Re: [PATCH v2 05/10] dt-bindings: clock: renesas,r8a78000-cpg: Add firmware property

[Rob Herring]

On Fri, Jul 10, 2026 at 01:02:39PM +0200, Geert Uytterhoeven wrote:
> Hi Krzysztof,
> 
> On Fri, 10 Jul 2026 at 12:21, Krzysztof Kozlowski <krzk@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> > On Wed, Jul 08, 2026 at 12:16:23PM +0200, Geert Uytterhoeven wrote:
> > > Add a firmware property, for systems where SCMI must be used instead of
> > > direct hardware access.
> > >
> > > Signed-off-by: Geert Uytterhoeven <geert+renesas@xxxxxxxxx>
> > > ---
> > > v2:
> > >   - Spin off from "dt-bindings: clock: Document Renesas R-Car X5H Clock
> > >     Pulse Generator".
> > > ---
> > >  .../devicetree/bindings/clock/renesas,r8a78000-cpg.yaml    | 7 +++++++
> > >  1 file changed, 7 insertions(+)
> > >
> > > diff --git a/Documentation/devicetree/bindings/clock/renesas,r8a78000-cpg.yaml b/Documentation/devicetree/bindings/clock/renesas,r8a78000-cpg.yaml
> > > index 4e23bba334382346..fc499e7cf52e4f0c 100644
> > > --- a/Documentation/devicetree/bindings/clock/renesas,r8a78000-cpg.yaml
> > > +++ b/Documentation/devicetree/bindings/clock/renesas,r8a78000-cpg.yaml
> > > @@ -35,6 +35,12 @@ properties:
> > >        <dt-bindings/clock/renesas,r8a78000-cpg.h>.
> > >      const: 1
> > >
> > > +  firmware:
> >
> > RPi is doing similar, but I have doubts. It looks way too close to
> > generic "syscon" which is disallowed.
> >
> > I think this should be vendor+purpose specific, e.g.:
> > "renesas,scmi-transport" or "renesas,scmi-firmware"

If you can tell me the resource that a 'firmware' provider provides then 
it is fine, but you can't.


> The disadvantage of a vendor-specific property is that there are more
> cases to handle for fw_devlink, cfr. "[PATCH v2 02/10] of: property:
> fw_devlink: Add support for firmware"[1].

If vendor specific phandle properties are a problem for fw_devlink, then 
we already have that problem to solve and 1 more doesn't matter.

Rob