[PATCH 2/3] dt-bindings: crypto: Convert Atmel TDES to yaml

Krzysztof Kozlowski krzysztof.kozlowski at canonical.com
Tue Feb 8 01:01:47 PST 2022


On 08/02/2022 05:04, Tudor.Ambarus at microchip.com wrote:
> Hi, Krzysztof,
> 
> On 2/7/22 18:04, Krzysztof Kozlowski wrote:
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>>
>> On 07/02/2022 04:24, Tudor Ambarus wrote:
>>> Convert Atmel TDES documentation to yaml format. With the conversion the
>>> clock and clock-names properties are made mandatory. The driver returns
>>> -EINVAL if "tdes_clk" is not found, reflect that in the bindings and make
>>> the clock and clock-names properties mandatory. Update the example to
>>> better describe how one should define the dt node.
>>>
>>> Signed-off-by: Tudor Ambarus <tudor.ambarus at microchip.com>
>>> ---
>>>  .../bindings/crypto/atmel,tdes.yaml           | 63 +++++++++++++++++++
>>>  .../bindings/crypto/atmel-crypto.txt          | 23 -------
>>>  2 files changed, 63 insertions(+), 23 deletions(-)
>>>  create mode 100644 Documentation/devicetree/bindings/crypto/atmel,tdes.yaml
>>>
>>> diff --git a/Documentation/devicetree/bindings/crypto/atmel,tdes.yaml b/Documentation/devicetree/bindings/crypto/atmel,tdes.yaml
>>> new file mode 100644
>>> index 000000000000..7efa5e4acaa1
>>> --- /dev/null
>>> +++ b/Documentation/devicetree/bindings/crypto/atmel,tdes.yaml
>>> @@ -0,0 +1,63 @@
>>> +# SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0-only
>>> +%YAML 1.2
>>> +---
>>> +$id: http://devicetree.org/schemas/crypto/atmel,tdes.yaml#
>>> +$schema: http://devicetree.org/meta-schemas/core.yaml#
>>> +
>>> +title: Atmel Triple Data Encryption Standard (TDES) HW cryptographic accelerator
>>> +
>>> +maintainers:
>>> +  - Tudor Ambarus <tudor.ambarus at microchip.com>
>>> +
>>> +properties:
>>> +  compatible:
>>> +    const: atmel,at91sam9g46-tdes
>>> +
>>
>> Same comments as for patch 1 plus one new (also applying to previous
>> one). You named the file quite generic "atmel,tdes" or "atmel,aes", but
>> what if something newer comes for at91? Maybe name it instead
>> "atmel,at91sam9-aes"?
>>
> 
> For historical reasons, the atmel-{aes,tdes,sha} drivers use their own
> fixed compatible. The differentiation between the versions of the same IP
> and their capabilities is done at run-time, by interrogating a version
> register. Thus I expect that no new compatible will be added for neither of
> these IPs.

I was not talking about compatibles. I was talking about file name. You
called it "atmel,tdes" which is quite generic. If Microchip (not
Atmel...) comes with a new type of AES/TDES/SHA block for new line of
architectures, how are you going to name the bindings?

Best regards,
Krzysztof



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