Re: [PATCH V4 12/16] Documentation: DT: bindings: Add power domain info for NVIDIA PMC

From: Rob Herring
Date: Sat Dec 05 2015 - 19:38:05 EST


On Fri, Dec 04, 2015 at 02:57:13PM +0000, Jon Hunter wrote:
> Add power-domain binding documentation for the NVIDIA PMC driver in
> order to support generic power-domains.
>
> Signed-off-by: Jon Hunter <jonathanh@xxxxxxxxxx>
>
> ---
>
> Please note that I have been debating whether I add this
> "nvidia,powergate-clock-disable" property or just leave the clocks
> disabled by default. Some downstream kernels leave the clocks enabled
> for the audio power-domain because the clocks required for powering up
> the power-domain are needed by all modules within the power-domain.
> However are the same time there are other power-domains that may need
> to be on, but not always clocked and so having the ability to specify if
> the clocks should be disabled seems useful. However, I can also remove
> this and just have the appropriate devices turn on the clocks as well.

Seems like that is just a failure of drivers to control all the clocks
they need IMO.

> ---
> .../bindings/arm/tegra/nvidia,tegra20-pmc.txt | 61 ++++++++++++++++++++++
> 1 file changed, 61 insertions(+)
>
> diff --git a/Documentation/devicetree/bindings/arm/tegra/nvidia,tegra20-pmc.txt b/Documentation/devicetree/bindings/arm/tegra/nvidia,tegra20-pmc.txt
> index 838e1a69ec0a..8e4641db51a9 100644
> --- a/Documentation/devicetree/bindings/arm/tegra/nvidia,tegra20-pmc.txt
> +++ b/Documentation/devicetree/bindings/arm/tegra/nvidia,tegra20-pmc.txt
> @@ -1,5 +1,7 @@
> NVIDIA Tegra Power Management Controller (PMC)
>
> +== Power Management Controller Node ==
> +
> The PMC block interacts with an external Power Management Unit. The PMC
> mostly controls the entry and exit of the system from different sleep
> modes. It provides power-gating controllers for SoC and CPU power-islands.
> @@ -69,6 +71,10 @@ Optional properties for hardware-triggered thermal reset (inside 'i2c-thermtrip'
> Defaults to 0. Valid values are described in section 12.5.2
> "Pinmux Support" of the Tegra4 Technical Reference Manual.
>
> +Optional nodes:
> +- pm-domains : This node contains a hierarchy of PM domain nodes, which should
> + match the power-domains on the Tegra SoC.
> +
> Example:
>
> / SoC dts including file
> @@ -114,3 +120,58 @@ pmc@7000f400 {
> };
> ...
> };
> +
> +
> +== PM Domain Nodes ==
> +
> +Each of the PM domain nodes represents a power-domain on the Tegra SoC
> +that can be power-gated by the PMC and should be named appropriately.
> +
> +Required properties:
> + - clocks: Must contain an entry for each clock required by the PMC for
> + controlling a power-gate. See ../clocks/clock-bindings.txt for details.
> + - resets: Must contain an entry for each reset required by the PMC for
> + controlling a power-gate. See ../reset/reset.txt for details.
> + - nvidia,powergate: Integer cell that contains an identifier for the PMC
> + power-gate that is associated with the power-domain. Please refer to
> + the Tegra TRM for more details.

"reg" does not work here?

Rob
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