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SubjectRe: [PATCH 2/2] dt-bindings: cpufreq: Document operating-points-v2-sunxi-cpu
On Tue, Apr 9, 2019 at 4:10 PM Maxime Ripard <maxime.ripard@bootlin.com> wrote:
>
> On Tue, Apr 09, 2019 at 12:13:58AM +0800, Frank Lee wrote:
> > On Fri, Apr 5, 2019 at 10:55 PM Maxime Ripard <maxime.ripard@bootlin.com> wrote:
> > >
> > > Hi,
> > >
> > > On Fri, Apr 05, 2019 at 06:24:55AM -0400, Yangtao Li wrote:
> > > > Allwinner Process Voltage Scaling Tables defines the voltage and
> > > > frequency value based on the speedbin blown in the efuse combination.
> > > > The sunxi-cpufreq-nvmem driver reads the efuse value from the SoC to
> > > > provide the OPP framework with required information.
> > > > This is used to determine the voltage and frequency value for each
> > > > OPP of operating-points-v2 table when it is parsed by the OPP framework.
> > > >
> > > > This change adds documentation for the DT bindings.
> > > > The "operating-points-v2-sunxi-cpu" DT extends the "operating-points-v2"
> > > > with following parameters:
> > > > - nvmem-cells (NVMEM area containig the speedbin information)
> > > > - opp-supported-hw: A single 32 bit bitmap value,
> > > > representing compatible HW:
> > > > 0: speedbin 0
> > > > 1: speedbin 1
> > > > 2: speedbin 2
> > > > 3-31: unused
> > > >
> > > > Signed-off-by: Yangtao Li <tiny.windzz@gmail.com>
> > > > ---
> > > > .../bindings/opp/sunxi-nvmem-cpufreq.txt | 235 ++++++++++++++++++
> > > > 1 file changed, 235 insertions(+)
> > > > create mode 100644 Documentation/devicetree/bindings/opp/sunxi-nvmem-cpufreq.txt
> > > >
> > > > diff --git a/Documentation/devicetree/bindings/opp/sunxi-nvmem-cpufreq.txt b/Documentation/devicetree/bindings/opp/sunxi-nvmem-cpufreq.txt
> > > > new file mode 100644
> > > > index 000000000000..80201d4e5147
> > > > --- /dev/null
> > > > +++ b/Documentation/devicetree/bindings/opp/sunxi-nvmem-cpufreq.txt
> > > > @@ -0,0 +1,235 @@
> > > > +Allwinner Technologies, Inc. NVMEM CPUFreq and OPP bindings
> > > > +===================================
> > > > +
> > > > +For some SoCs, the CPU frequency subset and voltage value of each OPP
> > > > +varies based on the silicon variant in use. Allwinner Process Voltage
> > > > +Scaling Tables defines the voltage and frequency value based on the
> > > > +speedbin blown in the efuse combination. The sunxi-cpufreq-nvmem driver
> > > > +reads the efuse value from the SoC to provide the OPP framework with
> > > > +required information.
> > > > +
> > > > +Required properties:
> > > > +--------------------
> > > > +In 'cpus' nodes:
> > > > +- operating-points-v2: Phandle to the operating-points-v2 table to use.
> > > > +
> > > > +In 'operating-points-v2' table:
> > > > +- compatible: Should be
> > > > + - 'operating-points-v2-sunxi-cpu'.
> > > > +- nvmem-cells: A phandle pointing to a nvmem-cells node representing the
> > > > + efuse registers that has information about the
> > > > + speedbin that is used to select the right frequency/voltage
> > > > + value pair.
> > > > + Please refer the for nvmem-cells
> > > > + bindings Documentation/devicetree/bindings/nvmem/nvmem.txt
> > > > + and also examples below.
> > > > +
> > > > +In every OPP node:
> > > > +- opp-supported-hw: A single 32 bit bitmap value, representing compatible HW.
> > > > + Bitmap:
> > > > + 0: speedbin 0
> > > > + 1: speedbin 1
> > > > + 2: speedbin 2
> > > > + 3-31: unused
> > >
> > > I'm wondering if that's the right approach.
> > >
> > > I guess we could also have three different OPP tables, and pass them
> > > all three through a phandle array, and have the kernel code select
> > > which one is relevant based on the SID content
> >
> > It's ok. But why not use the way we already have?
> > Is it necessary to introduce new helper?
>
> My main concern is that it becomes quite difficult to differentiate
> the various OPPs, and to which bin a particular OPP is belonging to,
> while the more traditional OPPv2 makes it much more obvious.
Hi Maxime,

How about the newer patch ?
I think it is clearer. Just add a printk and people will know the opp
information used.

Yangtao
>
> Maxime
>
> --
> Maxime Ripard, Bootlin
> Embedded Linux and Kernel engineering
> https://bootlin.com

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