Re: [PATCH v7 3/6] media: dt-bindings: Add Amlogic V4L2 video decoder

[Krzysztof Kozlowski <krzk@kernel.org>]

On 13/08/2026 10:39, Zhentao Guo wrote:
> Hi Krzysztof
> 
>> On Wed, Aug 12, 2026 at 10:41:25AM +0800, Zhentao Guo wrote:
>>> Describe the initial support for the V4L2 stateless video decoder
>>> driver used with the Amlogic S4 (S805X2) platform.
>>>
>>> Signed-off-by: Zhentao Guo <zhentao.guo@amlogic.com>
>>> ---
>>>   .../devicetree/bindings/media/amlogic,s4-vdec.yaml | 111 +++++++++++++++++++++
>>>   1 file changed, 111 insertions(+)
>>>
>>> diff --git a/Documentation/devicetree/bindings/media/amlogic,s4-vdec.yaml b/Documentation/devicetree/bindings/media/amlogic,s4-vdec.yaml
>>> new file mode 100644
>>> index 000000000000..b5af3f931b26
>>> --- /dev/null
>>> +++ b/Documentation/devicetree/bindings/media/amlogic,s4-vdec.yaml
>>> @@ -0,0 +1,111 @@
>>> +# SPDX-License-Identifier: (GPL-2.0-only OR BSD-2-Clause)
>>> +# Copyright (C) 2025 Amlogic, Inc. All rights reserved
>>> +%YAML 1.2
>>> +---
>>> +$id: http://devicetree.org/schemas/media/amlogic,s4-vdec.yaml#
>>> +$schema: http://devicetree.org/meta-schemas/core.yaml#
>>> +
>>> +title: Amlogic Video Decode Accelerator
>>> +
>>> +maintainers:
>>> +  - Zhentao Guo <zhentao.guo@amlogic.com>
>>> +
>>> +description:
>>> +  The Video Decoder Accelerator present on Amlogic SOCs.
>>> +  It supports stateless h264 decoding.
>>> +
>>> +properties:
>>> +  compatible:
>>> +    const: amlogic,s4-vdec
>>> +
>>> +  reg:
>>> +    maxItems: 2
>>> +
>>> +  reg-names:
>>> +    items:
>>> +      - const: dos
>>> +      - const: dmc
>>> +
>>> +  interrupts:
>>> +    maxItems: 2
>>> +
>>> +  interrupt-names:
>>> +    items:
>>> +      - const: hvdec
>>> +      - const: vdec
>> vdec is the name of the module, so not really useful name.
> Ok, I'll come up with a new name and change it in the next revision.
>>> +
>>> +  clocks:
>>> +    maxItems: 3
>>> +
>>> +  clock-names:
>>> +    items:
>>> +      - const: dos
>>> +      - const: vdec
>> Same here
> OK, but there would be a nit. In file 
> drivers/soc/amlogic/meson-clk-measure.c, This clock source is also named 
> *"vdec"*in|drivers/soc/amlogic/meson-clk-measure.c|, where a 

Source does not matter. You do not describe here the source, but this
device. How is the input called in this device, not in the source?

> *"vdec"*clock node is created in debugfs for checking its status. Using 
> a different name in the driver (including DT and binding) would make it 
> inconsistent with the debugfs node naming.

What inconsistency? How would provider name matter?


Best regards,
Krzysztof