RE: [PATCH V3 2/4] dt-bindings: watchdog: xlnx,versal-wwdt: Add versal watchdog bindings

From: Neeli, Srinivas
Date: Tue Apr 11 2023 - 06:47:09 EST


Hi Krzysztof,

> -----Original Message-----
> From: Krzysztof Kozlowski <krzysztof.kozlowski@xxxxxxxxxx>
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> Subject: Re: [PATCH V3 2/4] dt-bindings: watchdog: xlnx,versal-wwdt: Add
> versal watchdog bindings
>
> On 31/03/2023 09:41, Srinivas Neeli wrote:
> > Versal watchdog driver uses window watchdog mode. Window watchdog
>
> Subject: drop second/last, redundant "bindings". The "dt-bindings"
> prefix is already stating that these are bindings.
>
> > timer(WWDT) contains closed(first) and open(second) window with
> > 32 bit width. Write to the watchdog timer within predefined window
> > periods of time. This means a period that is not too soon and a period
> > that is not too late.
> >
> > This patch adds devicetree bindings for versal window watchdog device.
>
> Do not use "This commit/patch", but imperative mood. See:
> https://elixir.bootlin.com/linux/v5.17.1/source/Documentation/process/sub
> mitting-patches.rst#L95
>

Thanks for review,
I will address all changes in next version.

> >
> > Signed-off-by: Srinivas Neeli <srinivas.neeli@xxxxxxx>
> > ---
> > Changes in V3:
> > - Removed xlnx,close_percent property.
> > Changes in V2:
> > - Added watchdog ref
> > - Removed timeout-sec property
> > - Used 4 spaces for example indentation.
> > ---
> > .../bindings/watchdog/xlnx,versal-wwdt.yaml | 50 +++++++++++++++++++
> > 1 file changed, 50 insertions(+)
> > create mode 100644
> > Documentation/devicetree/bindings/watchdog/xlnx,versal-wwdt.yaml
> >
> > diff --git
> > a/Documentation/devicetree/bindings/watchdog/xlnx,versal-wwdt.yaml
> > b/Documentation/devicetree/bindings/watchdog/xlnx,versal-wwdt.yaml
> > new file mode 100644
> > index 000000000000..dea1e7c487d3
> > --- /dev/null
> > +++ b/Documentation/devicetree/bindings/watchdog/xlnx,versal-
> wwdt.yaml
> > @@ -0,0 +1,50 @@
> > +# SPDX-License-Identifier: (GPL-2.0 OR BSD-2-Clause) %YAML 1.2
> > +---
> > +$id: http://devicetree.org/schemas/watchdog/xlnx,versal-wwdt.yaml#
> > +$schema: http://devicetree.org/meta-schemas/core.yaml#
> > +
> > +title: Xilinx Versal window watchdog timer controller
> > +
> > +maintainers:
> > + - Neeli Srinivas <srinivas.neeli@xxxxxxx>
> > +
> > +description:
> > + Versal watchdog driver uses window watchdog mode. Window watchdog
>
> What is driver? If you mean Linux driver, then drop all references to it and
> rephrase to describe hardware.
>
> > + timer(WWDT) contains closed(first) and open(second) window with
> > + 32 bit width. Write to the watchdog timer within predefined window
> > + periods of time. This means a period that is not too soon and a
> > + period that is not too late. The WWDT has to be restarted within
> > + the open window time. If software tries to restart WWDT outside of
> > + the open window time period, it generates a reset.
> > +
> > +allOf:
> > + - $ref: /schemas/watchdog/watchdog.yaml#
>
> All other examples reference local watchdog.yaml. Don't do it differently
> than others (git grep watchdog.yaml)
>
> > +
>
> Best regards,
> Krzysztof