Re: [PATCHv2 4/7] Documentation: dt: socfpga: Add Arria10 Ethernet binding

From: Rob Herring
Date: Wed Apr 27 2016 - 22:51:55 EST


On Mon, Apr 25, 2016 at 12:52:45PM -0500, tthayer@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx wrote:
> From: Thor Thayer <tthayer@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
>
> Add the device tree bindings needed to support the Altera Ethernet
> FIFO buffers on the Arria10 chip.
>
> Signed-off-by: Thor Thayer <tthayer@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> ---
> v2 No Change
> ---
> .../bindings/arm/altera/socfpga-eccmgr.txt | 24 ++++++++++++++++++++
> 1 file changed, 24 insertions(+)
>
> diff --git a/Documentation/devicetree/bindings/arm/altera/socfpga-eccmgr.txt b/Documentation/devicetree/bindings/arm/altera/socfpga-eccmgr.txt
> index 5a6b160..aa1c593 100644
> --- a/Documentation/devicetree/bindings/arm/altera/socfpga-eccmgr.txt
> +++ b/Documentation/devicetree/bindings/arm/altera/socfpga-eccmgr.txt
> @@ -76,6 +76,18 @@ Required Properties:
> - compatible : Should be "altr,socfpga-a10-ocram-ecc"
> - reg : Address and size for ECC block registers.
>
> +Ethernet FIFO ECC
> +Required Properties:
> +- compatible : Should be "altr,socfpga-a10-emac0-rx-ecc" for the 1st EMAC
> + Receive buffer
> + or "altr,socfpga-a10-emac0-tx-ecc" for the 1st EMAC Transmit buffer
> + or "altr,socfpga-a10-emac1-rx-ecc" for the 2nd EMAC Receive buffer
> + or "altr,socfpga-a10-emac1-tx-ecc" for the 2nd EMAC Transmit buffer
> + or "altr,socfpga-a10-emac2-rx-ecc" for the 3rd EMAC Receive buffer
> + or "altr,socfpga-a10-emac2-tx-ecc" for the 3rd EMAC Transmit buffer

These blocks don't really appear to be different other than the
interrupt mask (which is in another block?). I think they should be the
same compatible with a property for the interrupt (perhaps a full
interrupt-controller binding).

> +- reg : Address and size for ECC block registers.
> +- parent : phandle to parent Ethernet node.

Needs a better name and altr prefix. Maybe altr,eth-mac?

Rob