Re: [PATCH v2 1/3] dt-bindings: watchdog: npcm: add GCR syscon property
From: Tomer Maimon
Date: Sun Jun 28 2026 - 03:03:56 EST
Hi Krzysztof,
On Tue, 23 Jun 2026 at 11:05, Krzysztof Kozlowski <krzk@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>
> On Mon, Jun 22, 2026 at 11:30:44AM +0300, Tomer Maimon wrote:
> > Describe syscon property that handles general control registers (GCR) in
> > Nuvoton BMC NPCM watchdog driver.
>
> Why? Well, you try to answer by saying something about driver, but we do
> not add bindings for drivers. Instead hardware should be the reason.
>
> Anyway, why is this needed now?
It is needed for accessing the reset indication registers. I would
mention it in the commit message.
>
> >
> > Signed-off-by: Tomer Maimon <tmaimon77@xxxxxxxxx>
> > ---
> > .../devicetree/bindings/watchdog/nuvoton,npcm750-wdt.yaml | 6 ++++++
> > 1 file changed, 6 insertions(+)
> >
> > diff --git a/Documentation/devicetree/bindings/watchdog/nuvoton,npcm750-wdt.yaml b/Documentation/devicetree/bindings/watchdog/nuvoton,npcm750-wdt.yaml
> > index 7aa30f5b5c49..4f00f099b2d2 100644
> > --- a/Documentation/devicetree/bindings/watchdog/nuvoton,npcm750-wdt.yaml
> > +++ b/Documentation/devicetree/bindings/watchdog/nuvoton,npcm750-wdt.yaml
> > @@ -40,6 +40,12 @@ properties:
> > clock-frequency:
> > description: Frequency in Hz of the clock that drives the NPCM timer.
> >
> > + nuvoton,sysgcr:
> > + $ref: /schemas/types.yaml#/definitions/phandle
> > + description:
> > + a phandle to access GCR registers on NPCM750 and NPCM845 watchdog
> > + instances.
>
> Here you write also for what purpose.
>
>
> Best regards,
> Krzysztof
>
Thanks,
Tomer