Re: [PATCHv7 1/3] dt-bindings: i2c: document bindings for i2c-slave-mqueue

[Rob Herring <robh@kernel.org>]

On Wed, Jun 05, 2019 at 09:46:49AM -0700, Eduardo Valentin wrote:
> Document the i2c-slave-mqueue binding by adding
> descriptor, required properties, and example.
> 
> Cc: Rob Herring <robh+dt@kernel.org>
> Cc: Mark Rutland <mark.rutland@arm.com>
> Cc: Wolfram Sang <wsa@the-dreams.de>
> Cc: linux-i2c@vger.kernel.org
> Cc: devicetree@vger.kernel.org
> Cc: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org
> Signed-off-by: Eduardo Valentin <eduval@amazon.com>
> ---
> 
> Changes from V6 to V7:
> - none
> 
>  .../bindings/i2c/i2c-slave-mqueue.txt         | 34 +++++++++++++++++++
>  1 file changed, 34 insertions(+)
>  create mode 100644 Documentation/devicetree/bindings/i2c/i2c-slave-mqueue.txt
> 
> diff --git a/Documentation/devicetree/bindings/i2c/i2c-slave-mqueue.txt b/Documentation/devicetree/bindings/i2c/i2c-slave-mqueue.txt
> new file mode 100644
> index 000000000000..eb1881a4fc0e
> --- /dev/null
> +++ b/Documentation/devicetree/bindings/i2c/i2c-slave-mqueue.txt
> @@ -0,0 +1,34 @@
> +===============================================
> +Device Tree for I2C slave message queue backend
> +===============================================
> +
> +Some protocols over I2C/SMBus are designed for bi-directional transferring
> +messages by using I2C Master Write protocol. This requires that both sides
> +of the communication have slave addresses.

So the address 0x10 in the example below is the address of the I2C 
controller?

> +
> +This I2C slave mqueue (message queue) is used to receive and queue
> +messages from the remote i2c intelligent device; and it will add the target
> +slave address (with R/W# bit is always 0) into the message at the first byte.
> +
> +Links
> +----
> +`Intelligent Platform Management Bus
> +Communications Protocol Specification
> +<https://www.intel.com/content/dam/www/public/us/en/documents/product-briefs/ipmp-spec-v1.0.pdf>`_
> +
> +`Management Component Transport Protocol (MCTP)
> +SMBus/I2C Transport Binding Specification
> +<https://www.dmtf.org/sites/default/files/standards/documents/DSP0237_1.1.0.pdf>`_
> +
> +Required Properties:
> +- compatible		: should be "i2c-slave-mqueue"

There is no mention of mqueue (or queue) in these specs. Where does that 
come from? Perhaps something more closely matching the protocol would be 
better name.

> +- reg			: slave address
> +
> +Example:
> +
> +i2c {

Would there be other slaves? 

The common binding states 'multi-master' property should be present. 

I need a more complete example.

> +	slave_mqueue: i2c-slave-mqueue {
> +		compatible = "i2c-slave-mqueue";
> +		reg = <0x10>;
> +	};
> +};
> -- 
> 2.21.0
>