[PATCH v2 1/3] dt-bindings: i3c: Add Qualcomm I3C master controller

Mukesh Kumar Savaliya quic_msavaliy at quicinc.com
Sat Mar 29 02:08:43 PDT 2025



On 3/28/2025 8:03 PM, Krzysztof Kozlowski wrote:
> On 28/03/2025 15:28, Mukesh Kumar Savaliya wrote:
>> Thanks Krzysztof for immediate review !
>>
>> On 3/26/2025 7:53 PM, Krzysztof Kozlowski wrote:
>>> On 26/03/2025 15:16, Mukesh Kumar Savaliya wrote:
>>>> Add device tree bindings for the Qualcomm I3C controller. This includes
>>>> the necessary documentation and properties required to describe the
>>>> hardware in the device tree.
>>>>
>>>> Signed-off-by: Mukesh Kumar Savaliya <quic_msavaliy at quicinc.com>
>>>> ---
>>>>    .../bindings/i3c/qcom,i3c-master.yaml         | 60 +++++++++++++++++++
>>>>    1 file changed, 60 insertions(+)
>>>>    create mode 100644 Documentation/devicetree/bindings/i3c/qcom,i3c-master.yaml
>>>>
>>>> diff --git a/Documentation/devicetree/bindings/i3c/qcom,i3c-master.yaml b/Documentation/devicetree/bindings/i3c/qcom,i3c-master.yaml
>>>> new file mode 100644
>>>> index 000000000000..af6b393f2327
>>>> --- /dev/null
>>>> +++ b/Documentation/devicetree/bindings/i3c/qcom,i3c-master.yaml
>>>
>>> Naming: nothing improved.
>>>
>> Sorry, i didn't get exactly. To your comment "Filename matching
>> compatible." i have Changed the compatible string to "qcom,i3c-master"
>> and now it's matching to file name.
>>
>> shall i make filename as qcom,i3c-master-qcom.yaml ? If this is wrong,
>> please suggest.
>>
>> Removed "bindings" from the subject line too. I have removed "master"
>> from the description, shall i remove from subject also and keep only
>> controller ? I kept master controller thinking it may be good as "master
>> controller" instead "controller".
> 
> I still see the "master" in the compatible and filename.
> 
File Name : qcom,i3c-geni-qcom.yaml
Compatible name : "qcom,i3c-geni"
+
Remove master from subject too "dt-bindings: i3c: Add Qualcomm I3C 
controller"

will this be fine ?
>>
>>
>>>> @@ -0,0 +1,60 @@
>>>> +# SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0 OR BSD-2-Clause
>>>> +%YAML 1.2
>>>> +---
>>>> +$id: http://devicetree.org/schemas/i3c/qcom,i3c-master.yaml#
>>>> +$schema: http://devicetree.org/meta-schemas/core.yaml#
>>>> +
>>>> +title: Qualcomm Geni based QUP I3C Controller
>>>> +
>>>> +maintainers:
>>>> +  - Mukesh Kumar Savaliya <quic_msavaliy at quicinc.com>
>>>> +
>>>> +description:
>>>> +  I3C in master mode supports up to 12.5MHz, SDR mode data transfer in mixed
>>>> +  bus mode (I2C and I3C target devices on same i3c bus). It also supports
>>>> +  hotjoin, IBI mechanism.
>>>> +
>>>> +  I3C Controller nodes must be child of GENI based Qualcomm Universal
>>>> +  Peripharal. Please refer GENI based QUP wrapper controller node bindings
>>>> +  described in Documentation/devicetree/bindings/soc/qcom/qcom,geni-se.yaml.
>>>> +
>>>> +allOf:
>>>> +  - $ref: i3c.yaml#
>>>> +
>>>> +properties:
>>>> +  compatible:
>>>> +    const: qcom,i3c-master
>>>
>>> And this got worse. It makes also no sense either: how can you claim
>>> that this covers all possible future I3C masters from Qualcomm?
>>>
>>> What was the resolution of previous discussion?
>>>
>> Below was my understanding and reply.
>> "
>> I think i should remove const. kept it for now as no other compatible to
>> be added as of now.
>> let me remove const.
>> SoC name is not required, as this compatible is generic to all the SOCs.
> 
> I don't see any talks about const, what are you referring to?
> 
+properties:
+  compatible:
+    : qcom,i3c-geni
will this be fine ?


>> "
>>
>> But i realized i missed to remove const, sorry for that.
>>
>>
>> I have also checked for qcom,spi-geni-qcom.yaml, it has below :
>> properties:
>>     compatible:
>>       const: qcom,geni-spi
>>
>> Let me know if i can correct for SPI in separate new patch ?
> 
> I love such arguments - let's find whatever old bindings and whatever
> antipattern.
Sure, once i know what should be the ideal pattern which is 
unique/should be unique, will share you other files.
> 
> What was the outcome of the discussion? I think was about geni, no? What
> did Rob write? So how did it became i3c-master?
> 
yes, so "qcom,i3c-geni" is fine ?

> Best regards,
> Krzysztof




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