[PATCH 03/17] dt-bindings: display/msm: Document Nord MDSS

[Nabige Aala]

On 9/17/2026 7:06 AM, Shawn Guo wrote:
> On Fri, Sep 11, 2026 at 09:06:34PM +0530, Nabige Aala wrote:
>> From: Mahadevan P <mahadevan.p at oss.qualcomm.com>
>>
>> Add the binding for the display subsystem (MDSS) found on the Qualcomm
>> Nord SoC. Nord is MDSS 12.1, DP-only (no DSI), with two independent DP
>> controllers.
>>
>> Signed-off-by: Mahadevan P <mahadevan.p at oss.qualcomm.com>
>> Signed-off-by: Nabige Aala <nabige.aala at oss.qualcomm.com>
>> ---
>>   .../bindings/display/msm/qcom,nord-mdss.yaml       | 98 ++++++++++++++++++++++
>>   1 file changed, 98 insertions(+)
>>
>> diff --git a/Documentation/devicetree/bindings/display/msm/qcom,nord-mdss.yaml b/Documentation/devicetree/bindings/display/msm/qcom,nord-mdss.yaml
>> new file mode 100644
>> index 000000000000..0b0cacdca9db
>> --- /dev/null
>> +++ b/Documentation/devicetree/bindings/display/msm/qcom,nord-mdss.yaml
>> @@ -0,0 +1,98 @@
>> +# SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0-only OR BSD-2-Clause
>> +%YAML 1.2
>> +---
>> +$id: http://devicetree.org/schemas/display/msm/qcom,nord-mdss.yaml#
>> +$schema: http://devicetree.org/meta-schemas/core.yaml#
>> +
>> +title: Qualcomm Nord display subsystem (MDSS)
>> +
>> +maintainers:
>> +  - Mahadevan P <mahadevan.p at oss.qualcomm.com>
>> +
>> +description:
>> +  Nord display subsystem consists of MDSS (display controller), DPU 1499A
>> +  (display processing unit), and display interface controllers (DP only, no DSI).
>> +  This is MDSS 12.1, DP-only, with 2 independent DP controllers.
>> +
>> +$ref: /schemas/display/msm/mdss-common.yaml#
>> +
>> +properties:
>> +  compatible:
>> +    const: qcom,nord-mdss
>> +
>> +  clocks:
>> +    items:
>> +      - description: Display AHB
>> +      - description: Display hf AXI
>> +      - description: Display core
>> +
>> +  clock-names:
>> +    items:
>> +      - const: iface
>> +      - const: bus
>> +      - const: core
>> +
>> +  iommus:
>> +    maxItems: 1
> The DTS in downstream repository doesn't seem to agree. There is two
> items for iommus.

I checked the Nord IPCAT. the resulted SID is same for both the SID 
(i.e.  0x03e0) in downstream repository.

I think we should update the downstream DT and use a single SID entry.

>> +
>> +  interconnects:
>> +    items:
>> +      - description: Interconnect path from mdp0 port to the data bus
>> +      - description: Interconnect path from CPU to the reg bus
>> +
>> +  interconnect-names:
>> +    items:
>> +      - const: mdp0-mem
>> +      - const: cpu-cfg
>> +
>> +patternProperties:
>> +  "^display-controller@[0-9a-f]+$":
>> +    type: object
>> +    additionalProperties: true
>> +    properties:
>> +      compatible:
>> +        const: qcom,nord-dpu
>> +
>> +  "^displayport-controller@[0-9a-f]+$":
>> +    type: object
>> +    additionalProperties: true
>> +    properties:
>> +      compatible:
>> +        const: qcom,nord-dp
>> +
>> +  "^phy@[0-9a-f]+$":
>> +    type: object
>> +    additionalProperties: true
>> +    properties:
>> +      compatible:
>> +        const: qcom,nord-dp-phy
>> +
>> +required:
>> +  - compatible
>> +
>> +unevaluatedProperties: false
>> +
>> +examples:
>> +  - |
>> +    #include <dt-bindings/clock/qcom,dispcc-nord.h>
> Please run dt_binding_check against mainline kernel where the header is
> actually qcom,nord-dispcc.h.

Ack, I will update according to mainline kernel.

Thanks,

Nabige

>
> Shawn
>
>> +    #include <dt-bindings/interrupt-controller/arm-gic.h>
>> +    #include <dt-bindings/power/qcom,rpmhpd.h>
>> +
>> +    display-subsystem at ae00000 {
>> +        compatible = "qcom,nord-mdss";
>> +        reg = <0x0ae00000 0x1000>;
>> +        reg-names = "mdss";
>> +        power-domains = <&dispcc_gdsc>;
>> +        clocks = <&dispcc DISPCC_MDSS_AHB_CLK>,
>> +                 <&gcc GCC_DISP_HF_AXI_CLK>,
>> +                 <&dispcc DISPCC_MDSS_MDP_CLK>;
>> +        clock-names = "iface", "bus", "core";
>> +        resets = <&dispcc DISP_CC_MDSS_CORE_BCR>;
>> +        interrupts = <GIC_SPI 83 IRQ_TYPE_LEVEL_HIGH>;
>> +        interrupt-controller;
>> +        #interrupt-cells = <1>;
>> +        iommus = <&apps_smmu 0x800 0x420>;
>> +        #address-cells = <1>;
>> +        #size-cells = <1>;
>> +        ranges;
>> +    };
>>
>> -- 
>> 2.34.1
>>
>>
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