@ properties:
compatible:
const: timeriomem_rng
+ reg:
+ maxItems: 1
+ description:
+ Base address to sample from. Must be aligned to the configured access
+ width (1, 2, or 4 bytes) and at least that wide.
+
period:
$ref: /schemas/types.yaml#/definitions/uint32
- description: wait time in microseconds to use between samples
+ description:
+ Interval in microseconds between reads. New random data is expected to
+ be available at this rate.
quality:
$ref: /schemas/types.yaml#/definitions/uint32
@@ -26,16 +40,26 @@ properties:
instead. Note that the default quality is usually zero which disables
using this rng to automatically fill the kernel's entropy pool.
- reg:
- maxItems: 1
+ width:
+ $ref: /schemas/types.yaml#/definitions/uint32
+ default: 32
+ enum: [8, 16, 32]
description:
- Base address to sample from. Currently 'reg' must be at least four bytes
- wide and 32-bit aligned.
+ Access width in bits. Determines whether the read is performed as
+ an 8-bit, 16-bit, or 32-bit bus access.
+
+ mask:
+ $ref: /schemas/types.yaml#/definitions/uint32
+ default: 0xFFFFFFFF
+ description:
+ Mask applied to the value read from the register. Bits set to 0 in
+ the mask are cleared in the output data. Default (no mask) passes
+ all bits through.
required:
- compatible
- - period
- reg
+ - period
additionalProperties: false
@@ -46,3 +70,11 @@ examples:
reg = <0x44 0x04>;
period = <1000000>;
};
+
+ rng@64 {
+ compatible = "timeriomem_rng";
+ reg = <0x64 0x01>;
+ period = <50000>;
+ width = <8>;
+ mask = <0xFF>;
+ };
--
2.54.0