[PATCH 2/4] dt-bindings: arm: Document Microchip LAN969x

[Robert Marko]

On Wed, Dec 3, 2025 at 8:19 PM Conor Dooley <conor at kernel.org> wrote:
>
> On Wed, Dec 03, 2025 at 01:21:30PM +0100, Robert Marko wrote:
> > Microchip LAN969x is a series of multi-port, multi-gigabit switches based
> > on ARMv8 Cortex-A53 CPU.
> >
> > Signed-off-by: Robert Marko <robert.marko at sartura.hr>
> > ---
> >  .../bindings/arm/microchip,lan969x.yaml       | 32 +++++++++++++++++++
>
> This should not be in a unique file, put it in with the other microchip
> arm devices please. Also, the wildcard in the compatible is not
> permitted, only way it'd make sense is if these are different binnings
> of the same silicon. If that's the case, you need to explain why,
> because compatibles are meant to be soc-specific.

Hi Conor,
The issue is that there is no unique place for Microchip SoC-s,
LAN966x series is in the AT91 bindings
while SparX-5 has its own bindings file.

What would you suggest in this case?

As for the wildcard, I understand, will get rid of it in v2.

Regards,
Robert

>
> pw-bot: changes-requested
>
> >  1 file changed, 32 insertions(+)
> >  create mode 100644 Documentation/devicetree/bindings/arm/microchip,lan969x.yaml
> >
> > diff --git a/Documentation/devicetree/bindings/arm/microchip,lan969x.yaml b/Documentation/devicetree/bindings/arm/microchip,lan969x.yaml
> > new file mode 100644
> > index 000000000000..3fa1d4ed40d1
> > --- /dev/null
> > +++ b/Documentation/devicetree/bindings/arm/microchip,lan969x.yaml
> > @@ -0,0 +1,32 @@
> > +# SPDX-License-Identifier: (GPL-2.0-only OR BSD-2-Clause)
> > +%YAML 1.2
> > +---
> > +$id: http://devicetree.org/schemas/arm/microchip,lan969x.yaml#
> > +$schema: http://devicetree.org/meta-schemas/core.yaml#
> > +
> > +title: Microchip LAN969x Boards
> > +
> > +maintainers:
> > +  - Robert Marko <robert.marko at sartura.hr>
> > +
> > +description: |+
> > +   The Microchip LAN969x SoC is a ARMv8-based used in a family of
> > +   multi-port, multi-gigabit switches.
> > +
> > +properties:
> > +  $nodename:
> > +    const: '/'
> > +  compatible:
> > +    oneOf:
> > +      - description: The LAN969x EVB (EV23X71A) is a 24x 1G + 4x 10G
> > +          Ethernet development system board.
> > +        items:
> > +          - const: microchip,ev23x71a
> > +          - const: microchip,lan969x
> > +
> > +required:
> > +  - compatible
> > +
> > +additionalProperties: true
> > +
> > +...
> > --
> > 2.52.0
> >



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