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SubjectRe: [PATCH v4 2/3] dt-bindings: serial: amlogic,meson-uart: Add compatible string for T7
On Thu, Jun 22, 2023 at 10:38 AM Neil Armstrong
<neil.armstrong@linaro.org> wrote:
>
> On 22/06/2023 11:26, Conor Dooley wrote:
> > Hey Lucas,
> >
> > On Thu, Jun 22, 2023 at 09:40:44AM +0100, Lucas Tanure wrote:
> >> Amlogic T7 SoCs uses the same UART controller as S4 SoCs and G12A.
> >> There is no need for an extra compatible line in the driver, but
> >> add T7 compatible line for documentation.
> >>
> >> Co-developed-by: Conor Dooley <conor@kernel.org>
> >
> > You can delete this, I don't need a Co-developed-by tag for review
> > feedback.
> >
> >> Signed-off-by: Lucas Tanure <tanure@linux.com>
> >> ---
> >> .../devicetree/bindings/serial/amlogic,meson-uart.yaml | 6 ++++++
> >> 1 file changed, 6 insertions(+)
> >>
> >> diff --git a/Documentation/devicetree/bindings/serial/amlogic,meson-uart.yaml b/Documentation/devicetree/bindings/serial/amlogic,meson-uart.yaml
> >> index 01ec45b3b406..4ca4673169aa 100644
> >> --- a/Documentation/devicetree/bindings/serial/amlogic,meson-uart.yaml
> >> +++ b/Documentation/devicetree/bindings/serial/amlogic,meson-uart.yaml
> >> @@ -46,6 +46,12 @@ properties:
> >> - amlogic,meson8b-uart
> >> - amlogic,meson-gx-uart
> >> - amlogic,meson-s4-uart
> >> + - description: Everything-Else power domain UART controller on G12A compatible SoCs
> >
> > s/Everything-Else/Always-on/
>
>
> "Everything-Else" was the amlogic naming for the non-always-on power domain, but it seems
> it's no more something used on new SoCs like the T7 family.
>
> Anyway, the description is wrong, and it's a mess because we used "amlogic,meson-ao-uart"
> for uarts on the Always-On domain, but here it's described as Everything-Else...
>
> Lucas, is there AO_uarts on T7 ? if not drop this amlogic,meson-ao-uart for the T7 UARTs.
No, there is not an AO_uart in T7, as far as I can see from the code
and datasheet.

>
> But if there's no more AO uart controller, you'll need to change drivers/tty/serial/meson_uart.c
> and add a OF_EARLYCON_DECLARE() for amlogic,meson-t7-uart.
>
> But still, why don't you use the amlogic,meson-s4-uart as fallback instead ?
As S4 and T7 are the same as g12a, I thought it would be better to
just have g12a uart.
But sure, I can use S4 as fallback.

>
> + - description: UART controller on T7 compatible SoCs
> + items:
> + - const: amlogic,meson-t7-uart
> + - const: amlogic,meson-s4-uart
>
> and update meson_uart.c if there's no AO uarts anymore....
Ok, v5 is coming up.
>
> Neil
>
> > Otherwise,
> > Acked-by: Conor Dooley <conor.dooley@microchip.com>
> >
> > Perhaps it can be fixed on application, I don't know how the amlogic
> > maintainers operate.
> >
> > Cheers,
> > Conor.
> >
> >> + items:
> >> + - enum:
> >> + - amlogic,meson-t7-uart
> >> + - const: amlogic,meson-g12a-uart
> >> + - const: amlogic,meson-ao-uart
> >> - description: Everything-Else power domain UART controller on G12A SoCs
> >> items:
> >> - const: amlogic,meson-g12a-uart
> >> --
> >> 2.41.0
> >>
>

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