Re: [PATCH v3 6/6] dt-bindings: nvmem: add YAML schema for the ONIE tlv layout

From: Rob Herring
Date: Thu Nov 10 2022 - 09:05:53 EST


On Thu, Nov 10, 2022 at 09:50:34AM +0100, Miquel Raynal wrote:
> Hi Rob,
>
> robh@xxxxxxxxxx wrote on Wed, 9 Nov 2022 22:00:55 -0600:
>
> > On Fri, Nov 04, 2022 at 05:38:33PM +0100, Miquel Raynal wrote:
> > > Add a schema for the ONIE tlv NVMEM layout that can be found on any ONIE
> > > compatible networking device.
> > >
> > > Signed-off-by: Miquel Raynal <miquel.raynal@xxxxxxxxxxx>
> > > ---
> > > .../bindings/nvmem/layouts/nvmem-layout.yaml | 1 +
> > > .../nvmem/layouts/onie,tlv-layout.yaml | 115 ++++++++++++++++++
> > > 2 files changed, 116 insertions(+)
> > > create mode 100644 Documentation/devicetree/bindings/nvmem/layouts/onie,tlv-layout.yaml
> > >
> > > diff --git a/Documentation/devicetree/bindings/nvmem/layouts/nvmem-layout.yaml b/Documentation/devicetree/bindings/nvmem/layouts/nvmem-layout.yaml
> > > index f64ea2fa362d..8512ee538c4c 100644
> > > --- a/Documentation/devicetree/bindings/nvmem/layouts/nvmem-layout.yaml
> > > +++ b/Documentation/devicetree/bindings/nvmem/layouts/nvmem-layout.yaml
> > > @@ -19,6 +19,7 @@ description: |
> > >
> > > oneOf:
> > > - $ref: kontron,sl28-vpd.yaml
> > > + - $ref: onie,tlv-layout.yaml
> > >
> > > properties:
> > > compatible: true
> > > diff --git a/Documentation/devicetree/bindings/nvmem/layouts/onie,tlv-layout.yaml b/Documentation/devicetree/bindings/nvmem/layouts/onie,tlv-layout.yaml
> > > new file mode 100644
> > > index 000000000000..1d91277324ac
> > > --- /dev/null
> > > +++ b/Documentation/devicetree/bindings/nvmem/layouts/onie,tlv-layout.yaml
> > > @@ -0,0 +1,115 @@
> > > +# SPDX-License-Identifier: (GPL-2.0 OR BSD-2-Clause)
> > > +%YAML 1.2
> > > +---
> > > +$id: http://devicetree.org/schemas/nvmem/layouts/onie,tlv-layout.yaml#
> > > +$schema: http://devicetree.org/meta-schemas/core.yaml#
> > > +
> > > +title: NVMEM layout of the ONIE tlv table
> > > +
> > > +maintainers:
> > > + - Miquel Raynal <miquel.raynal@xxxxxxxxxxx>
> > > +
> > > +description:
> > > + Modern networking hardware implementing the Open Compute Project ONIE
> > > + infrastructure shall provide a non-volatile memory with a table whose the
> > > + content is well specified and gives many information about the manufacturer
> > > + (name, country of manufacture, etc) as well as device caracteristics (serial
> > > + number, hardware version, mac addresses, etc). The underlaying device type
> > > + (flash, EEPROM,...) is not specified. The exact location of each value is also
> > > + dynamic and should be discovered at run time because it depends on the
> > > + parameters the manufacturer decided to embed.
> > > +
> > > +properties:
> > > + compatible:
> > > + const: onie,tlv-layout
> > > +
> > > + product-name: true
> >
> > This is a node? If so, you need:
> >
> > type: object
> > additionalProperties: false
>
> I thought referencing a schema under a property would be enough?
>
> Indeed in nvmem.yaml we create the property nvmem-layout and make it
> reference nvmem-layout.yaml. Then, in nvmem-layout.yaml:
>
> oneOf:
> - $ref: kontron,sl28-vpd.yaml
> - $ref: onie,tlv-layout.yaml
>
> we reference the different layouts that may apply (very much like what
> you proposed to list the mtd partition parsers, if I got it right).
>
> Isn't it enough?

No. It is enough to allow the property, but nothing defines what it must
be (a node) and what the node contains in the case of empty nodes. Try
adding 'product-name = "foo";' and it won't warn.

Rob