Re: [PATCHv2 12/23] ARM: socfpga: dts: add a10 clock binding yaml

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On 24/10/2024 08:10, Lothar Rubusch wrote:
> On Mon, Oct 21, 2024 at 9:05 AM Krzysztof Kozlowski <krzk@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>>
>> On Sun, Oct 20, 2024 at 07:40:17PM +0000, Lothar Rubusch wrote:
>>> Convert content of the altera socfpga.txt to match clock bindings for
>>> the Arria10 SoC devicetrees. Currently all altr,* bindings appear as
>>> error at dtbs_check, since these bindings are only written in .txt
>>> format.
>>>
>>
>> Please use subject prefixes matching the subsystem. You can get them for
>> example with 'git log --oneline -- DIRECTORY_OR_FILE' on the directory
>> your patch is touching. For bindings, the preferred subjects are
>> explained here:
>> https://www.kernel.org/doc/html/latest/devicetree/bindings/submitting-patches.html#i-for-patch-submitters
>>
>>> Signed-off-by: Lothar Rubusch <l.rubusch@xxxxxxxxx>
>>> ---
>>>  .../bindings/clock/altr,socfpga-a10.yaml      | 107 ++++++++++++++++++
>>>  1 file changed, 107 insertions(+)
>>>  create mode 100644 Documentation/devicetree/bindings/clock/altr,socfpga-a10.yaml
>>>
>>> diff --git a/Documentation/devicetree/bindings/clock/altr,socfpga-a10.yaml b/Documentation/devicetree/bindings/clock/altr,socfpga-a10.yaml
>>> new file mode 100644
>>> index 000000000..795826f53
>>> --- /dev/null
>>> +++ b/Documentation/devicetree/bindings/clock/altr,socfpga-a10.yaml
>>> @@ -0,0 +1,107 @@
>>> +# SPDX-License-Identifier: (GPL-2.0-only OR BSD-2-Clause)
>>> +%YAML 1.2
>>> +---
>>> +$id: http://devicetree.org/schemas/clock/altr,socfpga-a10.yaml#
>>> +$schema: http://devicetree.org/meta-schemas/core.yaml#
>>> +
>>> +title: Device Tree Clock bindings for Altera's SoCFPGA platform
>>
>> This wasn't tested or you have some very, very old dtschema.
>>
>>
>>> +
>>> +maintainers:
>>> +  - TODO
>>
>> We should not be taking unmaintained stuff.
>>
> 
> This is just a trigger here. Basically, I have no probelm in placing
> my own name here. AFAIR Mr. Dinh Nguyen has his name on the other
> intel/altera related files, so I'm not sure who decides that. Please
> let me know.
> 
> Basically this particular patch is related to my initial questions
> (cover letter):
> 1.) Documentation/devicetree/bindings:
> Executing the following find...
> $ find ./Documentation/devicetree/bindings -name socfpga-\*.txt
> ...shows 4 text files describing "altr," bindings. I sketch-implemented
> the clock binding and could reduce some of my dtbs_check warnings. So, my
> questions is, if this is the right way? Shall I try to write .yaml files
> for all 4 of them, too? Related to that, who will be maintainer?

Whoever is interested in that hardware. Platform maintainer, device
maintainer.

> 
> 2.) Some bindings, e.g. the Silabs clock generator seem to have no
> driver, thus show up as warning:
>     compatible = "silabs,si5338";
> IMHO it is most likely rather to be probed/loaded in the SPL of the
> bootloader. Is it problematic to keep those declarations (showing up as
> warning in dtbs_check) or how to deal with them?

Sorry, I don't get the problem.

> 
> 3.) Please, give me some feedback if the DT and binding adjustments are
> going into total wrong direction, or where I may do better. If it is ok,
> and acceptable, or what is still missing. I tried to split them, to
> allow for better single integration / discussion let me know if this is
> ok, too.

I still don't understand. Nothing here is different than with every
other platform.

> 
> 
>>> +
>>> +description:
>>> +  This binding uses the common clock binding[1].
>>> +
>>> +  [1] Documentation/devicetree/bindings/clock/clock-bindings.txt
>>
>> Drop description or describe the hardware.
> 
> Ok (the description was taken as content from the corresponding .txt file)

What corresponding txt file? You are adding new binding. Are you saying
you duplicated bindings instead of doing conversion?

git log -p -- Documentation/devicetree | grep -i convert



Best regards,
Krzysztof





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