[PATCH 3/3] arm64: dts: broadcom: bcm2712: Add the otp nodes to firmware
Krzysztof Kozlowski
krzk at kernel.org
Thu Apr 9 06:05:16 PDT 2026
On 09/04/2026 15:03, Gregor Herburger wrote:
>>>
>>> If I drop the binding patch how to distinguish the variants? Should I
>>> add a SoC specific compatible? e.g. `raspberrypi,bcm2712-firmware` and
>>> use it in the firmware/raspberrypi driver to add the second otp region?
>>
>> So you have different devices/variants? What is the "variant" here?
>
> Seems so. I suppose there is at least a bcm2712 variant and a non-bcm2712
> variant (which is currently confusingly named 'raspberrypi,bcm2835-firmware').
>>
>> Writing-bindings asks you to have per device compatible. Why standard
>> rules do not apply here? (see also DTS101)
>
> I am not arguing that the rules do not apply here. I want to find out
> what is the correct way to do it.
>
> Should there then be a 'raspberrypi,bcm2712-firmware' compatible with
> 'raspberrypi,bcm2835-firmware' fallback?
Yes, most likely. Let's wait a bit - maybe someone from Raspberry or
Broadcom will clarify things here.
Best regards,
Krzysztof
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