RE: [Patch v4 01/11] dt-bindings: media: s5p-mfc: Add mfcv12 variant

From: Alim Akhtar
Date: Wed Nov 08 2023 - 12:25:08 EST


Hi Aakarsh

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> Subject: Re: [Patch v4 01/11] dt-bindings: media: s5p-mfc: Add mfcv12
> variant
>
> On 26/10/2023 15:31, Aakarsh Jain wrote:
> > Hello Krzysztof
> >
> >> -----Original Message-----
> >> From: Krzysztof Kozlowski <krzysztof.kozlowski@xxxxxxxxxx>
> >> Sent: 25 October 2023 18:30
> >> To: Aakarsh Jain <aakarsh.jain@xxxxxxxxxxx>; linux-arm-
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> >> Subject: Re: [Patch v4 01/11] dt-bindings: media: s5p-mfc: Add mfcv12
> >> variant
> >>
> >> On 25/10/2023 12:22, Aakarsh Jain wrote:
> >>> Add Tesla FSD MFC(MFC v12) compatible.
> >>>
> >>> Cc: linux-fsd@xxxxxxxxx
> >>> Signed-off-by: Aakarsh Jain <aakarsh.jain@xxxxxxxxxxx>
> >>> ---
> >>
> >> No changelog and your cover letter does not explain what happened
> here.
> >> Specifically, why did you decide to ignore received tag.
> >>
> > Last patch series we had two different patches for schema which was one
> for adding MFCv12 compatible string and other for adding its HW properties.
> > In one of the patches you gave reviewed-by tag. Since mfc dt_schema got
> merged already, and this is relatively new patch so thought of getting
> reviewed again.
> >
> > Link to those patches:
> > https://patchwork.kernel.org/project/linux-
> media/patch/20221011122516.32135-2-aakarsh.jain@xxxxxxxxxxx/
> > https://patchwork.kernel.org/project/linux-
> media/patch/20221011122516.32135-3-aakarsh.jain@xxxxxxxxxxx/
> >
> > if you are ok, I will add your reviewed-by in next patch series.
>
> It is okay to drop Reviewed-by tag, but this should be explicitly mentioned in
> the changelog with a reason.
>
> >
> >>> .../bindings/media/samsung,s5p-mfc.yaml | 16
> ++++++++++++++++
> >>> 1 file changed, 16 insertions(+)
> >>>
> >>> diff --git a/Documentation/devicetree/bindings/media/samsung,s5p-
> >> mfc.yaml b/Documentation/devicetree/bindings/media/samsung,s5p-
> >> mfc.yaml
> >>> index 084b44582a43..c30eb309f670 100644
> >>> --- a/Documentation/devicetree/bindings/media/samsung,s5p-
> mfc.yaml
> >>> +++ b/Documentation/devicetree/bindings/media/samsung,s5p-
> mfc.yaml
> >>> @@ -24,6 +24,7 @@ properties:
> >>> - samsung,mfc-v7 # Exynos5420
> >>> - samsung,mfc-v8 # Exynos5800
> >>> - samsung,mfc-v10 # Exynos7880
> >>> + - tesla,fsd-mfc # Tesla FSD
> >>> - items:
> >>> - enum:
> >>> - samsung,exynos3250-mfc # Exynos3250
> >>> @@ -165,6 +166,21 @@ allOf:
> >>> minItems: 1
> >>> maxItems: 2
> >>>
> >>> + - if:
> >>> + properties:
> >>> + compatible:
> >>> + contains:
> >>> + enum:
> >>> + - tesla,fsd-mfc
> >>> + then:
> >>> + properties:
> >>> + clocks:
> >>> + maxItems: 1
> >>> + clock-names:
> >>> + items:
> >>> + - const: mfc
> >>> + iommus: false
> >>
> >> That's odd. How so? MFC v12 does not support IOMMU?
> >>
> > MFC v12 do support IOMMU. But currently it is not enabled in SW (has
> dependencies on some of the floating dma-mapping patches) and not tested
> on upstream kernel.
>
> Bindings describe hardware, not software.
>
> > Current patch sets intend to add support for MFCv12 using reserve
> memory and later patches related to enable iommu will be posted (after
> resolving the dependencies). So I marked iommu property as false.
> > Now what is your suggestion here? Should I keep iommu as false or add
> memory-region as below?
>
> I expect complete picture of the hardware, not something limited to current
> driver, so for sure iommus must be there.
>
As Krzysztof mentioned, DT binding should explain all the hardware features supported by SoC / IPs.
Incase a feature is not enabled for some reason, that need to be handled in the dts file.

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> Best regards,
> Krzysztof