[PATCH] dt-bindings: timer: Remove sifive,fine-ctr-bits property

Nick Hu nick.hu at sifive.com
Sun Apr 19 23:18:55 PDT 2026


The counter width can be inferred from the compatible string, making the
explicit "sifive,fine-ctr-bits" property redundant. Remove the property
to simplify the bindings.

Fixes: 0f920690a82c ("dt-bindings: timer: Add SiFive CLINT2")
Suggested-by: Conor Dooley <conor+dt at kernel.org>
Link: https://lore.kernel.org/linux-riscv/20260330-relative-hardened-5ce35fe1ef57@spud/
Signed-off-by: Nick Hu <nick.hu at sifive.com>
---
 .../devicetree/bindings/timer/sifive,clint.yaml          | 16 ----------------
 1 file changed, 16 deletions(-)

diff --git a/Documentation/devicetree/bindings/timer/sifive,clint.yaml b/Documentation/devicetree/bindings/timer/sifive,clint.yaml
index 3c16b260db04..051edb1da0d7 100644
--- a/Documentation/devicetree/bindings/timer/sifive,clint.yaml
+++ b/Documentation/devicetree/bindings/timer/sifive,clint.yaml
@@ -72,22 +72,6 @@ properties:
     minItems: 1
     maxItems: 4095
 
-  sifive,fine-ctr-bits:
-    maximum: 15
-    description: The width in bits of the fine counter.
-
-if:
-  properties:
-    compatible:
-      contains:
-        const: sifive,clint2
-then:
-  required:
-    - sifive,fine-ctr-bits
-else:
-  properties:
-    sifive,fine-ctr-bits: false
-
 additionalProperties: false
 
 required:

---
base-commit: c1f49dea2b8f335813d3b348fd39117fb8efb428
change-id: 20260409-clintv2-remove-fine-ctr-d5caeda27863

Best regards,
-- 
Nick Hu <nick.hu at sifive.com>




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