[PATCH v2 1/2] dt-bindings: soc: xilinx: Document ifm ZynqMP VHIP6 EvalBoard

Michal Simek michal.simek at amd.com
Fri Sep 11 01:38:08 PDT 2026



On 9/11/26 01:39, Marek Vasut wrote:
> On 9/10/26 9:17 AM, Michal Simek wrote:
> 
>>>>> +++ b/Documentation/devicetree/bindings/soc/xilinx/xilinx.yaml
>>>>> @@ -44,6 +44,11 @@ properties:
>>>>>             - const: xlnx,zynq-zed
>>>>>             - const: xlnx,zynq-7000
>>>>> +      - items:
>>>>> +          - const: ifm,zynqmp-vhip6-evalboard
>>>>> +          - const: ifm,zynqmp-vhip6
>>>>> +          - const: xlnx,zynqmp
>>>>> +
>>>>>         - items:
>>>>>             - enum:
>>>>>                 - xlnx,zynqmp-zc1751
>>>>
>>>> Can you please provide any link to public documentation about this board?
>>>> I wasn't able to find anything through google..
>>>
>>> I do not know whether there is any, it is an internal board from which other 
>>> boards get derived.
>>>
>>> What would you like to know ?
>>
>> I would like to know value for me to maintain it. Why should I care about 
>> board which don't have any public documentation and none can buy? 
> 
> I think because the users of this board actually do benefit from having the 
> support upstream, instead of having to lug around random downstream patches in 
> assorted state of decay.
> 
>> There will be thousands of similar boards out there and I am definitely not 
>> going to have all of them in the tree.
> Why not ? There are users who benefit from having their board support upstream. 
> This is what other SoC vendors do as well, it does not seem to be a problem, 
> rather it is a good indicator that the SoC has users who care about it and about 
> upstream.

If there is public documentation about it I don't have any problem with it.

> If you do require a sample board, I could try to arrange that.

I definitely don't want that board.

Thanks,
Michal



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