Re: [PATCH v1 07/27] dt-bindings: gpu: mali-valhall-csf: Add Mali Gen5 AM compatible

From: Krzysztof Kozlowski

Date: Mon Sep 28 2026 - 06:02:45 EST


On Tue, Sep 22, 2026 at 09:45:01PM +0100, Karunika Choo wrote:
> Add the generic "arm,mali-gen5-am" compatible for Mali Gen5 AM GPU
> integrations.
>
> Mali Gen5 AM systems use the external AM_GOVERNOR block for frequency
> scaling, so OPP, cooling and local GPU supply properties are not valid
> for this compatible.
>
> Add a matching example node.
>
> Signed-off-by: Karunika Choo <karunika.choo@xxxxxxx>
> ---
> .../bindings/gpu/arm,mali-valhall-csf.yaml | 26 ++++++++++++++++++-
> 1 file changed, 25 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)
>
> diff --git a/Documentation/devicetree/bindings/gpu/arm,mali-valhall-csf.yaml b/Documentation/devicetree/bindings/gpu/arm,mali-valhall-csf.yaml
> index 8eccd4338a2b2..a1e85570b4b3b 100644
> --- a/Documentation/devicetree/bindings/gpu/arm,mali-valhall-csf.yaml
> +++ b/Documentation/devicetree/bindings/gpu/arm,mali-valhall-csf.yaml
> @@ -22,6 +22,7 @@ properties:
> - nxp,imx95-mali # G310
> - rockchip,rk3588-mali
> - const: arm,mali-valhall-csf # Mali Valhall GPU model/revision is fully discoverable
> + - const: arm,mali-gen5-am

Why no SoC specific compatibles? Which platform uses this alone (without
SoC integration)?

>
> reg:
> maxItems: 1
> @@ -146,6 +147,19 @@ allOf:
> - nvmem-cells
> - nvmem-cell-names
> - power-domains
> + - if:
> + properties:
> + compatible:
> + contains:
> + const: arm,mali-gen5-am
> + then:
> + properties:
> + mali-supply: false
> + sram-supply: false
> + operating-points-v2: false
> + opp-table: false
> + "#cooling-cells": false
> + dynamic-power-coefficient: false

That's way too much, you need a new binding file.

Best regards,
Krzysztof