[PATCH 1/3] dt-bindings: mmc: Add sdhci support for Canaan k230

Jiayu Du jiayu.riscv at isrc.iscas.ac.cn
Thu Feb 5 18:56:19 PST 2026


On Thu, Feb 05, 2026 at 07:19:36PM +0000, Conor Dooley wrote:
> On Thu, Feb 05, 2026 at 03:13:00PM +0800, Jiayu Du wrote:
> > On Wed, Feb 04, 2026 at 06:10:25PM +0000, Conor Dooley wrote:
> > > On Wed, Feb 04, 2026 at 04:29:06PM +0800, Jiayu Du wrote:
> > > > The Canaan k230 uses the SDHCI from Synopsys. Add compatible strings
> > > > to the k230. The k230 has two controllers. MMC0 supports eMMC, while
> > > > MMC1 supports SDIO.
> > > > 
> > > > Signed-off-by: Jiayu Du <jiayu.riscv at isrc.iscas.ac.cn>
> > > > ---
> > > >  .../bindings/mmc/snps,dwcmshc-sdhci.yaml      | 22 +++++++++++++++++++
> > > >  1 file changed, 22 insertions(+)
> > > > 
> > > > diff --git a/Documentation/devicetree/bindings/mmc/snps,dwcmshc-sdhci.yaml b/Documentation/devicetree/bindings/mmc/snps,dwcmshc-sdhci.yaml
> > > > index 7e7c55dc2440..cab33da3af7d 100644
> > > > --- a/Documentation/devicetree/bindings/mmc/snps,dwcmshc-sdhci.yaml
> > > > +++ b/Documentation/devicetree/bindings/mmc/snps,dwcmshc-sdhci.yaml
> > > > @@ -23,6 +23,8 @@ properties:
> > > >            - const: sophgo,sg2044-dwcmshc
> > > >            - const: sophgo,sg2042-dwcmshc
> > > >        - enum:
> > > > +          - canaan,k230-emmc
> > > > +          - canaan,k230-sdio
> > > 
> > > I don't understand why there are two compatibles here, when the driver
> > > is able to handle them both identically, using the common properties for
> > > mmc controllers to differentiate. Is which is emmc and which sdio
> > > actually just determined by how the k230 boards use them?
> > > 
> > > Or, if there are pinout differences, would pinctrl allow each to be used
> > > for either?
> > 
> > Hi, Thanks for the review!
> > 
> > Actually, the two compatibles aren't just board choices. They come from
> > real SoC-level differences between the two MMC controllers.
> > 
> > From the K230 Hardware Guide [1]:
> > - MMC0 supports eMMC5.0 and SDIO3.0, usually for eMMC chips.
> > - MMC1 only does SDIO3.0 in 4/1-bit mode up to SDR104, and the manual
> >   clearly says it can't handle eMMC because of pin count and limits.
> > 
> > And the driver treats them a bit differently, such as whether there
> > is a phy and the initialization method. So I think keeping separate
> > compatibles makes sense to show these hardware differences clearly.
> 
> Ah, I didn't notice that there was some logic, I just checked the match
> data and I missed that. What you have is fine then I think.
> 
> > 
> > About pinctrl, MMC1 pins can mux to other things like GPIO, but MMC0
> > pins are fixed in hardware. In next version, I will add pinctrl node
> > for MMC1 in the board dts.
> > 
> > Link: https://github.com/kendryte/k230_docs/blob/main/en/00_hardware/K230_Hardware_Design_Guide.md#mmc-circuit [1]
> > > 
> > > >            - rockchip,rk3568-dwcmshc
> > > >            - rockchip,rk3588-dwcmshc
> > > >            - snps,dwcmshc-sdhci
> > > > @@ -87,6 +89,26 @@ required:
> > > >  allOf:
> > > >    - $ref: mmc-controller.yaml#
> > > >  
> > > > +  - if:
> > > > +      properties:
> > > > +        compatible:
> > > > +          contains:
> > > > +            enum:
> > > > +              - canaan,k230-emmc
> > > > +              - canaan,k230-sdio
> > > > +    then:
> > > > +      properties:
> > > > +        clocks:
> > > > +          minItems: 2
> > > > +          maxItems: 5
> 
> Additionally, why does this have a range? Why is it not minItems: 5?
> You've got only one instance per compatible, so the number of clocks for
> each compatible is not variable.

You're right. In the next version, I will change it to minItems: 5.
Thank you for your review!

Regards,
Jiayu Du

> > > > +        clock-names:
> > > > +          items:
> > > > +            - const: core
> > > > +            - const: bus
> > > > +            - const: axi
> > > > +            - const: block
> > > > +            - const: timer
> > > > +
> > > >    - if:
> > > >        properties:
> > > >          compatible:
> > > > -- 
> > > > 2.52.0
> > > > 




More information about the linux-riscv mailing list