Re: [PATCH v4 2/2] dt-bindings: mtd: qcom_nandc: document qcom,boot-pages binding

From: Manivannan Sadhasivam <mani@kernel.org>
To: Ansuel Smith <ansuelsmth@gmail.com>
Cc: Andy Gross <agross@kernel.org>,
	Bjorn Andersson <bjorn.andersson@linaro.org>,
	Miquel Raynal <miquel.raynal@bootlin.com>,
	Richard Weinberger <richard@nod.at>,
	Vignesh Raghavendra <vigneshr@ti.com>,
	Rob Herring <robh+dt@kernel.org>,
	Krzysztof Kozlowski <krzysztof.kozlowski+dt@linaro.org>,
	linux-mtd@lists.infradead.org, linux-arm-msm@vger.kernel.org,
	devicetree@vger.kernel.org, linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH v4 2/2] dt-bindings: mtd: qcom_nandc: document qcom,boot-pages binding
Date: Tue, 7 Jun 2022 19:42:42 +0530	[thread overview]
Message-ID: <20220607141242.GA1882@thinkpad> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <629f3127.1c69fb81.2590d.39ac@mx.google.com>

On Tue, Jun 07, 2022 at 09:05:16AM +0200, Ansuel Smith wrote:
> On Tue, Jun 07, 2022 at 02:45:22PM +0530, Manivannan Sadhasivam wrote:
> > On Thu, May 19, 2022 at 09:01:12PM +0200, Ansuel Smith wrote:
> > > Document new qcom,boot-pages binding used to apply special
> > > read/write configuration to boot pages.
> > > 
> > > QCOM apply a special configuration where spare data is not protected
> > > by ECC for some special pages (used for boot partition). Add
> > > Documentation on how to declare these special pages.
> > > 
> > > Signed-off-by: Ansuel Smith <ansuelsmth@gmail.com>
> > > ---
> > >  .../devicetree/bindings/mtd/qcom,nandc.yaml   | 26 +++++++++++++++++++
> > >  1 file changed, 26 insertions(+)
> > > 
> > > diff --git a/Documentation/devicetree/bindings/mtd/qcom,nandc.yaml b/Documentation/devicetree/bindings/mtd/qcom,nandc.yaml
> > > index 84ad7ff30121..a59ae9525f4e 100644
> > > --- a/Documentation/devicetree/bindings/mtd/qcom,nandc.yaml
> > > +++ b/Documentation/devicetree/bindings/mtd/qcom,nandc.yaml
> > > @@ -102,6 +102,30 @@ allOf:
> > >              - const: rx
> > >              - const: cmd
> > >  
> > > +  - if:
> > > +      properties:
> > > +        compatible:
> > > +          contains:
> > > +            enum:
> > > +              - qcom,ipq806x-nand
> > > +
> > > +    then:
> > > +      properties:
> > > +        qcom,boot-pages:
> > 
> > Eventhough the page layout is what making the difference, here the boot
> > partition offset and size are getting specified. So how about, changing it
> > to "qcom,boot-partitions"?
> > 
> > Thanks,
> > Mani
> >
> 
> Yep, you are correct and the naming is confusing. Will do the change.
> Did you check the code if you notice something to improve / an idea of a
> better implementation or better naming?
> Just to skip sending multiple revision with small changes.
> 

Yep, I do have some comments. Will share them.

Thanks,
Mani

> > > +          $ref: /schemas/types.yaml#/definitions/uint32-matrix
> > > +          items:
> > > +            items:
> > > +              - description: offset
> > > +              - description: size
> > > +          description:
> > > +            Some special page used by boot partition have spare data
> > > +            not protected by ECC. Use this to declare these special page
> > > +            by defining first the offset and then the size.
> > > +
> > > +            It's in the form of <offset1 size1 offset2 size2 offset3 ...>
> > > +
> > > +            Refer to the ipq8064 example on how to use this special binding.
> > > +
> > >  required:
> > >    - compatible
> > >    - reg
> > > @@ -135,6 +159,8 @@ examples:
> > >          nand-ecc-strength = <4>;
> > >          nand-bus-width = <8>;
> > >  
> > > +        qcom,boot-pages = <0x0 0x58a0000>;
> > > +
> > >          partitions {
> > >            compatible = "fixed-partitions";
> > >            #address-cells = <1>;
> > > -- 
> > > 2.34.1
> > > 
> > 
> > -- 
> > மணிவண்ணன் சதாசிவம்
> 
> -- 
> 	Ansuel

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