[PATCH v3 2/6] dt-bindings: add mtk-timer bindings
From: matthias.bgg@gmail.com (Matthias Brugger)
Date: 2014-05-13 14:08:42
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2014-05-13 15:08 GMT+02:00 S?ren Brinkmann [off-list ref]:
Hi Matthias, On Tue, 2014-05-13 at 01:49AM +0200, Matthias Brugger wrote:quoted
Add binding documentation for the General Porpose Timer driver of the Mediatek SoCs. Signed-off-by: Matthias Brugger <matthias.bgg@gmail.com> --- .../devicetree/bindings/timer/mediatek,mtk-timer.txt | 18 ++++++++++++++++++ 1 file changed, 18 insertions(+) create mode 100644 Documentation/devicetree/bindings/timer/mediatek,mtk-timer.txtdiff --git a/Documentation/devicetree/bindings/timer/mediatek,mtk-timer.txt b/Documentation/devicetree/bindings/timer/mediatek,mtk-timer.txt new file mode 100644 index 0000000..d0f2df3 --- /dev/null +++ b/Documentation/devicetree/bindings/timer/mediatek,mtk-timer.txt@@ -0,0 +1,18 @@ +Mediatek MT6589, MT6577 and MT6572 Timers +--------------------------------------- + +Required properties: +- compatible: Should be "mediatek,mtk6589-timer" +- reg: Should contain location and length for timers register. +- clocks: phandle to the clock source; the first refers to a 13 MHz fixed + system clock and the second handle to a 32 KHz fixed RTC + clock.Are these frequencies mandatory to the timer or an implementation detail of the SOC you're working with? I suspect, it might be possible to see the same timer in a different SOC implementation with different frequencies? In that case - or probably in general - the frequencies should not be part of the binding, IMHO.
I had a look at the implementation of several Mediatek SoCs and all of them have the timer with the same clock connections. I don't know if the IP can be or is actually used with other clocksources. I can try to reformulate the description to make the clock constraints sound less mandatory. Although I would prefer to leave a mention about the clock frequencies (like e.g. in the allwinner,sun4i-timer).
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+ +Examples: + + timer { + compatible = "mediatek,mtk6589-timer"; + reg = <0x10008000 0x80>; + interrupts = <GIC_SPI 113 IRQ_TYPE_LEVEL_LOW>; + clocks = <&system_clk>, <&rtc_clk>;Might be just my personal preference, but you could also add the clock-names property which would relax the ordering requirement a bit and would clearly identify the IP's clocks.
In the v1 of the patch series I had the clock names included [1] but because of comments of others I removed them [1]. Actually the driver just use the first clock, but from my understanding the DT reflects as well the HW configuration and for this reason I put the two clocks in the DT. [1] http://thread.gmane.org/gmane.linux.drivers.devicetree/69155/
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