[PATCH 2/2] dt-bindings: nvmem: u-boot,env: describe "data-size" property

Rafał Miłecki zajec5 at gmail.com
Wed Dec 13 07:47:21 PST 2023


From: Rafał Miłecki <rafal at milecki.pl>

Describe what "data-size" means in U-Boot env context and why it may be
needed. It's a generic property but giving it some extra meaning in
U-Boot context may be helpful.

Cc: Christian Marangi <ansuelsmth at gmail.com>
Signed-off-by: Rafał Miłecki <rafal at milecki.pl>
---
 .../devicetree/bindings/nvmem/u-boot,env.yaml          | 10 ++++++++++
 1 file changed, 10 insertions(+)

diff --git a/Documentation/devicetree/bindings/nvmem/u-boot,env.yaml b/Documentation/devicetree/bindings/nvmem/u-boot,env.yaml
index 9c36afc7084b..0006f022d0af 100644
--- a/Documentation/devicetree/bindings/nvmem/u-boot,env.yaml
+++ b/Documentation/devicetree/bindings/nvmem/u-boot,env.yaml
@@ -44,6 +44,15 @@ properties:
   reg:
     maxItems: 1
 
+  data-size:
+    description:
+      U-Boot environment data size is set and hardcoded during compilation using
+      CONFIG_ENV_SIZE. Knowing it is critical for CRC32 checksum calculation.
+
+      This property allows specifying it in case it differs from NVMEM device
+      size. It may happen if device partitioning was designed with different
+      concepts in mind (like block alignment or future-proof size).
+
   bootcmd:
     type: object
     description: Command to use for automatic booting
@@ -76,6 +85,7 @@ examples:
         env: partition at 40000 {
             compatible = "u-boot,env";
             reg = <0x40000 0x10000>;
+            data-size = <0x4000>;
 
             mac: ethaddr {
                 #nvmem-cell-cells = <1>;
-- 
2.35.3




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