[PATCH v2 1/3] dt-bindings: mailbox: Introduce Hi3660 controller binding

Leo Yan leo.yan at linaro.org
Fri Oct 27 08:02:51 PDT 2017


On Fri, Oct 27, 2017 at 09:38:44AM -0500, Rob Herring wrote:
> On Fri, Oct 27, 2017 at 02:15:02PM +0800, Kaihua Zhong wrote:
> > From: Leo Yan <leo.yan at linaro.org>
> > 
> > Introduce a binding for the Hi3660 mailbox controller, the mailbox is
> > used within application processor (AP), communication processor (CP),
> > HIFI and MCU, etc.
> > 
> > Cc: John Stultz <john.stultz at linaro.org>
> > Cc: Guodong Xu <guodong.xu at linaro.org>
> > Cc: Haojian Zhuang <haojian.zhuang at linaro.org>
> > Cc: Niranjan Yadla <nyadla at cadence.com>
> > Cc: Raj Pawate <pawateb at cadence.com>
> > Signed-off-by: Leo Yan <leo.yan at linaro.org>
> > ---
> >  .../bindings/mailbox/hisilicon,hi3660-mailbox.txt  | 52 ++++++++++++++++++++++
> >  1 file changed, 52 insertions(+)
> >  create mode 100644 Documentation/devicetree/bindings/mailbox/hisilicon,hi3660-mailbox.txt
> > 
> > diff --git a/Documentation/devicetree/bindings/mailbox/hisilicon,hi3660-mailbox.txt b/Documentation/devicetree/bindings/mailbox/hisilicon,hi3660-mailbox.txt
> > new file mode 100644
> > index 0000000..8a8d7e1
> > --- /dev/null
> > +++ b/Documentation/devicetree/bindings/mailbox/hisilicon,hi3660-mailbox.txt
> > @@ -0,0 +1,52 @@
> > +Hisilicon Hi3660 Mailbox Driver
> 
> Bindings are for h/w, not drivers.

Thanks for reviewing, Rob.

Will fix for this and below comments.

> > +
> > +Hisilicon Hi3660 mailbox controller supports up to 32 channels.  Messages
> > +are passed between processors, including application & communication
> > +processors, MCU, HIFI, etc.  Each channel is unidirectional and accessed
> > +by using MMIO registers; it supports maximum to 8 words message.
> > +
> > +Controller
> > +----------
> > +
> > +Required properties:
> > +- compatible:		: Shall be "hisilicon,hi3660-mbox"
> > +- reg:			: Offset and length of the device's register set
> > +- #mbox-cells:		: Must be 3
> > +			  <&phandle channel dst_irq ack_irq>
> > +			    phandle	: Label name of controller
> > +			    channel	: Channel number
> > +			    dst_irq	: Remote interrupt vector
> > +			    ack_irq	: Local interrupt vector
> > +
> > +- interrupts:		: Contains the two IRQ lines for mailbox.
> > +
> > +Example:
> > +
> > +mailbox: mailbox at e896b000 {
> > +	compatible = "hisilicon,hi3660-mbox";
> > +	reg = <0x0 0xe896b000 0x0 0x1000>;
> > +	interrupts = <0x0 0xc0 0x4>,
> > +		     <0x0 0xc1 0x4>;
> > +	#mbox-cells = <3>;
> > +};
> > +
> > +Client
> > +------
> > +
> > +Required properties:
> > +- compatible		: See the client docs
> > +- mboxes		: Standard property to specify a Mailbox (See ./mailbox.txt)
> > +			  Cells must match 'mbox-cells' (See Controller docs above)
> > +
> > +Optional properties
> > +- mbox-names		: Name given to channels seen in the 'mboxes' property.
> > +
> > +Example:
> > +
> > +stub_clock: stub_clock {
> 
> clock at e896b500
> 
> > +	compatible = "hisilicon,hi3660-stub-clk";
> > +	reg = <0x0 0xe896b500 0x0 0x0100>;
> > +	#clock-cells = <1>;
> > +	mbox-names = "mbox-tx";
> 
> Don't need -names when there is only one. Plus "mbox-" part is 
> redundant.
> 
> > +	mboxes = <&mailbox 13 3 0>;
> > +};
> > -- 
> > 1.9.1
> > 



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