[PATCH V2 2/4] dt-bindings: arm: fsl: add mu binding doc
From: robh@kernel.org (Rob Herring)
Date: 2018-06-20 19:43:10
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On Sun, Jun 17, 2018 at 08:49:47PM +0800, Dong Aisheng wrote:
The Messaging Unit module enables two processors within the SoC to communicate and coordinate by passing messages (e.g. data, status and control) through the MU interface. Cc: Shawn Guo <shawnguo@kernel.org> Cc: Sascha Hauer <kernel@pengutronix.de> Cc: Fabio Estevam <redacted> Cc: Rob Herring <robh+dt@kernel.org> Cc: Mark Rutland <mark.rutland@arm.com> Cc: devicetree at vger.kernel.org Signed-off-by: Dong Aisheng <aisheng.dong@nxp.com> --- v1->v2: * typo fixes * remove status property * remove imx6&7 compatible string which may be added later for the generic mailbox binding Note: Because MU used by SCU is not implemented as a mailbox driver, Instead, they're provided in library calls to gain higher performance.
Using a binding doesn't mean you have to use an OS's subsystem. What needs higher performance? What's the performance difference? Why can't the mailbox framework be improved?
Futhermore, SCU MU has only one channel. But the binding doc claims (Change to allow 0?) So we did not follow the mailbox binding. For the generic mailbox driver binding way, it may be added later.
The h/w isn't changing later, so no.
--- .../devicetree/bindings/arm/freescale/fsl,mu.txt | 32 ++++++++++++++++++++++ 1 file changed, 32 insertions(+) create mode 100644 Documentation/devicetree/bindings/arm/freescale/fsl,mu.txt