Re: [PATCH 1/3] dt-bindings: reset: syscon-reboot: Add priority property

From: Pali Rohár
Date: Mon Aug 22 2022 - 09:51:06 EST


On Monday 22 August 2022 07:47:28 Rob Herring wrote:
> On Sat, Aug 20, 2022 at 12:29:23PM +0200, Pali Rohár wrote:
> > This new optional priority property allows to specify custom priority level
> > of reset device. Default level was always 192.
>
> Why do we need/want this? What problem does it solve?

See patch 3/3.

> > Signed-off-by: Pali Rohár <pali@xxxxxxxxxx>
> > ---
> > .../devicetree/bindings/power/reset/syscon-reboot.yaml | 4 ++++
> > 1 file changed, 4 insertions(+)
> >
> > diff --git a/Documentation/devicetree/bindings/power/reset/syscon-reboot.yaml b/Documentation/devicetree/bindings/power/reset/syscon-reboot.yaml
> > index da2509724812..d905133aab27 100644
> > --- a/Documentation/devicetree/bindings/power/reset/syscon-reboot.yaml
> > +++ b/Documentation/devicetree/bindings/power/reset/syscon-reboot.yaml
> > @@ -42,6 +42,10 @@ properties:
> > $ref: /schemas/types.yaml#/definitions/uint32
> > description: The reset value written to the reboot register (32 bit access).
> >
> > + priority:
>
> A bit too generic for the name.
>
> > + $ref: /schemas/types.yaml#/definitions/sint32
> > + description: Priority level of this syscon reset device. Default 192.
>
> default: 192
>
>
> Though I'm not really sure about the whole concept of this in DT. Where
> does 192 come from?

Implicitly from the current implementation and how it is used.

> Presumably if we have more than 1 reset device, then
> 'priority' is needed in multiple places. So you need a common schema
> defining the property (as property types should be defined exactly
> once) which this schema can reference.
>
> Rob

Sorry, I do not understand.