Re: [PATCH v2 1/4] dt-bindings: phy: qcom: add Nord QMP PCIe PHY binding

From: Konrad Dybcio

Date: Mon Aug 31 2026 - 03:55:22 EST


On 8/28/26 10:43 AM, Krishna Chaitanya Chundru wrote:
> Document the PCIe PHY found on the Qualcomm Nord platform.
>
> Nord has a Gen5-capable QMP PCIe PHY that can operate in multiple
> lane configurations using four PHY segments (A/B/C/D). The active
> topology is selected by firmware through a TCSR configuration
> register and may be configured as x16, x8+x8, x8+x4+x4, or
> x8+x4+x2+x2.
>
> The binding describes the register regions, clocks, resets, power
> domains, regulators, PHY provider interface, clock provider interface,
> and the qcom,link-mode property used by the driver to discover the
> active lane configuration programmed by firmware.
>
> Signed-off-by: Krishna Chaitanya Chundru <krishna.chundru@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> ---
> .../phy/qcom,nord-qmp-gen5x16-pcie-phy.yaml | 276 +++++++++++++++++++++
> 1 file changed, 276 insertions(+)
>
> diff --git a/Documentation/devicetree/bindings/phy/qcom,nord-qmp-gen5x16-pcie-phy.yaml b/Documentation/devicetree/bindings/phy/qcom,nord-qmp-gen5x16-pcie-phy.yaml
> new file mode 100644
> index 000000000000..37198f82c611
> --- /dev/null
> +++ b/Documentation/devicetree/bindings/phy/qcom,nord-qmp-gen5x16-pcie-phy.yaml
> @@ -0,0 +1,276 @@
> +# SPDX-License-Identifier: (GPL-2.0 OR BSD-2-Clause)
> +%YAML 1.2
> +---
> +$id: http://devicetree.org/schemas/phy/qcom,nord-qmp-gen5x16-pcie-phy.yaml#
> +$schema: http://devicetree.org/meta-schemas/core.yaml#
> +
> +title: Qualcomm Nord QMP Bifurcated PCIe PHY

Quadfurcated, perhaps? Is there a word in the spec that doesn't get too
detailed about the number of effective slots that the PHY is divided into?

[...]

> + vdda-phy-a-supply: true
> +
> + vdda-phy-b-supply: true
> +
> + vdda-phy-c-supply: true
> +
> + vdda-phy-d-supply: true
> +
> + vdda-pll-a-supply: true
> +
> + vdda-pll-b-supply: true
> +
> + vdda-pll-c-supply: true
> +
> + vdda-pll-d-supply: true

I'm really surprised they aren't all connected to the same pair but oh well

Konrad