[PATCH 1/6] dt-bindings: arm: keystone: ti,sci: Update nodename pattern

Krzysztof Kozlowski krzk at kernel.org
Thu Oct 1 23:27:53 PDT 2026


On Thu, Oct 01, 2026 at 01:11:26AM +0530, Beleswar Padhi wrote:
> The $nodename pattern for TI-SCI controllers mandates specifying a unit
> address, which in turn requires a 'reg' property. This 'reg' is only
> used to describe an optional memory-mapped debug-messages region.
> 
> Some controllers may not implement this debug region, so it has no 'reg'

Which ones?

> and unit address. Therefore, relax the $nodename pattern to allow the
> unit address to be omitted for such controllers. Keep the unit address
> mandatory for the existing ti,k2g-sci and ti,am654-sci controllers.
> 
> Signed-off-by: Beleswar Padhi <b-padhi at ti.com>
> ---
> Note: This patch is independent can be applied directly.
> 
> Cc: Nishanth Menon <nm at ti.com>
> Cc: Tero Kristo <kristo at kernel.org>
> Cc: Santosh Shilimkar <ssantosh at kernel.org>
> Cc: Rob Herring <robh at kernel.org>
> Cc: Krzysztof Kozlowski <krzk+dt at kernel.org>
> Cc: Conor Dooley <conor+dt at kernel.org>
> Cc: linux-arm-kernel at lists.infradead.org
> Cc: devicetree at vger.kernel.org
> Cc: linux-kernel at vger.kernel.org
> 
>  .../devicetree/bindings/arm/keystone/ti,sci.yaml  | 15 ++++++++++++++-
>  1 file changed, 14 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)
> 
> diff --git a/Documentation/devicetree/bindings/arm/keystone/ti,sci.yaml b/Documentation/devicetree/bindings/arm/keystone/ti,sci.yaml
> index 25a2b42105e54..67acce8a559a1 100644
> --- a/Documentation/devicetree/bindings/arm/keystone/ti,sci.yaml
> +++ b/Documentation/devicetree/bindings/arm/keystone/ti,sci.yaml
> @@ -30,7 +30,7 @@ description: |
>  
>  properties:
>    $nodename:
> -    pattern: "^system-controller@[0-9a-f]+$"
> +    pattern: "^system-controller(@[0-9a-f]+)?$"
>  
>    compatible:
>      oneOf:
> @@ -84,6 +84,19 @@ required:
>    - mbox-names
>    - mboxes
>  
> +allOf:
> +  - if:
> +      properties:
> +        compatible:
> +          contains:
> +            enum:
> +              - ti,k2g-sci
> +              - ti,am654-sci
> +    then:
> +      properties:
> +        $nodename:
> +          pattern: "^system-controller@[0-9a-f]+$"

Drop, not worth complexity.

Best regards,
Krzysztof




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