[PATCH v2 1/4] dt-bindings: remoteproc: imx_rproc: document optional "memory-region-names"
Krzysztof Kozlowski
krzk at kernel.org
Wed Jun 10 00:37:58 PDT 2026
On Fri, Jun 05, 2026 at 04:36:18AM -0700, Laurentiu Mihalcea wrote:
> From: Laurentiu Mihalcea <laurentiu.mihalcea at nxp.com>
>
> The names of the carveout regions are derived using the names of the
> reserved memory devicetree nodes, which are referenced using the
> "memory-region" property. This adds a restriction on the names of said
> devicetree nodes, often bearing specific names such as: "vdevbuffer",
> "vdev0vring0", "rsc-table", etc... This goes against the devicetree
> specification's recommendation, which states that the devicetree node
> names should be generic.
No, it does not. Names like rsc-table feels exactly like DT spec is
asking - for a name matching purpose. Are you sure you read the spec?
>
> Fix this by documenting an additional, optional property:
> "memory-region-names". This way, the carveout names can use the values
> passed via "memory-region-names", while keeping the devicetree node
> names of the reserved memory regions generic.
I don't see how anything here is fixed. memory-region-names has nothing
to do with node names.
Best regards,
Krzysztof
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