[PATCH 1/8] [RFC] dt-bindings: renesas: Document R-Car H3 and M3-W SiP DT bindings

[Geert Uytterhoeven]

Hi Rob,

On Fri, Apr 28, 2017 at 3:39 PM, Rob Herring <robh at kernel.org> wrote:
> On Wed, Apr 19, 2017 at 11:15:44AM +0200, Geert Uytterhoeven wrote:
>> Document the SiP ("System-in-Package") versions of the R-Car H3 and M3-W
>> SoCs, which contain an R-Car H3 or M3-W SoC, RAM, and HyperFlash.
>>
>> Add their compatible values to all boards equipped with R-Car Gen3 SiPs.
>>
>> Signed-off-by: Geert Uytterhoeven <geert+renesas at glider.be>
>> ---
>> Questions:
>>   - Do we need more compatible values, for different configurations?
>>     At least r8j7796 is available with either 2 GiB or 4 GiB of RAM,
>>     possibly using RAM parts from different vendors.
>
> Same die, just a different package? If so, I don't think you need a
> different compatible. It's going to be a different board from any
> non-SiP which should be enough to distinguish.

An SiP is more like a CPU daughterboard.

The different SiP-versions based on r8a7795 contain the same r8a7795 SoC die,
but different amounts of RAM, i.e. different RAM dies.

Gr{oetje,eeting}s,

                        Geert

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