Re: [PATCH v1 3/6] dt-bindings: cache: Add SiFive Extensible Cache controller

From: Krzysztof Kozlowski
Date: Sat Feb 17 2024 - 04:10:16 EST


On 16/02/2024 01:08, Samuel Holland wrote:
> From: Eric Lin <eric.lin@xxxxxxxxxx>
>
> Add YAML DT binding documentation for the SiFive Extensible Cache
> controller. The Extensible Cache controller interleaves cache blocks
> across a number of heterogeneous independently-programmed slices. Each
> slice contains an MMIO interface for configuration, cache maintenance,
> error reporting, and performance monitoring.
>
> +allOf:
> + - $ref: /schemas/cache-controller.yaml#
> +
> +select:
> + properties:
> + compatible:
> + contains:
> + enum:
> + - sifive,extensiblecache0
> +
> + required:
> + - compatible
> +
> +properties:
> + compatible:
> + items:
> + - const: sifive,extensiblecache0
> + - const: cache
> +
> + "#address-cells": true

const or enum: [1, 2], depending on the addressing you need here.

> + "#size-cells": true

ditto

> + ranges: true
> +
> + interrupts:
> + maxItems: 1
> +
> + cache-block-size:
> + const: 64
> +
> + cache-level: true

5 is acceptable? I would argue this should be even const.

> + cache-sets: true
> + cache-size: true

Some constraints on any of these?

> + cache-unified: true
> +
> +patternProperties:
> + "^cache-controller@[0-9a-f]+$":
> + type: object
> + additionalProperties: false

What is this object supposed to represent? Add description.

> + properties:
> + reg:
> + maxItems: 1
> +
> + cache-block-size:
> + const: 64
> +
> + cache-sets: true
> + cache-size: true
> + cache-unified: true

cache-level

> +
> + sifive,bm-event-counters:
> + $ref: /schemas/types.yaml#/definitions/uint32
> + default: 0
> + description: Number of bucket monitor registers in this slice
> +
> + sifive,cache-ways:
> + $ref: /schemas/types.yaml#/definitions/uint32
> + description: Number of ways in this slice (independent of cache size)
> +
> + sifive,perfmon-counters:
> + $ref: /schemas/types.yaml#/definitions/uint32
> + default: 0
> + description: Number of PMU counter registers in this slice
> +
> + required:
> + - reg
> + - cache-block-size
> + - cache-sets
> + - cache-size
> + - cache-unified
> + - sifive,cache-ways
> +
> +required:
> + - compatible
> + - ranges
> + - interrupts
> + - cache-block-size
> + - cache-level
> + - cache-sets
> + - cache-size
> + - cache-unified
> +
> +additionalProperties: false
> +
> +examples:
> + - |
> + cache-controller@30040000 {
> + compatible = "sifive,extensiblecache0", "cache";
> + ranges = <0x30040000 0x30040000 0x10000>;
> + interrupts = <0x4>;

You use hex as interrupt numbers on your platforms?

> + cache-block-size = <0x40>;
> + cache-level = <3>;
> + cache-sets = <0x800>;

Best regards,
Krzysztof