[PATCH v7 1/4] dt-bindings: pwm: Add OpenCores PWM module

Conor Dooley conor at kernel.org
Wed Nov 22 09:36:32 PST 2023


On Wed, Nov 22, 2023 at 03:03:36PM +0800, William Qiu wrote:
> 
> 
> On 2023/11/14 4:17, Conor Dooley wrote:
> > On Mon, Nov 13, 2023 at 09:07:15PM +0100, Krzysztof Kozlowski wrote:
> >> On 13/11/2023 10:42, William Qiu wrote:
> >> > Will update.
> >> >>> +
> >> >>> +allOf:
> >> >>> +  - $ref: pwm.yaml#
> >> >>> +
> >> >>> +properties:
> >> >>> +  compatible:
> >> >>> +    oneOf:
> >> >>> +      - items:
> >> >>> +          - enum:
> >> >>> +              - starfive,jh7100-pwm
> >> >>> +              - starfive,jh7110-pwm
> >> >>> +          - const: opencores,pwm
> >> >>
> >> >> That's a very, very generic compatible. Are you sure, 100% sure, that
> >> >> all designs from OpenCores from now till next 100 years will be 100%
> >> >> compatible?
> >> >>
> >> > My description is not accurate enough, this is OpenCores PTC IP, and PWM
> >> > is one of those modes, so it might be better to replace compatible with
> >> > "opencores, ptc-pwm"
> >> > 
> >> > What do you think?
> >> 
> >> Sorry, maybe this answers maybe doesn't. What is "PTC"?
> > 
> > "pwm timer counter". AFAIU, the IP can be configured to provide all 3.
> > I think that William pointed out on an earlier revision that they have
> > only implemented the pwm on their hardware.
> > I don't think putting in "ptc" is a sufficient differentiator though, as
> > clearly there could be several different versions of "ptc-pwm" that have
> > the same concern about "all designs from OpenCores for now till the next
> > 100 years" being compatible.

Perhaps noting what "ptc" stands for in the description field would be a
good idea.

> After discussion and review of materials, we plan to use "opencores,ptc-pwm-v1"
> as this version of compatible, so that it can also be compatible in the future.
> 
> What do you think?

Do we know that it is actually "v1" of the IP? I would suggest using the
version that actually matches the version of the IP that you are using
in your SoC.

Thanks,
Conor.
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