Re: [PATCH v2 1/3] dt-bindings: riscv: sifive: Add SiFive Private L2 cache controller

[Krzysztof Kozlowski]

On 28/07/2023 11:04, Eric Lin wrote:
> On Fri, Jul 28, 2023 at 2:58 PM Krzysztof Kozlowski
> <krzysztof.kozlowski@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>>
>> On 28/07/2023 08:01, Eric Lin wrote:
>>> Hi Krzysztof,
>>>
>>> On Fri, Jul 21, 2023 at 4:35 PM Krzysztof Kozlowski
>>> <krzysztof.kozlowski@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>>>>
>>>> On 20/07/2023 15:51, Eric Lin wrote:
>>>>> This add YAML DT binding documentation for SiFive Private L2
>>>>> cache controller
>>>>>
>>>>> Signed-off-by: Eric Lin <eric.lin@xxxxxxxxxx>
>>>>> Reviewed-by: Zong Li <zong.li@xxxxxxxxxx>
>>>>> Reviewed-by: Nick Hu <nick.hu@xxxxxxxxxx>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> ...
>>>>
>>>>> +properties:
>>>>> +  compatible:
>>>>> +    items:
>>>>> +      - const: sifive,pl2cache1
>>>>
>>>> I still have doubts that it is not used in any SoC. This is what you
>>>> said last time: "is not part of any SoC."
>>>> If not part of any SoC, then where is it? Why are you adding it to the
>>>> kernel?
>>>>
>>>
>>> Sorry for the late reply. I didn't describe it clearly last time.
>>> Currently, we have two hardware versions of pl2cache: pl2cache0 and pl2cache1.
>>> The pl2cache0 is used in unmatched board SoC. The pl2cache1 is
>>> utilized in our internal FPGA platform for evaluation; it's our core
>>> IP.
>>
>> And why do you add bindings for some internal FPGA IP block which does
>> not interface with any SW?
>>
> 
> Hi Krzysztof,
> The pl2cache has mmio interface for SW. Thanks.

Then did you mean that FPGA represented some model of your SoC? If so,
what are other bindings for that FPGA components?

Best regards,
Krzysztof