Re: [RFC PATCH] dt-bindings: dma: apple,sio: Add schema

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On Tue, Feb 14, 2023 at 03:10:53PM +0100, Martin Povišer wrote:
> Describe the SIO coprocessor which serves as pretend DMA controller on
> recent Apple platforms.
> 
> Signed-off-by: Martin Povišer <povik+lin@xxxxxxxxxxx>
> ---
> 
> Since the schema mentions a loader preparing the binding appropriately,
> here's a PR with the relevant (WIP) loader code, if anyone wants to look:
> https://github.com/AsahiLinux/m1n1/pull/286
> 
>  .../devicetree/bindings/dma/apple,sio.yaml    | 129 ++++++++++++++++++
>  1 file changed, 129 insertions(+)
>  create mode 100644 Documentation/devicetree/bindings/dma/apple,sio.yaml
> 
> diff --git a/Documentation/devicetree/bindings/dma/apple,sio.yaml b/Documentation/devicetree/bindings/dma/apple,sio.yaml
> new file mode 100644
> index 000000000000..a76cc8265e76
> --- /dev/null
> +++ b/Documentation/devicetree/bindings/dma/apple,sio.yaml
> @@ -0,0 +1,129 @@
> +# SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0-only OR BSD-2-Clause
> +%YAML 1.2
> +---
> +$id: http://devicetree.org/schemas/dma/apple,sio.yaml#
> +$schema: http://devicetree.org/meta-schemas/core.yaml#
> +
> +title: Apple SIO Coprocessor
> +
> +description: |

Don't need '|'.

> +  SIO is a coprocessor on Apple M1 and later chips (and maybe also on earlier
> +  chips). Its role is to offload SPI, UART and DisplayPort audio transfers,
> +  being a pretend DMA controller.
> +
> +maintainers:
> +  - Martin Povišer <povik+lin@xxxxxxxxxxx>
> +
> +allOf:
> +  - $ref: "dma-controller.yaml#"

Drop quotes.

> +
> +properties:
> +  compatible:
> +    items:
> +      - enum:
> +          - apple,t6000-sio
> +          - apple,t8103-sio
> +      - const: apple,sio
> +
> +  reg:
> +    maxItems: 1
> +
> +  '#dma-cells':
> +    const: 1
> +    description:
> +      DMA clients specify a single cell that corresponds to the RTKit endpoint
> +      number used for arranging the transfers in question
> +
> +  dma-channels:
> +    maximum: 128
> +
> +  mboxes:
> +    maxItems: 1
> +
> +  iommus:
> +    maxItems: 1
> +
> +  power-domains:
> +    maxItems: 1
> +
> +  memory-region:
> +    description:
> +      A number of references to reserved memory regions among which are the DATA/TEXT
> +      sections of coprocessor executable firmware and also auxiliary firmware data
> +      describing the available DMA-enabled peripherals

Can you define some range of number of entries.

> +
> +  apple,sio-firmware-params:
> +    $ref: /schemas/types.yaml#/definitions/uint32-array
> +    description: |
> +      Parameters in the form of opaque key/value pairs that are to be sent to the SIO
> +      coprocesssor once it boots. These parameters can refer to the reserved memory
> +      regions described in 'memory-region'.
> +
> +      Note that unlike Apple's firmware, we treat the parameters, and the data they
> +      refer to, as opaque. Apple embed short data blobs into their SIO devicetree node
> +      that describe the DMA-enabled peripherals (presumably with defined semantics).
> +      Their driver processes those blobs and sets up data structure in mapped device
> +      memory, then references this memory in the parameters sent to the SIO. At the
> +      level of description we are opting for in this binding, we assume the job of
> +      constructing those data structures has been done in advance, leaving behind an
> +      opaque list of key/value parameter pairs to be sent by a prospective driver.
> +
> +      This approach is chosen for two reasons:
> +
> +       - It means we don't need to try to understand the semantics of Apple's blobs
> +         as long as we know the transformation we need to do from Apple's devicetree
> +         data to SIO data (which can be shoved away into a loader). It also means the
> +         semantics of Apple's blobs (or of something to replace them) need not be part
> +         of the binding and be kept up with Apple's firmware changes in the future.
> +
> +       - It leaves less work for the driver attaching on this binding. Instead the work
> +         is done upfront in the loader which can be better suited for keeping up with
> +         Apple's firmware changes.
> +
> +required:
> +  - compatible
> +  - reg
> +  - '#dma-cells'
> +  - dma-channels
> +  - mboxes
> +  - iommus
> +  - power-domains
> +
> +additionalProperties: false
> +
> +examples:
> +  - |
> +    #include <dt-bindings/interrupt-controller/apple-aic.h>
> +    #include <dt-bindings/interrupt-controller/irq.h>
> +
> +    aic: interrupt-controller {
> +      interrupt-controller;
> +      #interrupt-cells = <3>;
> +    };
> +
> +    sio_mbox: mbox@36408000 {
> +      compatible = "apple,t8103-asc-mailbox", "apple,asc-mailbox-v4";
> +      reg = <0x36408000 0x4000>;
> +      interrupt-parent = <&aic>;
> +      interrupts = <AIC_IRQ 640 IRQ_TYPE_LEVEL_HIGH>,
> +                   <AIC_IRQ 641 IRQ_TYPE_LEVEL_HIGH>,
> +                   <AIC_IRQ 642 IRQ_TYPE_LEVEL_HIGH>,
> +                   <AIC_IRQ 643 IRQ_TYPE_LEVEL_HIGH>;
> +      interrupt-names = "send-empty", "send-not-empty",
> +                        "recv-empty", "recv-not-empty";
> +      #mbox-cells = <0>;
> +      power-domains = <&ps_sio>;
> +    };

Drop. Don't need to show providers.

> +
> +    sio: dma-controller@36400000 {
> +      status = "disabled"; /* To be filled by loader */

Drop. Examples should be enabled so we can validate them.

> +      compatible = "apple,t8103-sio", "apple,sio";
> +      reg = <0x36400000 0x8000>;
> +      dma-channels = <128>;
> +      #dma-cells = <1>;
> +      mboxes = <&sio_mbox>;
> +      iommus = <&sio_dart 0>;
> +      power-domains = <&ps_sio_cpu>;
> +      memory-region = <0x0>; /* To be filled by loader */
> +      apple,sio-firmware-params = <0x0>; /* To be filled by loader */
> +    };
> -- 
> 2.33.0



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