Re: [PATCH 2/5] dt-bindings: mfd: atmel,at91-usart: convert to json-schema

From: Krzysztof Kozlowski
Date: Mon Sep 05 2022 - 12:12:31 EST


On 05/09/2022 17:22, Sergiu.Moga@xxxxxxxxxxxxx wrote:
> On 05.09.2022 17:37, Lee Jones wrote:
>>
>> On Fri, 19 Aug 2022, Sergiu.Moga@xxxxxxxxxxxxx wrote:
>>
>>> On 18.08.2022 11:39, Krzysztof Kozlowski wrote:
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>>>>
>>>> On 17/08/2022 10:55, Sergiu Moga wrote:
>>>>> Convert at91 USART DT Binding for Atmel/Microchip SoCs to
>>>>> json-schema format.
>>>>>
>>>>> Signed-off-by: Sergiu Moga <sergiu.moga@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
>>>>> ---
>>>>> .../bindings/mfd/atmel,at91-usart.yaml | 190 ++++++++++++++++++
>>>>> .../devicetree/bindings/mfd/atmel-usart.txt | 98 ---------
>>>>> 2 files changed, 190 insertions(+), 98 deletions(-)
>>>>> create mode 100644 Documentation/devicetree/bindings/mfd/atmel,at91-usart.yaml
>>>>> delete mode 100644 Documentation/devicetree/bindings/mfd/atmel-usart.txt
>>>>>
>>>>> diff --git a/Documentation/devicetree/bindings/mfd/atmel,at91-usart.yaml b/Documentation/devicetree/bindings/mfd/atmel,at91-usart.yaml
>>>>> new file mode 100644
>>>>> index 000000000000..cf15d73fa1e8
>>>>> --- /dev/null
>>>>> +++ b/Documentation/devicetree/bindings/mfd/atmel,at91-usart.yaml
>>>> One more thing - I think this should be in serial directory, not mfd,
>>>> even though it includes SPI. MFD is just a Linux naming/wrapper device.
>>>>
>>>> Best regards,
>>>> Krzysztof
>>>
>>> I would rather keep it in this directory, since its corresponding driver
>>> is also in the mfd directory.
>>
>> Looks like a UART driver to me.
>>
>> Which MFD driver does this pertain to?
>>
>> --
>> Lee Jones [李琼斯]
>
> Hi,
>
> It's this one: drivers/mfd/at91-usart.c[1]
>
>
> [1]
> https://elixir.bootlin.com/linux/v6.0-rc4/source/drivers/mfd/at91-usart.c

Which is not a "real MFD driver" because it probes exactly one child
(depending on the chosen serial protocol). Aren't MFD supposed to have
more then one child?


Best regards,
Krzysztof