Re: [PATCH v1 1/5] dt-bindings: display: tegra: Add actmon information

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On 14/12/2024 00:29, Johnny Liu wrote:
>> On Tue, Dec 10, 2024 at 09:45:50AM -0800, Johnny Liu wrote:
>>> An activity monitor (actmon) is used to measure the device runtime
>>> utilization to help drive software power management policies.
>>>
>>> Extend the reg space to include actmon aperture for actmon configuration
>>> through host1x.
>>
>> We kind of see that from the diff. Say what we do not see, e.g. ABI
>> impact or why this is flexible/optional for existing devices.
> 
> Since actmon is not well-supported for the previous chips (e.g. T210,
> T186, T194, and etc) in this patch series, it's essential to make the
> specification of regs property optional for the previous chips.

Then your schema should express it.

> 
> Enablement/Disablement of actmon won't affect the host1x main functionality.
> Its main job is to monitor the engines behind the host1x and serve for
> telemetry purpose.
> 
> I could update the commit message to include the above reason. Please
> let me know if more information is required.

And fix the schema to make it optional only for older variants.


Best regards,
Krzysztof



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