[PATCH v3 1/7] ARM: shmobile: Define DT bindings for timer devices

Simon Horman horms at verge.net.au
Mon Mar 18 23:28:22 EDT 2013


On Sun, Mar 17, 2013 at 04:43:45PM +0100, Bastian Hecht wrote:
> The SH mobile series currently features 3 timer devices in the kernel:
> Compare Match Timer (CMT), Timer Unit (TMU) and MTU2. These devices
> share register layout characteristics amongst each that enable us to
> define common DT bindings for them.

Bastian, could you comment on the status of these changes.
I see no outstanding objections to them.

Magnus, ditto.

Paul, how do you want to handle merging these?
There are several shmobile changes so it could
be logical for me request arm-soc to take them.

> Signed-off-by: Bastian Hecht <hechtb+renesas at gmail.com>
> ---
> v3: same (only patch 0003 changed)
> 
>  .../devicetree/bindings/timer/renesas,timer.txt    |   45 ++++++++++++++++++++
>  1 file changed, 45 insertions(+)
>  create mode 100644 Documentation/devicetree/bindings/timer/renesas,timer.txt
> 
> diff --git a/Documentation/devicetree/bindings/timer/renesas,timer.txt b/Documentation/devicetree/bindings/timer/renesas,timer.txt
> new file mode 100644
> index 0000000..2c001bf
> --- /dev/null
> +++ b/Documentation/devicetree/bindings/timer/renesas,timer.txt
> @@ -0,0 +1,45 @@
> +* Renesas SH Mobile Timer
> +
> +Bindings for several timer devices from Renesas including CMT, TMU and MTU2.
> +
> +Required properties:
> +- compatible : Should be "renesas,{device}-timer",
> +  whereas device is "cmt", "tmu" or "mtu2".
> +- reg : Address and length of the register set for the device
> +- interrupts : Timer interrupt
> +- renesas,device-id : The ID of the timer device
> +- renesas,channel-id : The channel ID of the timer device
> +- renesas,source-quality : The viability to use this device as a free
> +  running clock. From 0 (do not use) to 10 (best possible clock).
> +- renesas,event-quality : The viability to use this device as an event
> +  generator. From 0 (do not use) to 10 (best possible clock).
> +
> +The properties renesas,{source,event}-quality reflect the situation that the
> +usability of the timer devices depend on the location within their SoCs. E.g.
> +the power domain affinty affects power management, some mux-ed lines might be
> +preferred to be assigned to other functions and other constraints.
> +
> +Example for CMT1 channel 0 on the R8A7740 SoC:
> +
> +	timer at e6138010 {
> +		compatible = "renesas,cmt-timer";
> +		interrupt-parent = <&intca>;
> +		reg = <0xe6138010 0xc>;
> +		interrupts = <0x0b00>;
> +		renesas,device-id = <1>;
> +		renesas,channel-id = <0>;
> +		renesas,source-quality = <3>;
> +		renesas,event-quality = <3>;
> +	};
> +
> +Example for TMU0 channel 1 on the SH7372 SoC:
> +	timer at fff60014 {
> +		compatible = "renesas,tmu-timer";
> +		interrupt-parent = <&intcs>;
> +		reg = <0xfff60014 0xc>;
> +		interrupts = <0xea0>;
> +		renesas,device-id = <0>;
> +		renesas,channel-id = <1>;
> +		renesas,source-quality = <4>;
> +		renesas,event-quality = <0>;
> +	};
> -- 
> 1.7.9.5
> 
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