Re: [PATCH v3 1/5] arm64: dts: ti: k3-j721s2*: Add bootph-* properties

[Manorit Chawdhry <m-chawdhry@ti.com>]

Hi Neha,

On 11:03-20240807, Neha Malcom Francis wrote:
> Hi Manorit
> 
> On 07/08/24 10:56, Manorit Chawdhry wrote:
> > Hi Nishanth,
> > 
> > On 10:07-20240806, Nishanth Menon wrote:
> > > On 09:43-20240806, Andrew Davis wrote:
> > > > On 7/30/24 4:53 AM, Manorit Chawdhry wrote:
> > > > > Adds bootph-* properties to the leaf nodes to enable U-boot to
> > > > > utilise them.
> > > > 
> > > > U-Boot? Let's try to pretend like this is a generic property and
> > > > just say "bootloader" :)
> > > > > @@ -445,6 +446,7 @@ flash@0 {
> > > > >    		cdns,tchsh-ns = <60>;
> > > > >    		cdns,tslch-ns = <60>;
> > > > >    		cdns,read-delay = <4>;
> > > > > +		bootph-all;
> > > 
> > > Here and elsewhere, follow:
> > > 	https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/tree/Documentation/devicetree/bindings/dts-coding-style.rst#n117
> > 
> > Could you tell me what are you seeing wrong? The dts-coding-style that
> > you shared doesn't tell a specific location for bootph-* properties so
> > using the generic reasoning.
> > 
> > "1. Most important properties start the node: compatible then bus addressing to
> >     match unit address."
> > 
> > This is the least important property considering Linux and hence the
> > reasoning was that it should come in the last. Also, j722s and am62p
> > follow the same convention so it was taken from there only.
> > 
> 
> Not sure if this is what he meant, but bootph-* comes under standard/common
> properties as per my understanding of the coding style. And status needs to
> be at the very end if it's there (in this case it's not but just
> mentioning).

I see status property being at the top of many nodes so I don't think
it's even followed right now, with that reasoning, I don't think I can
use that point for ordering the dt nodes. If it's under common nodes
then also I think it's in the appropriate location considering that even
in those properties it is the least important and should be coming in
the last. If you see any problem with this node then please let me know
in the ordering.

Regards,
Manorit

> 
> > Regards,
> > Manorit
> > 
> > > 
> > > 
> > > > >    	};
> > > > >    };
> > > > > 
> > > 
> > > -- 
> > > Regards,
> > > Nishanth Menon
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> Thanking You
> Neha Malcom Francis