[PATCH v2 1/2] dt-bindings: thermal: amlogic: Add A9 thermal bindings

Xianwei Zhao xianwei.zhao at amlogic.com
Thu Aug 20 00:16:37 PDT 2026



On 2026/8/20 14:49, Krzysztof Kozlowski wrote:
> On 20/08/2026 08:38, Xianwei Zhao wrote:
>> Hi Krzysztof,
>>      Thanks for your review.
>>
>> On 2026/8/13 16:28, Krzysztof Kozlowski wrote:
>>> On Tue, Aug 11, 2026 at 08:37:43AM +0000, Xianwei Zhao wrote:
>>>> Document the thermal controller compatibles for the Amlogic A9 SoC.
>>>>
>>>> Describe the required "core" and "plck" clocks, add the optional
>>>> "amlogic,hw-reset-temp" property, and update the schema constraints for
>>>> A9-specific thermal controllers.
>>>>
>>>> Signed-off-by: Xianwei Zhao<xianwei.zhao at amlogic.com>
>>>> ---
>>>>    .../bindings/thermal/amlogic,thermal.yaml          | 28 +++++++++++++++++++++-
>>>>    1 file changed, 27 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)
>>>>
>>>> diff --git a/Documentation/devicetree/bindings/thermal/amlogic,thermal.yaml b/Documentation/devicetree/bindings/thermal/amlogic,thermal.yaml
>>>> index 8cfa44dcda58..f73ee66bcc47 100644
>>>> --- a/Documentation/devicetree/bindings/thermal/amlogic,thermal.yaml
>>>> +++ b/Documentation/devicetree/bindings/thermal/amlogic,thermal.yaml
>>>> @@ -23,6 +23,7 @@ properties:
>>>>              - const: amlogic,g12a-thermal
>>>>          - enum:
>>>>              - amlogic,a1-cpu-thermal
>>>> +          - amlogic,a9-thermal
>>>>              - amlogic,t7-thermal
>>>>
>>>>      reg:
>>>> @@ -32,7 +33,13 @@ properties:
>>>>        maxItems: 1
>>>>
>>>>      clocks:
>>>> -    maxItems: 1
>>>> +    minItems: 1
>>>> +    maxItems: 2
>>>> +
>>>> +  clock-names:
>>>> +    items:
>>>> +      - const: core
>>>> +      - const: pclk
>>>>
>>>>      power-domains:
>>>>        maxItems: 1
>>>> @@ -52,6 +59,10 @@ properties:
>>>>              - description: phandle to the secure monitor
>>>>              - description: sensor index to get specific calibration data
>>>>
>>>> +  amlogic,hw-reset-temp:
>>>> +    description: The hardware-controlled reset temperature value.
>>>> +    $ref: /schemas/types.yaml#/definitions/uint32
>>> Thermal zones define that, not custom properties.
>>>
>> There are some differences here. The thermal zone goes through a
>> software-controlled process and eventually triggers a restart or
>> shutdown. There is some time between the temperature reaching the
>> threshold and the actual restart or shutdown. In contrast, this
> This feels like Linux problem, not binding? Fix Linux.
> 
>> attribute configures a hardware-level protection mechanism that directly
>> triggers a restart when the temperature reaches the configured threshold.
>>
>> If that's the case, do I also get it from Thermal zones?
> 
> Thermal zones define your hardware temperature constraints, not custom
> properties.
> 

I will remove "amlogic,hw-reset-temp" property.

> 
> Best regards,
> Krzysztof



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