* Nishanth Menon <nm@xxxxxx> [220408 07:31]: > On 07:38-20220408, Tony Lindgren wrote: > > Hi, > > > > * Nishanth Menon <nm@xxxxxx> [220407 13:31]: > > > On 10:10-20220407, Tony Lindgren wrote: > > > > diff --git a/Documentation/devicetree/bindings/timer/ti,timer.txt b/Documentation/devicetree/bindings/timer/ti,timer.txt > > > > --- a/Documentation/devicetree/bindings/timer/ti,timer.txt > > > > +++ b/Documentation/devicetree/bindings/timer/ti,timer.txt > > > > @@ -14,6 +14,7 @@ Required properties: > > > > ti,omap5430-timer (applicable to OMAP543x devices) > > > > ti,am335x-timer (applicable to AM335x devices) > > > > ti,am335x-timer-1ms (applicable to AM335x devices) > > > > + ti,am6-timer (applicable to AM6 devices) > > > > > > Suggestion: > > > > > > Could we call this ti,am65-timer instead? AM6 is a bit nuanced and spans > > > a couple of sub SoC architectures. > > > > I think the timer hardware is the same across am64, am65 and j7. So we > > should pick something to represent the am6 timers as it would allow using > > shared dtsi files for the 16 - 30 timers there are. > > > > Using shared timer dtsi files should work as long as the clocks are > > defined in include/dt-bindings/clock for each SoC, and assuming we can use > > the same compatible property for the timers. > > Compatible should work fine, Though I doubt clock and other indices > (base address etc will scale appropriately), but we could give it a > shot, but we can discuss that in the context of the dts patches. Yeah that's a separate series for sure and can be done later on after we have am6 timers working first. > > Of course if the timers are really different across am64, am65 and j72 > > then multiple compatible properties are neeeded. > > > > If the timer hardware is the same, then I guess we should just pick the > > earliest version, so how about using ti,am64-timer? > > yep - the oldest version will be ti,am654-timer ( AM65 was the first > K3 device. Unfortunately, the numbering does'nt follow a chronological > order) OK great, I will use ti,am654-timer then. Regards, Tony
