This patch adds the generic common bindings used to represent
a hwlock device and use/request locks in a device-tree build.
Each hwspinlock provider should have the '#hwlock-cells' property,
which represents the number of cells to be used for representing
a specific hwspinlock. Client users shall use the property
'hwlocks' for requesting specific lock(s).
Note that the document is named hwlock.txt deliberately to keep
it a bit more generic.
Cc: Rob Herring <robh+dt@xxxxxxxxxx>
Cc: Mark Rutland <mark.rutland@xxxxxxx>
Reviewed-by: Bjorn Andersson <bjorn.andersson@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Signed-off-by: Suman Anna <s-anna@xxxxxx>
---
v8: Revised the binding completely, removed hwlock-num-locks and
hwlock-base-id properties. Added hwlock-names as optional
property. Revised patch description as well.
.../devicetree/bindings/hwlock/hwlock.txt | 59 ++++++++++++++++++++++
1 file changed, 59 insertions(+)
create mode 100644 Documentation/devicetree/bindings/hwlock/hwlock.txt
diff --git a/Documentation/devicetree/bindings/hwlock/hwlock.txt b/Documentation/devicetree/bindings/hwlock/hwlock.txt
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..085d1f5c916a
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+Generic hwlock bindings
+=======================
+
+Generic bindings that are common to all the hwlock platform specific driver
+implementations.
+
+Please also look through the individual platform specific hwlock binding
+documentations for identifying any additional properties specific to that
+platform.
+
+hwlock providers:
+=================
+
+Required properties:
+- #hwlock-cells: Specifies the number of cells needed to represent a
+ specific lock.
+
+hwlock users:
+=============
+
+Consumers that require specific hwlock(s) should specify them using the
+property "hwlocks", and an optional "hwlock-names" property.
+
+Required properties:
+- hwlocks: List of phandle to a hwlock provider node and an
+ associated hwlock args specifier as indicated by
+ #hwlock-cells. The list can have just a single hwlock
+ or multiple hwlocks, with each hwlock represented by
+ a phandle and a corresponding args specifier.
+
+Optional properties:
+- hwlock-names: List of hwlock name strings defined in the same order
+ as the hwlocks, with one name per hwlock. Consumers can
+ use the hwlock-names to match and get a specific hwlock.
+
+
+1. Example of a node using a single specific hwlock:
+
+The following example has a node requesting a hwlock in the bank defined by
+the node hwlock1. hwlock1 is a hwlock provider with an argument specifier
+of length 1.
+
+ node {
+ ...
+ hwlocks = <&hwlock1 2>;
+ ...
+ };
+
+2. Example of a node using multiple specific hwlocks:
+
+The following example has a node requesting two hwlocks, a hwlock within
+the hwlock device node 'hwlock1' with #hwlock-cells value of 1, and another
+hwlock within the hwlock device node 'hwlock2' with #hwlock-cells value of 2.
+
+ node {
+ ...
+ hwlocks = <&hwlock1 2>, <&hwlock2 0 3>;
+ ...
+ };
--
2.3.0
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