[PATCH v3 3/7] dt-bindings: mfd: add binding for Apple Mac System Management Controller

Russell King (Oracle) linux at armlinux.org.uk
Tue Nov 8 14:22:31 PST 2022


On Tue, Nov 08, 2022 at 09:55:58PM +0100, Krzysztof Kozlowski wrote:
> On 08/11/2022 17:33, Russell King (Oracle) wrote:
> > Add a DT binding for the Apple Mac System Management Controller.
> 
> Drop the second, redundant "binding" from subject. It's already in prefix.

Yet another thing that's been there from the start... how many more
things are you going to pick up in subsequent versions of the patch?
When does this stop?

In any case, taking your comment literally,

"dt-bindings: mfd: add for Apple Mac System Management Controller"

makes no sense, so presumably you want something more than that.

In any case, I see several recent cases already merged which follow
the pattern that I've used and that you've reviewed.

> > Signed-off-by: Russell King (Oracle) <rmk+kernel at armlinux.org.uk>
> > ---
> >  .../devicetree/bindings/mfd/apple,smc.yaml    | 67 +++++++++++++++++++
> >  1 file changed, 67 insertions(+)
> >  create mode 100644 Documentation/devicetree/bindings/mfd/apple,smc.yaml
> > 
> > diff --git a/Documentation/devicetree/bindings/mfd/apple,smc.yaml b/Documentation/devicetree/bindings/mfd/apple,smc.yaml
> > new file mode 100644
> > index 000000000000..014eba5a1bbc
> > --- /dev/null
> > +++ b/Documentation/devicetree/bindings/mfd/apple,smc.yaml
> > @@ -0,0 +1,67 @@
> > +# SPDX-License-Identifier: (GPL-2.0-only OR BSD-2-Clause)
> > +%YAML 1.2
> > +---
> > +$id: http://devicetree.org/schemas/mfd/apple,smc.yaml#
> > +$schema: http://devicetree.org/meta-schemas/core.yaml#
> > +
> > +title: Apple Mac System Management Controller
> > +
> > +maintainers:
> > +  - Hector Martin <marcan at marcan.st>
> > +
> > +description:
> > +  Apple Mac System Management Controller implements various functions
> > +  such as GPIO, RTC, power, reboot.
> > +
> > +properties:
> > +  compatible:
> > +    items:
> > +      - enum:
> > +          - apple,t6000-smc
> > +          - apple,t8103-smc
> > +          - apple,t8112-smc
> > +      - const: apple,smc
> > +
> > +  reg:
> > +    items:
> > +      - description: SMC area
> > +      - description: SRAM area
> > +
> > +  reg-names:
> > +    items:
> > +      - const: smc
> > +      - const: sram
> > +
> > +  mboxes:
> > +    maxItems: 1
> > +
> > +  gpio:
> > +    $ref: /schemas/gpio/gpio-macsmc.yaml
> 
> So this depends on other patch, so:
> 1. You need mention the dependency in cover letter (nothing there),
> 2. Re-order patches.
> 
> The GPIO cannot go separate tree and this must be explicitly communicated.

Sigh, getting an order that is sensible is really bloody difficult.
I'm quite sure Lee is only going to want to apply the mfd bits. Then
what do we do with the other bits? GPIO stuff via the GPIO tree, then
wait a cycle before the rest can be merged. Or what?

> > +
> > +additionalProperties: false
> > +
> > +required:
> > +  - compatible
> > +  - reg
> > +  - reg-names
> > +  - mboxes
> > +
> > +examples:
> > +  - |
> > +    soc {
> > +      #address-cells = <2>;
> > +      #size-cells = <2>;
> > +
> > +      smc at 23e400000 {
> 
> Usually these are called system-controller, to have a generic name (as
> asked by DT spec).

I'll defer to Hector for his response on this one, but you've had
had plenty of opportunities to bring this up in the past - it's been
there since the first posting.

Frustrating is definitely the word for this drip-drip-drip review.

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