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

Padhi, Beleswar b-padhi at ti.com
Fri Oct 2 02:56:27 PDT 2026


On 10/2/2026 11:57 AM, Krzysztof Kozlowski wrote:
> 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?


TDA54 PDM System Controller. I will add this in the commit message
in patch revision.

>
>> 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.


Why? We want to make sure dt_binding_check catches system controller
nodes which have a debug region but omit the unit address.

Thanks,
Beleswar

>
> Best regards,
> Krzysztof



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