[PATCH v1 1/3] dt-bindings: mailbox: Document Hi6220 mailbox driver

Sudeep Holla sudeep.holla at arm.com
Tue Aug 25 04:17:20 PDT 2015



On 19/08/15 10:37, Leo Yan wrote:
> Document the new compatible for Hisilicon Hi6220 mailbox driver.
>
> Signed-off-by: Leo Yan <leo.yan at linaro.org>
> ---
>   .../bindings/mailbox/hisilicon,hi6220-mailbox.txt  | 57 ++++++++++++++++++++++
>   1 file changed, 57 insertions(+)
>   create mode 100644 Documentation/devicetree/bindings/mailbox/hisilicon,hi6220-mailbox.txt
>
> diff --git a/Documentation/devicetree/bindings/mailbox/hisilicon,hi6220-mailbox.txt b/Documentation/devicetree/bindings/mailbox/hisilicon,hi6220-mailbox.txt
> new file mode 100644
> index 0000000..3dfb0b0
> --- /dev/null
> +++ b/Documentation/devicetree/bindings/mailbox/hisilicon,hi6220-mailbox.txt
> @@ -0,0 +1,57 @@
> +Hisilicon Hi6220 Mailbox Driver
> +===============================
> +
> +Hisilicon Hi6220 mailbox supports up to 32 channels. Each channel
> +is unidirectional with a maximum message size of 8 words. I/O is
> +performed using register access (there is no DMA) and the cell
> +raises an interrupt when messages are received.
> +
> +Mailbox Device Node:
> +====================
> +
> +Required properties:
> +--------------------
> +- compatible:		Shall be "hisilicon,hi6220-mbox"
> +- reg:			Contains the mailbox register address range (base
> +			address and length); the first item is for IPC
> +			registers, the second item is shared buffer for
> +			slots.

Not sure if the shared buffer needs to be part of the controller binding
as it's not related to it. It's just agreement between the endpoints of
this mailbox on particular SoC and IMO has to part of the client binding.

Regards,
Sudeep



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