Re: [PATCH v5 2/2] dt-bindings: fpga: add binding doc for ecp5-spi fpga mgr

From: Xu Yilun
Date: Fri Jul 29 2022 - 11:06:50 EST


On Fri, Jul 29, 2022 at 11:01:24AM +0200, Daniel Glöckner wrote:
> Hi,
>
> On Tue, Jul 19, 2022 at 02:23:35PM +0300, Ivan Bornyakov wrote:
> > +properties:
> > + compatible:
> > + enum:
> > + - lattice,ecp5-fpga-mgr
>
> Since this driver uses the same interface as the existing
> drivers/fpga/machxo2-spi.c driver, wouldn't it be advisable to use a
> similar compatible id, i.e. lattice,ecp5-slave-spi?

That's a good clue for me. I searched the machxo2 & ecp5 Programming
Usage Guide and seems they share the similar slave SPI sysCONFIG
interface, at least the command word tables are the same. So could we
have a generic driver for the lattice slave SPI sysCONFIG interface,
rather than create similar drivers for each board?

Thanks,
Yilun

>
> > +required:
> > + - compatible
> > + - reg
> > + - program-gpios
> > + - init-gpios
> > + - done-gpios
>
> I think some of the GPIOs can be made optional by reading the status
> register or using the refresh command, assuming the slave spi interface
> stayed enabled after previous programming and we are not dealing with
> several chained FPGAs. But that can of course be left as an exercise for
> other developers.
>
> Best regards,
>
> Daniel