Re: [PATCH v3 06/11] dt-bindings: timer: Add Sophgo sg2042 CLINT timer

From: Conor Dooley
Date: Thu Sep 28 2023 - 02:27:55 EST


On Thu, Sep 28, 2023 at 08:34:42AM +0800, Inochi Amaoto wrote:

> >> +properties:
> >> + compatible:
> >> + oneOf:
> >> + - items:
> >> + - const: sophgo,sg2042-clint-mtimer
> >
> >There's only one of these, so you don't need the oneOf.
>
> Thanks
>
> >Also, is the clint here not a thead IP? In which case, you need to add a
>
> Yes, The clint is a thead IP, like that of th1520 and allwinner D1.
>
> >second compatible IMO. That second compatible then would be the one that
> >appears in opensbi etc.
> >
>
> As this is a thead IP, maybe use thead,c900-clint-mtimer is fine?

I would suggest calling it -aclint-mtimer instead of clint-mtimer.

> If so, whether we should replace the "thead,c900-clint" with these separate
> DT to describe the thead clint?

No, since that's a different device, right?

> The DT binding said the thead clint is not
> compatible with the sifive clint, so maybe this is a chance to just move
> them out.

I don't think that it really makes sense to do that.

Thanks,
Conor.

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