RE: [PATCH v2 1/3] dt-bindings: arm: renesas: Document Renesas RZ/V2M System Configuration

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> -----Original Message-----
> From: Geert Uytterhoeven <geert@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> Sent: 15 November 2022 11:24
> To: Biju Das <biju.das.jz@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> Cc: Krzysztof Kozlowski <krzysztof.kozlowski@xxxxxxxxxx>; Rob Herring
> <robh+dt@xxxxxxxxxx>; Krzysztof Kozlowski
> <krzysztof.kozlowski+dt@xxxxxxxxxx>; Geert Uytterhoeven
> <geert+renesas@xxxxxxxxx>; Phil Edworthy <phil.edworthy@xxxxxxxxxxx>;
> Magnus Damm <magnus.damm@xxxxxxxxx>; linux-renesas-
> soc@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx; devicetree@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx; Chris Paterson
> <Chris.Paterson2@xxxxxxxxxxx>; Fabrizio Castro
> <fabrizio.castro.jz@xxxxxxxxxxx>
> Subject: Re: [PATCH v2 1/3] dt-bindings: arm: renesas: Document
> Renesas RZ/V2M System Configuration
> 
> Hi Biju,
> 
> On Tue, Nov 15, 2022 at 12:19 PM Biju Das <biju.das.jz@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> wrote:
> > > Subject: Re: [PATCH v2 1/3] dt-bindings: arm: renesas: Document
> > > Renesas RZ/V2M System Configuration On Mon, Nov 14, 2022 at 8:22
> PM
> > > Biju Das <biju.das.jz@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> > > wrote:
> > > > > Subject: Re: [PATCH v2 1/3] dt-bindings: arm: renesas:
> Document
> > > > > Renesas RZ/V2M System Configuration On Mon, Nov 14, 2022 at
> 6:05
> > > PM
> > > > > Biju Das <biju.das.jz@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> > > > > > > From: Krzysztof Kozlowski <krzysztof.kozlowski@xxxxxxxxxx>
> > > > > > > On
> > > > > > > 14/11/2022 17:44, Biju Das wrote:
> > > > > > > >>>>> If the hardware manual said this is called "foo-
> > > whatever-name"
> > > > > > > >>>>> or "rz85736dfnx2", you would use it as well?
> > > > > > > >>>>>
> > > > > > > >>>>> Node names should be generic.
> > > > > > > >>>
> > > > > > > >>> I got the following feedback from LSI team.
> > > > > > > >>>
> > > > > > > >>> *The reason why we use "configuration" and not
> > > "controller"
> > > > > > > >>> is the possibility that users might take it to mean
> > > > > > > >>> "control" of system operation (product operation).
> This
> > > unit
> > > > > > > >>> determines how the whole LSI
> > > > > > > >> configure to operate LSI, so we use "configuration" for
> > > this IP name.
> > > > > > > >>>
> > > > > > > >>> As per this it is not a controller. It is a
> > > > > > > >>> Configuration
> > > IP.
> > > > > > > >>>
> > > > > > > >>> What should be generic node name for system
> > > > > > > >>> configuration
> > > IP?
> > > > > > > >>
> > > > > > > >> Then it's closer to chipid and should be in hwinfo?
> > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > You mean, sys: hwinfo@a3f03000 instead of sys: system-
> > > > > > > configuration@a3f03000 ??
> > > > > > >
> > > > > > > Rather be put in hwinfo directory. Typical name is
> "chipid",
> > > but
> > > > > > > I don't know if your device is a chipid.
> > > > > >
> > > > > > This IP is for sure not a chipid. We can detect SoC version.
> > > That
> > > > > > is one of the functions provided by this IP.
> > > > > >
> > > > > > > > Also the same IP block is present on rz/v2ma as well?
> > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > Shall I use the same file renesas,rzv2m-sys.yaml for
> both
> > > > > > > > r9a09g011-sys and
> > > > > > > r9a09g055-sys?
> > > > >
> > > > > Are they sufficiently similar? E.g. we have renesas,rst.yaml
> for
> > > the
> > > > > various R-Car reset controllers, which have different register
> > > layouts.
> > > >
> > > > I have been told both RZ/V2M and RZ/V2MA are exactly same, but
> > > > later
> > > does not have ISP module.
> > >
> > > OK...
> > >
> > > > > If the SoC version register is located at the same offset, it
> > > might
> > > > > be worthwhile to add a family-specific compatible value, too,
> so
> > > the
> > > > > soc_device driver doesn't have to contain a big list to match
> > > against.
> > > >
> > > > The SoC version registers are located at the same offset.
> > > > But there is no way to distinguish both the SoCs.
> > >
> > > So they really are the same SoC, with the ISP disabled (by
> fuses?).
> > >
> > > Then I guess the most sensible thing to do is to just use
> > >
> > >     compatible = "renesas,r9a09g055", "renesas,r9a09g011"
> > >
> > > at the top level, and keep all other compatible values unchanged?
> > > Cfr. what we did for R-Car Gen3e (r8a779mX).
> >
> > OK, Thanks for the pointers.
> >
> > Will send V3 with file name as renesas,rzv2m-sys.yaml as Krzysztof
> > mentioned, We can have generic file name,if the file contains
> multiple
> > compatibles(Currently we have r9a09g011-sys and r9a09g055-sys).
> 
> Do we need different compatible values r9a09g011-sys and r9a09g055-
> sys?

Oops. I Just realized it is not needed based on (r8a779mX).

I will rename the filename as renesas,r9a09g011-sys.yaml and send V3.

Cheers,
Biju




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