[PATCH 7/7] watchdog: orion: Update device-tree binding documentation
Jason Cooper
jason at lakedaemon.net
Mon Aug 26 10:00:09 EDT 2013
On Fri, Aug 23, 2013 at 07:04:51AM -0300, Ezequiel Garcia wrote:
> On Thu, Aug 22, 2013 at 09:26:21PM -0400, Jason Cooper wrote:
> > On Thu, Aug 22, 2013 at 11:41:58AM -0300, Ezequiel Garcia wrote:
> > > Change the 'reg' property meaning, by defining three required cells.
> > > It's important to note this commit breaks DT-compatibility for this
> > > device.
> > >
> > > Cc: devicetree at vger.kernel.org
> > > Signed-off-by: Ezequiel Garcia <ezequiel.garcia at free-electrons.com>
> > > ---
> > > Documentation/devicetree/bindings/watchdog/orion-wdt.txt | 9 +++++++--
> > > 1 file changed, 7 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)
> > >
> > > diff --git a/Documentation/devicetree/bindings/watchdog/orion-wdt.txt b/Documentation/devicetree/bindings/watchdog/orion-wdt.txt
> > > index 5dc8d30..bb7f1a2 100644
> > > --- a/Documentation/devicetree/bindings/watchdog/orion-wdt.txt
> > > +++ b/Documentation/devicetree/bindings/watchdog/orion-wdt.txt
> > > @@ -3,7 +3,10 @@
> > > Required Properties:
> > >
> > > - Compatibility : "marvell,orion-wdt"
> > > -- reg : Address of the timer registers
> > > +- reg : Three cells are required.
> > > + First cell contains the global timer control register.
> > > + Second cell contains the watchdog counter register.
> > > + Third cell contains the RSTOUT register.
> > >
> > > Optional properties:
> > >
> > > @@ -13,7 +16,9 @@ Example:
> > >
> > > wdt at 20300 {
> > > compatible = "marvell,orion-wdt";
> > > - reg = <0x20300 0x28>;
> > > + reg = <0x20300 0x4
> > > + 0x20324 0x4
> > > + 0x20108 0x4>;
> >
> > I don't like this. It reaches outside of the wdt register. I think a
> > more clean way to do this is to do a provider/consumer relationship as
> > in reset.txt. eg, here you would retain the original reg binding, and
> > add a reset phandle.
> >
>
> Mmm... I can't see how this fits a reset-controller usage.
Sorry, I wasn't clear. 'as in reset.txt' should have probably been
'similar to reset.txt'.
> The watchdog simply "enables" the RSTOUT bit that allows the whole SoC
> to be reset when the watchdog counter expires.
right.
> The reset-controller seems to be meant to send reset signals to devices,
> which is not this case.
yes, I was thinking (and drinking) of a node for the whole register
(0x20108), with an eventual driver. Then the phandle in the wdt node.
This hypothetical driver could also incorporate the CPU_SOFT_RESET
(0x2010c) register from orion5x...
> What am I missing?
A suitable application of alcohol and Sun. :)
thx,
Jason.
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