[RFC 1/3] dt-bindings: soc: Add documentation for the MediaTek GCE unit

Rob Herring
2016-01-20T16:38:26Z

On Wed, Jan 20, 2016 at 01:14:38PM +0800, hs.liao at mediatek.com wrote:
> From: HS Liao <hs.liao@mediatek.com>
>
> This adds documentation for the MediaTek Global Command Engine (GCE) unit
> found in MT8173 SoCs.
>
> Signed-off-by: HS Liao <hs.liao@mediatek.com>
> ---
> .../devicetree/bindings/soc/mediatek/gce.txt | 33 ++++++++++++++++++++
> 1 file changed, 33 insertions(+)
> create mode 100644 Documentation/devicetree/bindings/soc/mediatek/gce.txt
>
> diff --git a/Documentation/devicetree/bindings/soc/mediatek/gce.txt b/Documentation/devicetree/bindings/soc/mediatek/gce.txt
> new file mode 100644
> index 0000000..878b11e
> --- /dev/null
> +++ b/Documentation/devicetree/bindings/soc/mediatek/gce.txt
> @@ -0,0 +1,33 @@
> +MediaTek GCE
> +===============
> +
> +The Global Command Engine (GCE) is used to help read/write registers with
> +critical time limitation, such as updating display configuration during the
> +vblank. The GCE can be used to implement the Command Queue (CMDQ) driver.
> +Currently, the GCE only supports display related hardwares, but we expect
> +it can be extended to other hardwares for future requirements.

That's a hardware limitation or just s/w is only using it for display?
If the latter, that's not really relevant to this binding and should be
removed.

> +
> +Required properties:
> +- compatible: Must be "mediatek,mt8173-gce"
> +- reg: Address range of the GCE unit
> +- interrupts: The interrupt signal from the GCE block
> +- clock: Clocks according to the common clock binding
> +- clock-names: Must be "gce" to stand for GCE clock
> +
> +Example:
> +
> + gce: gce at 10212000 {
> + compatible = "mediatek,mt8173-gce";
> + reg = <0 0x10212000 0 0x1000>;
> + interrupts = <GIC_SPI 135 IRQ_TYPE_LEVEL_LOW>;
> + clocks = <&infracfg CLK_INFRA_GCE>;
> + clock-names = "gce";
> + };
> +
> + mmsys: clock-controller at 14000000 {
> + compatible = "mediatek,mt8173-mmsys", "syscon";
> + reg = <0 0x14000000 0 0x1000>;
> + power-domains = <&scpsys MT8173_POWER_DOMAIN_MM>;
> + #clock-cells = <1>;
> + mediatek,gce = <&gce>;

Not documented.

> + };
> --
> 1.7.9.5
>