Re: [PATCH 1/3] dt-bindings: display: convert Atmel's HLCDC to DT schema

From: Krzysztof Kozlowski
Date: Wed Jan 10 2024 - 05:40:11 EST


On 10/01/2024 11:25, Dharma Balasubiramani wrote:
> Convert the existing DT binding to DT schema of the Atmel's HLCDC display
> controller.
>
> Signed-off-by: Dharma Balasubiramani <dharma.b@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> ---
> .../display/atmel/atmel,hlcdc-dc.yaml | 133 ++++++++++++++++++
> .../bindings/display/atmel/hlcdc-dc.txt | 75 ----------
> 2 files changed, 133 insertions(+), 75 deletions(-)
> create mode 100644 Documentation/devicetree/bindings/display/atmel/atmel,hlcdc-dc.yaml
> delete mode 100644 Documentation/devicetree/bindings/display/atmel/hlcdc-dc.txt
>
> diff --git a/Documentation/devicetree/bindings/display/atmel/atmel,hlcdc-dc.yaml b/Documentation/devicetree/bindings/display/atmel/atmel,hlcdc-dc.yaml
> new file mode 100644
> index 000000000000..49ef28646c48
> --- /dev/null
> +++ b/Documentation/devicetree/bindings/display/atmel/atmel,hlcdc-dc.yaml
> @@ -0,0 +1,133 @@
> +# SPDX-License-Identifier: (GPL-2.0 OR BSD-2-Clause)
> +# Copyright (C) 2024 Microchip Technology, Inc. and its subsidiaries

What about original copyrights from TXT file? Although conversion is
quite independent, I could imagine some lawyer would call it a
derivative work of original TXT.

If you decide to add explicit copyrights (which anyway I do not
understand why), then please make it signed off by some of your lawyers
to be sure that you really claim that, in respect of other people
copyrights.

> +%YAML 1.2
> +---
> +$id: http://devicetree.org/schemas/display/atmel/atmel,hlcdc-dc.yaml#

Filename like compatible.

> +$schema: http://devicetree.org/meta-schemas/core.yaml#
> +
> +title: Atmel's HLCDC (High LCD Controller) DRM driver

Driver as Linux driver? Not suitable for bindings, so please drop.

> +
> +maintainers:
> + - Nicolas Ferre <nicolas.ferre@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> + - Alexandre Belloni <alexandre.belloni@xxxxxxxxxxx>
> + - Claudiu Beznea <claudiu.beznea@xxxxxxxxx>
> +
> +description: |
> + Device-Tree bindings for Atmel's HLCDC DRM driver. The Atmel HLCDC Display

Drop entire first sentence and instead describe hardware.

> + Controller is a subdevice of the HLCDC MFD device.
> + # See ../../mfd/atmel,hlcdc.yaml for more details.

Full paths please.

> +
> +properties:
> + compatible:
> + const: atmel,hlcdc-display-controller
> +
> + pinctrl-names:
> + const: default
> +
> + pinctrl-0: true

Why do you need these two? Are they really required?

> +
> + '#address-cells':
> + const: 1
> +
> + '#size-cells':
> + const: 0
> +
> + port@0:
> + $ref: /schemas/graph.yaml#/$defs/port-base
> + unevaluatedProperties: false
> + description:
> + Output endpoint of the controller, connecting the LCD panel signals.
> +
> + properties:
> + '#address-cells':
> + const: 1
> +
> + '#size-cells':
> + const: 0
> +
> + reg:
> + maxItems: 1
> +
> + endpoint:
> + $ref: /schemas/graph.yaml#/$defs/endpoint-base

Hm, why do you reference endpoint-base? This looks oddly different than
all other bindings for such devices, so please explain why.

> + unevaluatedProperties: false
> + description:
> + Endpoint connecting the LCD panel signals.
> +
> + properties:
> + bus-width:
> + description: |
> + Any endpoint grandchild node may specify a desired video interface according to
> + ../../media/video-interfaces.yaml, specifically "bus-width" whose recognized

Drop redundant information. Don't you miss some $ref?


> + values are <12>, <16>, <18> and <24>, and override any output mode selection
> + heuristic, forcing "rgb444","rgb565", "rgb666" and "rgb888" respectively.
> + enum: [ 12, 16, 18, 24 ]
> +
> +additionalProperties: false

This goes after required:

> +
> +required:
> + - '#address-cells'
> + - '#size-cells'
> + - compatible
> + - pinctrl-names
> + - pinctrl-0
> + - port@0
> +
> +examples:
> + - |
> + #include <dt-bindings/clock/at91.h>
> + #include <dt-bindings/dma/at91.h>
> + #include <dt-bindings/interrupt-controller/arm-gic.h>
> + //Example 1

Drop

> + hlcdc: hlcdc@f0030000 {

Node names should be generic. See also an explanation and list of
examples (not exhaustive) in DT specification:
https://devicetree-specification.readthedocs.io/en/latest/chapter2-devicetree-basics.html#generic-names-recommendation


> + compatible = "atmel,sama5d3-hlcdc";
> + reg = <0xf0030000 0x2000>;
> + interrupts = <36 IRQ_TYPE_LEVEL_HIGH 0>;
> + clocks = <&lcdc_clk>, <&lcdck>, <&clk32k>;
> + clock-names = "periph_clk","sys_clk", "slow_clk";

This part does not look related... If this is part of other device,
usually it is enough to have just one complete example.

Also, fix coding style - space after ,

> +
> + hlcdc-display-controller {
> + compatible = "atmel,hlcdc-display-controller";
> + pinctrl-names = "default";
> + pinctrl-0 = <&pinctrl_lcd_base &pinctrl_lcd_rgb888>;
> + #address-cells = <1>;
> + #size-cells = <0>;
> +
> + port@0 {
> + #address-cells = <1>;
> + #size-cells = <0>;
> + reg = <0>;
> +
> + hlcdc_panel_output: endpoint@0 {
> + reg = <0>;
> + remote-endpoint = <&panel_input>;
> + };
> + };
> + };
> +
> + hlcdc_pwm: hlcdc-pwm {
> + compatible = "atmel,hlcdc-pwm";

How is this related?

> + pinctrl-names = "default";
> + pinctrl-0 = <&pinctrl_lcd_pwm>;
> + #pwm-cells = <3>;
> + };
> + };
> + - |
> + //Example 2 With a video interface override to force rgb565
> + hlcdc-display-controller {
> + pinctrl-names = "default";
> + pinctrl-0 = <&pinctrl_lcd_base &pinctrl_lcd_rgb565>;

And how is this? Where is the compatible? Maybe just drop second
example, what are the differences?

Are you sure your Microchip folks reviewed it before?

Best regards,
Krzysztof