On 05/10/2021 17:59, Hector Martin wrote: > This syscon child node represents a single SoC device controlled by the > PMGR block. This layout allows us to declare all device power state > controls (power/clock gating and reset) in the device tree, including > dependencies, instead of hardcoding it into the driver. The register > layout is uniform. > > Each pmgr-pwrstate node provides genpd and reset features, to be > consumed by downstream device nodes. > > Future SoCs are expected to use backwards compatible registers, and the > "apple,pmgr-pwrstate" represents any such interfaces (possibly with > additional features gated by the more specific compatible), allowing > them to be bound without driver updates. If a backwards incompatible > change is introduced in future SoCs, it will require a new compatible, > such as "apple,pmgr-pwrstate-v2". > > Signed-off-by: Hector Martin <marcan@xxxxxxxxx> > --- > .../bindings/power/apple,pmgr-pwrstate.yaml | 117 ++++++++++++++++++ > MAINTAINERS | 1 + > 2 files changed, 118 insertions(+) > create mode 100644 Documentation/devicetree/bindings/power/apple,pmgr-pwrstate.yaml > > diff --git a/Documentation/devicetree/bindings/power/apple,pmgr-pwrstate.yaml b/Documentation/devicetree/bindings/power/apple,pmgr-pwrstate.yaml > new file mode 100644 > index 000000000000..a14bf5f30ff0 > --- /dev/null > +++ b/Documentation/devicetree/bindings/power/apple,pmgr-pwrstate.yaml > @@ -0,0 +1,117 @@ > +# SPDX-License-Identifier: (GPL-2.0-only OR BSD-2-Clause) > +%YAML 1.2 > +--- > +$id: http://devicetree.org/schemas/power/apple,pmgr-pwrstate.yaml# > +$schema: http://devicetree.org/meta-schemas/core.yaml# > + > +title: Apple SoC PMGR Power States > + > +maintainers: > + - Hector Martin <marcan@xxxxxxxxx> > + > +allOf: > + - $ref: "power-domain.yaml#" > + > +description: | > + Apple SoCs include a PMGR block responsible for power management, > + which can control various clocks, resets, power states, and > + performance features. This binding describes the device power > + state registers, which control power states and resets. > + > + Each instance of a power controller within the PMGR syscon node > + represents a generic power domain provider, as documented in > + Documentation/devicetree/bindings/power/power-domain.yaml. > + The provider controls a single SoC block. The power hierarchy is > + represented via power-domains relationships between these nodes. > + > + See Documentation/devicetree/bindings/arm/apple/apple,pmgr.yaml > + for the top-level PMGR node documentation. > + > + IP cores belonging to a power domain should contain a > + "power-domains" property that is a phandle for the > + power domain node representing the domain. Skip this last paragraph - it is obvious in usage of power domains. Specific bindings should not duplicate generic knowledge. > + > +properties: > + $nodename: > + pattern: "^power-controller@[0-9a-f]+$" Usually we call nodes as power-domain. > + > + compatible: > + items: > + - enum: > + - apple,t8103-pmgr-pwrstate > + - const: apple,pmgr-pwrstate > + > + reg: > + maxItems: 1 > + > + "#power-domain-cells": > + const: 0 > + > + "#reset-cells": > + const: 0 > + > + power-domains: > + description: > + Reference to parent power domains. A domain may have multiple parents, > + and all will be powered up when it is powered. How many items? > + > + apple,domain-name: Use existing binding "label". > + description: | > + Specifies the name of the SoC device being controlled. This is used to > + name the power/reset domains. > + $ref: /schemas/types.yaml#/definitions/string > + > + apple,always-on: > + description: | > + Forces this power domain to always be powered up. > + type: boolean > + > +required: > + - compatible > + - reg > + - "#power-domain-cells" > + - "#reset-cells" > + - "apple,domain-name" > + > +additionalProperties: false Your parent schema should include this one for evaluating children. Best regards, Krzysztof