[PATCH RFC 01/13] dt-bindings: soc: starfive: Add vout-subsystem IP block

Conor Dooley conor at kernel.org
Tue Nov 11 10:36:13 PST 2025


On Tue, Nov 11, 2025 at 06:18:16PM +0000, Conor Dooley wrote:
> On Sat, Nov 08, 2025 at 02:04:35AM +0100, Michal Wilczynski wrote:
> > Add the dt-binding documentation for the StarFive JH7110 Video Output
> > (VOUT) subsystem.
> > 
> > This node acts as a parent for all devices within the VOUT power domain,
> > including the DC8200 display controller, the VOUTCRG clock generator,
> > and the HDMI MFD block. Its driver is responsible for managing the
> > shared power domain and top-level bus clocks for these children.
> > 
> > It is a bit similar to the display subsystem qcom,sdm845-mdss DT node.
> > 
> > Signed-off-by: Michal Wilczynski <m.wilczynski at samsung.com>
> > ---
> >  .../starfive/starfive,jh7110-vout-subsystem.yaml   | 156 +++++++++++++++++++++
> >  MAINTAINERS                                        |   5 +
> >  2 files changed, 161 insertions(+)
> > 
> > diff --git a/Documentation/devicetree/bindings/soc/starfive/starfive,jh7110-vout-subsystem.yaml b/Documentation/devicetree/bindings/soc/starfive/starfive,jh7110-vout-subsystem.yaml
> > new file mode 100644
> > index 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000..4ad9423ea139a537b4cfea26b0ed4ed263aa14a1
> > --- /dev/null
> > +++ b/Documentation/devicetree/bindings/soc/starfive/starfive,jh7110-vout-subsystem.yaml
> > @@ -0,0 +1,156 @@
> > +# SPDX-License-Identifier: (GPL-2.0-only OR BSD-2-Clause)
> > +%YAML 1.2
> > +---
> > +$id: http://devicetree.org/schemas/soc/starfive/starfive,jh7110-vout-subsystem.yaml#
> > +$schema: http://devicetree.org/meta-schemas/core.yaml#
> > +
> > +title: StarFive JH7110 VOUT (Video Output) Subsystem
> > +
> > +maintainers:
> > +  - Michal Wilczynski <m.wilczynski at samsung.com>
> > +
> > +description:
> > +  The JH7110 video output subsystem is an IP block that contains
> > +  the display controller (DC8200), HDMI controller/PHY, and VOUT
> > +  clock generator (VOUTCRG).
> > +
> > +properties:
> > +  compatible:
> > +    const: starfive,jh7110-vout-subsystem
> > +
> > +  reg:
> > +    maxItems: 1
> > +
> > +  power-domains:
> > +    maxItems: 1
> > +
> > +  clocks:
> > +    maxItems: 1
> > +
> > +  resets:
> > +    maxItems: 1
> > +
> > +  ranges: true
> > +
> > +  '#address-cells':
> > +    const: 2
> > +
> > +  '#size-cells':
> > +    const: 2
> > +
> > +patternProperties:
> > +  "^display@[0-9a-f]+$":
> 
> Personally I'd like to see these being regular properties, since there's
> exactly one possible setup for this.
> 
> > +    type: object
> > +    description: Verisilicon DC8200 Display Controller node.
> 
> Can you add the relevant references here instead of allowing any object?

I don't think that if you did, this would pass the binding checks,
because there's no "verisilicon,dc" binding. I think I saw one in
progress, but without the soc-specific compatible that I am going to
require here - if for no reason other than making sure that the clocks
etc are provided correctly for this device.

