[PATCH v2 1/2] dt-bindings: soc: xilinx: Document ifm ZynqMP VHIP6 EvalBoard
Marek Vasut
marex at nabladev.com
Fri Sep 11 08:54:44 PDT 2026
On 9/11/26 10:38 AM, Michal Simek wrote:
>
>
> 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.
I do not think there is, but no public documentation is the case with
many boards/DTs that are upstream, and it does not diminish their
usefulness to their users.
What do you need to know ?
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