[PATCH 4/5] riscv: dts: sophgo: add initial CV1800B SoC device tree

[Conor Dooley]

On Sun, Oct 01, 2023 at 08:22:04PM +0800, Inochi Amaoto wrote:
> >
> >>On Sun, Oct 01, 2023 at 06:34:21AM +0800, Inochi Amaoto wrote:
> >>> Hi, Jisheng
> >>
> >>>> Add initial device tree for the CV1800B RISC-V SoC by SOPHGO.
> >>
> >>>
> >>> You add the clint dt-bindings of CV1800B clint, but I don't see the clint
> >>> node in this dt. The SBI needs this clint node to provide timer for linux.
> >>> AFAIK, the dt of SBI comes from the linux or the bootloader, and bootloader
> >>> may load the linux dt and pass it to the SBI. I think it is better to add
> >>> the clint node.
> >>
> >>> In addition, please separate the peripheral node to a different file, which
> >>> can be reused by both the CV1800 series and CV1810 series.
> >>
> >>How do these SoCs differ?
> >
> >AFAIK, the most peripheral of CV1800 and CV1810 are the same. there are
> >only a few difference between CV1800 and CV1810:
> >1. CV1810 have mmc interrupt, but CV1800 have none
> >2. CV1810 have more RAM and a more powerful TPU.
> >3. Some models of CV1810 support I2S.
> >
> >Also is some you have already mentioned, the video capabilities (including
> >encoding, output steam number, input steam number) are different.
> >
> >The only board with a CV1800 soc is Huashan Pi (CV1812H).
> >
> 
> A mistake, I mean CV1810 soc, not the CV1800 one.
> 
> >>Documentation seems rather lacking, but I was able to find something on
> >>github that suggests there is also a cv180zb. The difference between the
> >>three seems to, from a quick look, be their video encoding capabilities.
> >>Is that correct?
> >>
> >
> >Yes. it is correct.
> >It seems like you have forgot a chip called CV1801B, which has 128MB
> >RAM. But I see no board with this soc, so at now it is not necessary to
> >care it.

FWIW, I do not mind if the properties are left inside a CV1800B specific
file, and moved out at a later date if/when someone actually upstreams
support for a board with that SoC.
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