> 
> Cheers,
> Conor.
> 
> > +
> > +  "^hdmi@[0-9a-f]+$":
> > +    type: object
> > +    description: StarFive HDMI MFD (PHY + Controller) node.
> > +
> > +  "^clock-controller@[0-9a-f]+$":
> > +    type: object
> > +    description: StarFive VOUT Clock Generator (VOUTCRG) node.
> > +
> > +  "^syscon@[0-9a-f]+$":
> > +    type: object
> > +    description: StarFive VOUT Syscon node.
> > +
> > +required:
> > +  - compatible
> > +  - reg
> > +  - power-domains
> > +  - clocks
> > +  - resets
> > +  - ranges
> > +  - '#address-cells'
> > +  - '#size-cells'
> > +
> > +additionalProperties: false
> > +
> > +examples:
> > +  - |
> > +    #include <dt-bindings/clock/starfive,jh7110-crg.h>
> > +    #include <dt-bindings/power/starfive,jh7110-pmu.h>
> > +    #include <dt-bindings/reset/starfive,jh7110-crg.h>
> > +
> > +    soc {
> > +        #address-cells = <2>;
> > +        #size-cells = <2>;
> > +
> > +        vout_subsystem: display-subsystem at 29400000 {
> > +            compatible = "starfive,jh7110-vout-subsystem";
> > +            reg = <0x0 0x29400000 0x0 0x200000>;
> > +            #address-cells = <2>;
> > +            #size-cells = <2>;
> > +            ranges;
> > +
> > +            power-domains = <&pwrc JH7110_PD_VOUT>;
> > +            clocks = <&syscrg JH7110_SYSCLK_NOC_BUS_DISP_AXI>;
> > +            resets = <&syscrg JH7110_SYSRST_NOC_BUS_DISP_AXI>;
> > +
> > +            dc8200: display at 29400000 {
> > +                compatible = "verisilicon,dc";
> > +                reg = <0x0 0x29400000 0x0 0x2800>;
> > +                interrupts = <95>;
> > +                clocks = <&voutcrg JH7110_VOUTCLK_DC8200_CORE>,
> > +                         <&voutcrg JH7110_VOUTCLK_DC8200_AXI>,
> > +                         <&voutcrg JH7110_VOUTCLK_DC8200_AHB>,
> > +                         <&voutcrg JH7110_VOUTCLK_DC8200_PIX0>,
> > +                         <&voutcrg JH7110_VOUTCLK_DC8200_PIX1>;
> > +                clock-names = "core", "axi", "ahb", "pix0", "pix1";
> > +                resets = <&voutcrg JH7110_VOUTRST_DC8200_AXI>,
> > +                         <&voutcrg JH7110_VOUTRST_DC8200_AHB>,
> > +                         <&voutcrg JH7110_VOUTRST_DC8200_CORE>;
> > +                reset-names = "axi", "ahb", "core";
> > +            };
> > +
> > +            hdmi_mfd: hdmi at 29590000 {
> > +                compatible = "starfive,jh7110-hdmi-mfd";
> > +                reg = <0x0 0x29590000 0x0 0x4000>;
> > +                interrupts = <99>;
> > +
> > +                hdmi_phy: phy {
> > +                    compatible = "starfive,jh7110-inno-hdmi-phy";
> > +                    clocks = <&xin24m>;
> > +                    clock-names = "refoclk";
> > +                    #clock-cells = <0>;
> > +                    clock-output-names = "hdmi_pclk";
> > +                    #phy-cells = <0>;
> > +                };
> > +
> > +                hdmi_controller: controller {
> > +                    compatible = "starfive,jh7110-inno-hdmi-controller";
> > +                    interrupts = <99>;
> > +                    clocks = <&voutcrg JH7110_VOUTCLK_HDMI_TX_SYS>,
> > +                             <&voutcrg JH7110_VOUTCLK_HDMI_TX_MCLK>,
> > +                             <&voutcrg JH7110_VOUTCLK_HDMI_TX_BCLK>,
> > +                             <&hdmi_phy>;
> > +                    clock-names = "sys", "mclk", "bclk", "pclk";
> > +                    resets = <&voutcrg JH7110_VOUTRST_HDMI_TX_HDMI>;
> > +                    reset-names = "hdmi_tx";
> > +                    phys = <&hdmi_phy>;
> > +                    phy-names = "hdmi-phy";
> > +                };
> > +            };
> > +
> > +            voutcrg: clock-controller at 295c0000 {
> > +                compatible = "starfive,jh7110-voutcrg";
> > +                reg = <0x0 0x295c0000 0x0 0x10000>;
> > +                clocks = <&syscrg JH7110_SYSCLK_VOUT_SRC>,
> > +                         <&syscrg JH7110_SYSCLK_VOUT_TOP_AHB>,
> > +                         <&syscrg JH7110_SYSCLK_VOUT_TOP_AXI>,
> > +                         <&syscrg JH7110_SYSCLK_VOUT_TOP_HDMITX0_MCLK>,
> > +                         <&syscrg JH7110_SYSCLK_I2STX0_BCLK>,
> > +                         <&hdmi_phy>;
> > +                clock-names = "vout_src", "vout_top_ahb",
> > +                              "vout_top_axi", "vout_top_hdmitx0_mclk",
> > +                              "i2stx0_bclk", "hdmitx0_pixelclk";
> > +                resets = <&syscrg JH7110_SYSRST_VOUT_TOP_SRC>;
> > +                reset-names = "vout_top";
> > +                #clock-cells = <1>;
> > +                #reset-cells = <1>;
> > +            };
> > +        };
> > +    };
> > +
> > +...
> > diff --git a/MAINTAINERS b/MAINTAINERS
> > index 348caaaa929a519bc0ec5c0c7b587468ef7532d5..99434e54dc39494153677a6ca359d70f2ba2ddb3 100644
> > --- a/MAINTAINERS
> > +++ b/MAINTAINERS
> > @@ -24044,6 +24044,11 @@ S:	Maintained
> >  F:	Documentation/devicetree/bindings/net/starfive,jh7110-dwmac.yaml
> >  F:	drivers/net/ethernet/stmicro/stmmac/dwmac-starfive.c
> >  
> > +STARFIVE JH7110 DISPLAY SUBSYSTEM
> > +M:	Michal Wilczynski <m.wilczynski at samsung.com>
> > +S:	Maintained
> > +F:	Documentation/devicetree/bindings/soc/starfive/starfive,jh7110-vout-subsystem.yaml
> > +
> >  STARFIVE JH7110 DPHY RX DRIVER
> >  M:	Jack Zhu <jack.zhu at starfivetech.com>
> >  M:	Changhuang Liang <changhuang.liang at starfivetech.com>
> > 
> > -- 
> > 2.34.1
> > 


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