[PATCH 1/2] dt-bindings: pinctrl: add syscon property

Krzysztof Kozlowski krzk at kernel.org
Sat Dec 27 04:58:22 PST 2025


On Tue, Dec 23, 2025 at 05:11:11PM +0800, Troy Mitchell wrote:
> In order to access the protected IO power domain registers, a valid
> unlock sequence must be performed by writing the required keys to the
> AIB Secure Access Register (ASAR).
> 
> The ASAR register resides within the APBC register address space.
> A corresponding syscon property is added to allow the pinctrl driver
> to access this register.
> 
> Signed-off-by: Troy Mitchell <troy.mitchell at linux.spacemit.com>
> ---
>  .../devicetree/bindings/pinctrl/spacemit,k1-pinctrl.yaml      | 11 +++++++++++
>  1 file changed, 11 insertions(+)
> 
> diff --git a/Documentation/devicetree/bindings/pinctrl/spacemit,k1-pinctrl.yaml b/Documentation/devicetree/bindings/pinctrl/spacemit,k1-pinctrl.yaml
> index c5b0218ad6251f97b1f27089ffff724a7b0f69ae..4dc49c2cc1d52008ad89896ae0419091802cd2c4 100644
> --- a/Documentation/devicetree/bindings/pinctrl/spacemit,k1-pinctrl.yaml
> +++ b/Documentation/devicetree/bindings/pinctrl/spacemit,k1-pinctrl.yaml
> @@ -32,6 +32,15 @@ properties:
>    resets:
>      maxItems: 1
>  
> +  spacemit,apbc:
> +    $ref: /schemas/types.yaml#/definitions/phandle-array
> +    items:
> +      - items:
> +          - description: phandle to syscon that access the protected register
> +          - description: offset of access secure registers
> +    description:
> +      A phandle to syscon with byte offset to access the protected register

Say here for what purpose.

> +
>  patternProperties:
>    '-cfg$':
>      type: object
> @@ -111,6 +120,7 @@ required:
>    - reg
>    - clocks
>    - clock-names
> +  - spacemit,apbc

That's ABI break without justification.

>  
>  additionalProperties: false
>  
> @@ -128,6 +138,7 @@ examples:
>              clocks = <&syscon_apbc 42>,
>                       <&syscon_apbc 94>;
>              clock-names = "func", "bus";
> +            spacemit,apbc = <&syscon_apbc 0x50>;
>  
>              uart0_2_cfg: uart0-2-cfg {
>                  uart0-2-pins {
> 
> -- 
> 2.52.0
> 



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