Re: [PATCH v6 4/6] dt-bindings: cache: r9a07g043f-l2-cache: Add DT binding documentation for L2 cache controller

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Hi Geert,

Thanks for the feedback.

On Mon, Jan 9, 2023 at 12:15 PM Geert Uytterhoeven <geert@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>
> Hi Prabhakar,
>
> On Sat, Jan 7, 2023 at 9:47 PM Lad, Prabhakar
> <prabhakar.csengg@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> > On Fri, Jan 6, 2023 at 9:53 PM Conor Dooley <conor@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> > > On Fri, Jan 06, 2023 at 06:55:24PM +0000, Prabhakar wrote:
> > > > From: Lad Prabhakar <prabhakar.mahadev-lad.rj@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> > > >
> > > > Add DT binding documentation for L2 cache controller found on RZ/Five SoC.
> > > >
> > > > The Renesas RZ/Five microprocessor includes a RISC-V CPU Core (AX45MP
> > > > Single) from Andes. The AX45MP core has an L2 cache controller, this patch
> > > > describes the L2 cache block.
> > > >
> > > > Signed-off-by: Lad Prabhakar <prabhakar.mahadev-lad.rj@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> > > > Reviewed-by: Rob Herring <robh@xxxxxxxxxx>
>
> > > > --- /dev/null
> > > > +++ b/Documentation/devicetree/bindings/cache/andestech,ax45mp-cache.yaml
> > > > @@ -0,0 +1,81 @@
> > > > +# SPDX-License-Identifier: (GPL-2.0 OR BSD-2-Clause)
> > > > +# Copyright (C) 2022 Renesas Electronics Corp.
> > > > +%YAML 1.2
> > > > +---
> > > > +$id: http://devicetree.org/schemas/cache/andestech,ax45mp-cache.yaml#
> > > > +$schema: http://devicetree.org/meta-schemas/core.yaml#
> > > > +
> > > > +title: Andestech AX45MP L2 Cache Controller
> > > > +
> > > > +maintainers:
> > > > +  - Lad Prabhakar <prabhakar.mahadev-lad.rj@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> > > > +
> > > > +description:
> > > > +  A level-2 cache (L2C) is used to improve the system performance by providing
> > > > +  a large amount of cache line entries and reasonable access delays. The L2C
> > > > +  is shared between cores, and a non-inclusive non-exclusive policy is used.
> > > > +
> > > > +select:
> > > > +  properties:
> > > > +    compatible:
> > > > +      contains:
> > > > +        enum:
> > > > +          - andestech,ax45mp-cache
> > > > +
> > > > +  required:
> > > > +    - compatible
> > > > +
> > > > +properties:
> > > > +  compatible:
> > > > +    items:
> > > > +      - const: andestech,ax45mp-cache
> > > > +      - const: cache
> > >
> > > You might find value in a specific compatible for your SoC & enforce
> > > constraints for it. Or you might not & I don't care either way :)
> > >
> > Good point actually. Geert what do you think?
>
> That might be prudent, to cater for the way the standard AX45MP cache
> block is integrated into the RZ/Five (or any other) SoC.
>
> Still, in the absence of an SoC-specific compatible value, you can
> handle integration issues using soc_device_match().
>
Agreed,  I'll continue with the current DT bindings.

Cheers,
Prabhakar



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