Messages in this thread | | | From | Joel Stanley <> | Date | Mon, 3 Jul 2017 16:21:29 +0930 | Subject | Re: [PATCH v2 1/2] dt-bindings: reset: Add bindings for basic reset controller |
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On Thu, Jun 8, 2017 at 6:19 AM, Rob Herring <robh@kernel.org> wrote: > On Tue, May 30, 2017 at 03:38:50PM +0930, Joel Stanley wrote: >> This adds the bindings documentation for a basic single-register reset >> controller. >> >> The bindings describe a single 32-bit register that contains up to 32 >> reset lines, each deasserted by clearing the appropriate bit in the >> register. Optionally a property can be provided that changes this >> behaviour to assert on clear. >> > > I think this is a good idea for kernel code, but not for bindings. We > don't really want per register bindings. > > The problem with any generic/simple/basic binding is they always start > that way. Then we add one property at a time not in any well planned > way. I can easily come up with additions. For example, what about > self-clearing reset bits. Or 2 bits per reset. Or multiple resets that > have to be controlled together. 8 or 16-bit registers.
Thanks for the explanation. I will send a v3 with aspeed specific bindings.
How should I handle the driver? Were you suggesting I keep it generic, but with my aspeed compatible?
Cheers,
Joel
> > IRQs and GPIOs could also be described in some cases with just groups of > 32-bit registers for set,clear,status,mask,etc., but we don't do that in > bindings for the same reasons. > > Rob
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