[PATCH RFC v2 08/12] soc: samsung: pm_domain: Add support for parent power domain

[Geert Uytterhoeven]

On Tue, Nov 25, 2014 at 9:57 AM, amit daniel kachhap
<amit.daniel at samsung.com> wrote:
>>> diff --git a/Documentation/devicetree/bindings/arm/exynos/power_domain.txt b/Documentation/devicetree/bindings/arm/exynos/power_domain.txt
>>> index 00ebda1..0160bdc 100644
>>> --- a/Documentation/devicetree/bindings/arm/exynos/power_domain.txt
>>> +++ b/Documentation/devicetree/bindings/arm/exynos/power_domain.txt
>>> @@ -24,6 +24,7 @@ Optional Properties:
>>>         - pclkN, clkN: Pairs of parent of input clock and input clock to the
>>>                 devices in this power domain. Maximum of 4 pairs (N = 0 to 3)
>>>                 are supported currently.
>>> +- parents: phandle of parent power domains.

Why not using just "power-domains = <&pd_top>"?
This is consistent with how clocks refer to their parent clocks.

>>>  Node of a device using power domains must have a samsung,power-domain property
>>>  defined with a phandle to respective power domain.
>>> @@ -48,6 +49,7 @@ Example:
>>>         mfc_pd: power-domain at 10044060 {
>>>                 compatible = "samsung,exynos4210-pd", "samsung,exynos7-pd-mfc";
>>>                 reg = <0x10044060 0x20>;
>>> +               parents = <&pd_top>;
>>>                 #power-domain-cells = <0>;
>>>         };
>>
>> This seems like a good and generic approach to describe that a PM
>> domain could have a parent. I would suggest to rename it, such it
>> reflects its a PM domain binding though.
> I am not sure if this is generic. I guess PD's represented like below
> are more generic.
> PD1 {
>         PD2 {
>                 PD3 {
>                 };
>         };
> };

Such a representation is not always possible.
If you have one power-controller for a hierarchy of PM domains, you can
use it.
If you have multiple power-controllers, the power controller nodes are at the
same level in DT, so you'll have to use "power-domains" properties to link
them together.

Gr{oetje,eeting}s,

                        Geert

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