Re: [PATCH 02/13] dt-bindings: i2c: nomadik: add mobileye,eyeq5-i2c bindings and example

From: Krzysztof Kozlowski
Date: Sat Feb 17 2024 - 03:25:19 EST


On 16/02/2024 11:40, Théo Lebrun wrote:
> Hello,
>
> On Fri Feb 16, 2024 at 11:33 AM CET, Krzysztof Kozlowski wrote:
>> On 16/02/2024 11:18, Théo Lebrun wrote:
>>>
>>>>> + mobileye,id:
>>>>> + $ref: /schemas/types.yaml#/definitions/uint32
>>>>> + description: Platform-wide controller ID (integer starting from zero).
>>>>
>>>> instance indexes are a NAK. You can use i2cN aliases if you must.
>>>>
>>>> Why do you need it? To access OLB? If so, add cell args to the OLB
>>>> phandle instead.
>>>
>>> Why we do what we do: I2C controller must write a 2 bit value depending
>>> on the bus speed. All I2C controllers write into the same register.
>>
>> Which register? Your devices do not share IO address space.
>
> mobileye,olb is a prop with a phandle to a syscon. That syscon contains
> the register we are interested in.

So exactly what Rob said... I don't understand why you have chosen to go
with alias.


Best regards,
Krzysztof