Re: [PATCH v6 1/8] MFD: add bindings for STM32 Timers driver

From: Benjamin Gaignard
Date: Wed Dec 14 2016 - 08:33:01 EST


2016-12-13 22:07 GMT+01:00 Rob Herring <robh@xxxxxxxxxx>:
> On Tue, Dec 13, 2016 at 3:29 AM, Benjamin Gaignard
> <benjamin.gaignard@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>> 2016-12-12 19:51 GMT+01:00 Rob Herring <robh@xxxxxxxxxx>:
>>> On Fri, Dec 09, 2016 at 03:15:12PM +0100, Benjamin Gaignard wrote:
>>>> Add bindings information for STM32 Timers
>>>>
>>>> version 6:
>>>> - rename stm32-gtimer to stm32-timers
>>>> - change compatible
>>>> - add description about the IPs
>>>>
>>>> version 2:
>>>> - rename stm32-mfd-timer to stm32-gptimer
>>>> - only keep one compatible string
>>>>
>>>> Signed-off-by: Benjamin Gaignard <benjamin.gaignard@xxxxxx>
>>>> ---
>>>> .../devicetree/bindings/mfd/stm32-timers.txt | 46 ++++++++++++++++++++++
>>>> 1 file changed, 46 insertions(+)
>>>> create mode 100644 Documentation/devicetree/bindings/mfd/stm32-timers.txt
>>>>
>>>> diff --git a/Documentation/devicetree/bindings/mfd/stm32-timers.txt b/Documentation/devicetree/bindings/mfd/stm32-timers.txt
>>>> new file mode 100644
>>>> index 0000000..b30868e
>>>> --- /dev/null
>>>> +++ b/Documentation/devicetree/bindings/mfd/stm32-timers.txt
>>>> @@ -0,0 +1,46 @@
>>>> +STM32 Timers driver bindings
>>>> +
>>>> +This IP provides 3 types of timer along with PWM functionality:
>>>> +- advanced-control timers consist of a 16-bit auto-reload counter driven by a programmable
>>>> + prescaler, break input feature, PWM outputs and complementary PWM ouputs channels.
>>>> +- general-purpose timers consist of a 16-bit or 32-bit auto-reload counter driven by a
>>>> + programmable prescaler and PWM outputs.
>>>> +- basic timers consist of a 16-bit auto-reload counter driven by a programmable prescaler.
>>>> +
>>>> +Required parameters:
>>>> +- compatible: must be "st,stm32-timers"
>>>> +
>>>> +- reg: Physical base address and length of the controller's
>>>> + registers.
>>>> +- clock-names: Set to "clk_int".
>>>
>>> 'clk' is redundant. Also, you don't really need -names when there is
>>> only one of them.
>>
>> I use devm_regmap_init_mmio_clk() which get the clock by it name so
>> I have to define it in DT.
>
> Are you sure NULL is not allowed? I don't know, but at least clk_get()
> allows NULL.

regmap_mmio_gen_context() doesn't call clk_get() if the clock name isn't set:
https://git.kernel.org/cgit/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/tree/drivers/base/regmap/regmap-mmio.c?id=refs/tags/v4.9#n308

so clock-names field is really needed.

> It's fine to keep, just drop the "clk_" part.

ok

>
>>
>>>> +- clocks: Phandle to the clock used by the timer module.
>>>> + For Clk properties, please refer to ../clock/clock-bindings.txt
>>>> +
>>>> +Optional parameters:
>>>> +- resets: Phandle to the parent reset controller.
>>>> + See ../reset/st,stm32-rcc.txt
>>>> +
>>>> +Optional subnodes:
>>>> +- pwm: See ../pwm/pwm-stm32.txt
>>>> +- timer: See ../iio/timer/stm32-timer-trigger.txt
>>>> +
>>>> +Example:
>>>> + timers@40010000 {
>>>> + #address-cells = <1>;
>>>> + #size-cells = <0>;
>>>> + compatible = "st,stm32-timers";
>>>> + reg = <0x40010000 0x400>;
>>>> + clocks = <&rcc 0 160>;
>>>> + clock-names = "clk_int";
>>>> +
>>>> + pwm {
>>>> + compatible = "st,stm32-pwm";
>>>> + pinctrl-0 = <&pwm1_pins>;
>>>> + pinctrl-names = "default";
>>>> + };
>>>> +
>>>> + timer {
>>>> + compatible = "st,stm32-timer-trigger";
>>>> + reg = <0>;
>>>
>>> You don't need reg here as there is only one. In turn, you don't need
>>> #address-cells or #size-cells.
>>
>> I use "reg" to set each timer configuration.
>> From hardware point of view they are all the same except for which hardware
>> signals they could consume and/or send.
>
> This sounds okay, but...
>
>> "reg" is used as index of the two tables in driver code.
>
> this statement doesn't really sound like valid use of reg.
>
> If you keep reg, then the node needs a unit address (timer@0).

I will do that in next version but I will wait for other maintainers (PWM/IIO)
remarks before send it

Thanks

Benjamin
>
> Rob



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