Re: [PATCH v2 2/2] dt-bindings: Document the Synopsys DW AXI DMA bindings

[Rob Herring <robh@kernel.org>]

On Mon, Mar 05, 2018 at 11:02:56AM +0530, Vinod Koul wrote:
> On Fri, Mar 02, 2018 at 08:32:20AM +0000, Alexey Brodkin wrote:
> > Hi Vinod,
> > 
> > On Fri, 2018-03-02 at 13:44 +0530, Vinod Koul wrote:
> > > On Mon, Feb 26, 2018 at 05:56:28PM +0300, Eugeniy Paltsev wrote:
> > > > This patch adds documentation of device tree bindings for the Synopsys
> > > > DesignWare AXI DMA controller.
> > > > 
> > > > Signed-off-by: Eugeniy Paltsev <Eugeniy.Paltsev@synopsys.com>
> > > > ---
> > > >  .../devicetree/bindings/dma/snps,dw-axi-dmac.txt   | 41 ++++++++++++++++++++++
> > > >  1 file changed, 41 insertions(+)
> > > >  create mode 100644 Documentation/devicetree/bindings/dma/snps,dw-axi-dmac.txt
> > > > 
> > > > diff --git a/Documentation/devicetree/bindings/dma/snps,dw-axi-dmac.txt b/Documentation/devicetree/bindings/dma/snps,dw-axi-dmac.txt
> > > > new file mode 100644
> > > > index 0000000..f237b79
> > > > --- /dev/null
> > > > +++ b/Documentation/devicetree/bindings/dma/snps,dw-axi-dmac.txt
> > > > @@ -0,0 +1,41 @@
> > > > +Synopsys DesignWare AXI DMA Controller
> > > > +
> > > > +Required properties:
> > > > +- compatible: "snps,axi-dma-1.01a"
> > > > +- reg: Address range of the DMAC registers. This should include
> > > > +  all of the per-channel registers.
> > > > +- interrupt: Should contain the DMAC interrupt number.
> > > > +- interrupt-parent: Should be the phandle for the interrupt controller
> > > > +  that services interrupts for this device.
> > > > +- dma-channels: Number of channels supported by hardware.
> > > > +- snps,dma-masters: Number of AXI masters supported by the hardware.
> > > > +- snps,data-width: Maximum AXI data width supported by hardware.
> > > > +  (0 - 8bits, 1 - 16bits, 2 - 32bits, ..., 6 - 512bits)
> > > > +- snps,priority: Priority of channel. Array size is equal to the number of
> > > > +  dma-channels. Priority value must be programmed within [0:dma-channels-1]
> > > > +  range. (0 - minimum priority)
> > > > +- snps,block-size: Maximum block size supported by the controller channel.
> > > > +  Array size is equal to the number of dma-channels.
> > > > +
> > > > +Optional properties:
> > > > +- snps,axi-max-burst-len: Restrict master AXI burst length by value specified
> > > > +  in this property. If this property is missing the maximum AXI burst length
> > > > +  supported by DMAC is used. [1:256]
> > > > +
> > > > +Example:
> > > > +
> > > > +dmac: dma-controller@80000 {
> > > > +	compatible = "snps,axi-dma-1.01a";
> > > 
> > > do we need "snps here..?
> > 
> > Synopsys is this IP-block vendor so shouldn't we put it that way?
> 
> Not a DT expert but why should vendor name come here, you can read the
> properties from device node, vendor name seems redundant to me

I don't follow...

In any case, yes, it must have a vendor prefix. It should also have a 
compatible for the vendor(s) that integrate the block because they all 
break it in different ways. Speaking of which, we already have 
snps-dma.txt and at least Analog Devices binding using a Synopsys DMA. 
What's the difference?

Rob