[EXT] Re: [PATCH v4 2/5] dt-bindings: arm: fsl: add imx-se-fw binding doc

[Krzysztof Kozlowski]

On 08/07/2024 13:54, Pankaj Gupta wrote:
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>> Subject: Re: [EXT] Re: [PATCH v4 2/5] dt-bindings: arm: fsl: add imx-se-fw
>> binding doc
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>> On 08/07/2024 13:19, Pankaj Gupta wrote:
>>>>>> 4 mailboxes? This cannot be different.
>>>>> mbox-names can have any of the above mentioned 4 values.
>>>>> And  two values are minimum, required.
>>>>
>>>> No, I said it cannot be different. If two are minimum, then you can
>>>> have here 4, right? But earlier you said you can have only 2. It does not
>> make any sense.
>>>
>>> Understood.  Will fix this with following changes.
>>>
>>> -      - const: tx
>>> -      - const: rx
>>> -      - const: txdb
>>> -      - const: rxdb
>>> -    minItems: 2
>>> +      - enum:
>>> +          - tx
>>> +          - txdb
>>> +      - enum:
>>> +          - rx
>>> +          - rxdb
>>
>> OK, this is now clear and answer is also clear:
>> No, you cannot have different names, except some rare cases.
>> Please explain why this should be an exception?
> 
> The name suggests the type of protocol for:
> - sending:    tx or txdb (with doorbell).
> - receiving:  rx & rxdb  (with doorbell).
> 
> NXP IP SECO on i.MX8DXL/8QXP supports txdb & rxdb. Hence added these names.
> 
> It is just for readability to understand from platform's DTSI file.

Then no, that's not a reason to break fixed naming rule. These are
supposed to be just tx and rx.

Best regards,
Krzysztof