Re: [RFC PATCH v2 1/2] dt-bindings: soc: renesas: r9a07g043f-l2-cache: Add DT binding documentation for L2 cache controller

[Geert Uytterhoeven <geert@linux-m68k.org>]

Hi Prabhakar,

On Tue, Oct 4, 2022 at 9:59 AM Lad, Prabhakar
<prabhakar.csengg@gmail.com> wrote:
> On Tue, Oct 4, 2022 at 8:32 AM Conor Dooley <conor.dooley@microchip.com> wrote:
> > On Tue, Oct 04, 2022 at 08:26:01AM +0100, Lad, Prabhakar wrote:
> > > On Tue, Oct 4, 2022 at 7:42 AM Geert Uytterhoeven <geert@linux-m68k.org> wrote:
> > > > On Tue, Oct 4, 2022 at 12:32 AM Prabhakar <prabhakar.csengg@gmail.com> wrote:
> > > > > From: Lad Prabhakar <prabhakar.mahadev-lad.rj@bp.renesas.com>
> > > > >
> > > > > Add DT binding documentation for L2 cache controller found on RZ/Five SoC.
> > > > >
> > > > > The Renesas RZ/Five microprocessor includes a RISC-V CPU Core (AX45MP
> > > > > Single) from Andes. The AX45MP core has an L2 cache controller, this patch
> > > > > describes the L2 cache block.
> > > > >
> > > > > Signed-off-by: Lad Prabhakar <prabhakar.mahadev-lad.rj@bp.renesas.com>
> > > >
> > > > Thanks for your patch!
> > > >
> > > > > --- /dev/null
> > > > > +++ b/Documentation/devicetree/bindings/soc/renesas/r9a07g043f-l2-cache.yaml
> > > >
> > > > Not andestech,ax45mp-cache.yaml?
> > > >
> > > I wasn't sure as we were including this in soc/renesas so named it as
> > > r9a07g043f-l2-cache.yaml if there are no issues I'll rename it
> > > andestech,ax45mp-cache.yaml.
> >
> > I may be guilty of suggesting soc/renesas in the first place, but should
> > this maybe be in soc/andestech? I have no skin in the game, so at the
> > end of the day it doesnt matter to me, but I would imagine that you're
> > not going to be the only users of this l2 cache? Or is it a case of "we
> > will deal with future users when said future users arrive"? But either
> > way, naming it after the less specific compatible makes more sense to
> > me.
> >
> As there aren't any Andestech SoCs upstream, I am in favour of keeping
> in soc/renesas for maintenance. If in future there comes a new soc
> from Andestech (which will go into soc/andestech) we will have to
> split the maintenance work.
> But anyway if there will be any users of L2 cache we could always
> provide a config option which can be used by other SoCs.

What about Documentation/devicetree/bindings/cache/?

Gr{oetje,eeting}s,

                        Geert

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