Re: [PATCH v2 06/11] dt-bindings: timer: Add Sophgo sg2042 clint

From: Guo Ren
Date: Wed Sep 20 2023 - 04:13:15 EST


On Wed, Sep 20, 2023 at 2:39 PM Chen Wang <unicornxw@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>
> From: Inochi Amaoto <inochiama@xxxxxxxxxxx>
>
> Add two new compatible string formatted like `C9xx-clint-xxx` to identify
> the timer and ipi device separately, and do not allow c900-clint as the
> fallback to avoid conflict.
Please explain more about the c900-clint mtimer & mswi, why do we need
to separate the c900-clint into two pieces? When could we use
c900-clint which eases dts design?

>
> Signed-off-by: Inochi Amaoto <inochiama@xxxxxxxxxxx>
> Signed-off-by: Chen Wang <wangchen20@xxxxxxxxxxx>
> ---
> Documentation/devicetree/bindings/timer/sifive,clint.yaml | 8 ++++++++
> 1 file changed, 8 insertions(+)
>
> diff --git a/Documentation/devicetree/bindings/timer/sifive,clint.yaml b/Documentation/devicetree/bindings/timer/sifive,clint.yaml
> index a0185e15a42f..ae69696c5c75 100644
> --- a/Documentation/devicetree/bindings/timer/sifive,clint.yaml
> +++ b/Documentation/devicetree/bindings/timer/sifive,clint.yaml
> @@ -39,6 +39,14 @@ properties:
> - allwinner,sun20i-d1-clint
> - thead,th1520-clint
> - const: thead,c900-clint
> + - items:
> + - enum:
> + - sophgo,sg2042-clint-mtimer
> + - const: thead,c900-clint-mtimer
> + - items:
> + - enum:
> + - sophgo,sg2042-clint-mswi
> + - const: thead,c900-clint-mswi
> - items:
> - const: sifive,clint0
> - const: riscv,clint0
> --
> 2.25.1
>


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Best Regards
Guo Ren