[PATCH v2 1/3] dt-bindings: riscv: sifive: Add SiFive Private L2 cache controller

[Eric Lin]

On Fri, Jul 28, 2023 at 2:58 PM Krzysztof Kozlowski
<krzysztof.kozlowski at linaro.org> wrote:
>
> On 28/07/2023 08:01, Eric Lin wrote:
> > Hi Krzysztof,
> >
> > On Fri, Jul 21, 2023 at 4:35 PM Krzysztof Kozlowski
> > <krzysztof.kozlowski at linaro.org> wrote:
> >>
> >> On 20/07/2023 15:51, Eric Lin wrote:
> >>> This add YAML DT binding documentation for SiFive Private L2
> >>> cache controller
> >>>
> >>> Signed-off-by: Eric Lin <eric.lin at sifive.com>
> >>> Reviewed-by: Zong Li <zong.li at sifive.com>
> >>> Reviewed-by: Nick Hu <nick.hu at sifive.com>
> >>
> >>
> >> ...
> >>
> >>> +properties:
> >>> +  compatible:
> >>> +    items:
> >>> +      - const: sifive,pl2cache1
> >>
> >> I still have doubts that it is not used in any SoC. This is what you
> >> said last time: "is not part of any SoC."
> >> If not part of any SoC, then where is it? Why are you adding it to the
> >> kernel?
> >>
> >
> > Sorry for the late reply. I didn't describe it clearly last time.
> > Currently, we have two hardware versions of pl2cache: pl2cache0 and pl2cache1.
> > The pl2cache0 is used in unmatched board SoC. The pl2cache1 is
> > utilized in our internal FPGA platform for evaluation; it's our core
> > IP.
>
> And why do you add bindings for some internal FPGA IP block which does
> not interface with any SW?
>

Hi Krzysztof,
The pl2cache has mmio interface for SW. Thanks.

Best regards,
Eric Lin

> Best regards,
> Krzysztof
>