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

[Inochi Amaoto]

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>On Thu, Sep 28, 2023 at 08:34:42AM +0800, Inochi Amaoto wrote:
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>>>> +properties:
>>>> +  compatible:
>>>> +    oneOf:
>>>> +      - items:
>>>> +          - const: sophgo,sg2042-clint-mtimer
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>>> There's only one of these, so you don't need the oneOf.
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>> Thanks
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>>> Also, is the clint here not a thead IP? In which case, you need to add a
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>> Yes, The clint is a thead IP, like that of th1520 and allwinner D1.
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>>> second compatible IMO. That second compatible then would be the one that
>>> appears in opensbi etc.
>>>
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>> As this is a thead IP, maybe use thead,c900-clint-mtimer is fine?
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>I would suggest calling it -aclint-mtimer instead of clint-mtimer.
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It is OK for me. As I describe below, now use sophgo as vendor is better.
Anyway, I will add a new second one in the next patch.

>> If so, whether we should replace the "thead,c900-clint" with these separate
>> DT to describe the thead clint?
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>No, since that's a different device, right?
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Yes. It seems sophgo defined these by themselves, but the T-HEAD. Sorry
for my mistake.

>> 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.
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>I don't think that it really makes sense to do that.
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>Thanks,
>Conor.
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