[PATCH 2/2] dt-bindings: PCI: mediatek-gen3: Add support for controlling power and reset

Jian Yang (杨戬) Jian.Yang at mediatek.com
Thu Feb 9 21:45:35 PST 2023


Dear Krzysztof,

On Fri, 2023-02-03 at 13:32 +0100, Krzysztof Kozlowski wrote:
> On 03/02/2023 10:38, Jian Yang (杨戬) wrote:
> > > > +  pcie12v-supply:
> > > > +    description:
> > > > +      The regulator phandle that provides 12V power to
> > > > downstream
> > > > component.
> > > > +
> > > > +  dsc-reset-gpios:
> > > > +    description:
> > > > +      The reset GPIO of a downstream component.
> > > 
> > > Why you cannot use standard reset-gpios property?
> > 
> > The "dsc-reset-gpios" represents an extra reset pin other than
> > PERST#
> > required by a PCIe downstream device. But the "reset-gpios",
> > described
> > in "pci.txt", represents the PERST#. So I tend to add a new
> > property to
> > meet this requirement.
> 
> OK
> 
> > > 
> > > > +    description:
> > > > +      The delay time between assertion and de-assertion of a
> > > > downstream
> > > > +      component's reset GPIO.
> > > 
> > > Why this should be a property of DT?
> > 
> > Same as the reason I described above. I suppose we need to add a
> > property to let user determine the delay time due to differences
> > in requirements between various devices.
> 
> No, I don't think we want individual properties like that. There is
> ongoing discussion about this:
> 
https://lore.kernel.org/all/20221214095342.937303-1-alexander.stein@ew.tq-group.com/
> 
> Feedback is welcomed - there. Don't create your own half-baked delays
> for different hardware designs.

Thanks for your helpful suggestion. I will remove that property of
delay-time in V2 patch and let the work-in-progress "GPIO delay" driver
to handle this requirement.

Best regards,
Jian Yang


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