Re: [PATCH v2 1/4] dt-bindings: mfd: Add RZ/V2M PWC

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

Hi Fabrizio,

On Wed, Dec 21, 2022 at 10:09 PM Fabrizio Castro
<fabrizio.castro.jz@renesas.com> wrote:
> The Renesas RZ/V2M External Power Sequence Controller (PWC)
> IP is a multi-function device, and it's capable of:
> * external power supply on/off sequence generation
> * on/off signal generation for the LPDDR4 core power supply (LPVDD)
> * key input signals processing
> * general-purpose output pins
>
> Add the corresponding dt-bindings.
>
> Signed-off-by: Fabrizio Castro <fabrizio.castro.jz@renesas.com>
> ---
>
> v1->v2: I have dropped syscon, simple-mfd, regmap, offset, and the child nodes.

Thanks for the update!

> --- /dev/null
> +++ b/Documentation/devicetree/bindings/mfd/renesas,rzv2m-pwc.yaml
> @@ -0,0 +1,56 @@
> +# SPDX-License-Identifier: (GPL-2.0-only OR BSD-2-Clause)
> +%YAML 1.2
> +---
> +$id: http://devicetree.org/schemas/mfd/renesas,rzv2m-pwc.yaml#
> +$schema: http://devicetree.org/meta-schemas/core.yaml#
> +
> +title: Renesas RZ/V2M External Power Sequence Controller (PWC)
> +
> +description: |+
> +  The PWC IP found in the RZ/V2M family of chips comes with the below
> +  capabilities
> +    - external power supply on/off sequence generation
> +    - on/off signal generation for the LPDDR4 core power supply (LPVDD)
> +    - key input signals processing
> +    - general-purpose output pins
> +
> +maintainers:
> +  - Fabrizio Castro <fabrizio.castro.jz@renesas.com>
> +
> +properties:
> +  compatible:
> +    items:
> +      - enum:
> +          - renesas,r9a09g011-pwc # RZ/V2M
> +          - renesas,r9a09g055-pwc # RZ/V2MA
> +      - const: renesas,rzv2m-pwc
> +
> +  reg:
> +    maxItems: 1
> +
> +  gpio-controller: true
> +
> +  '#gpio-cells':
> +    const: 2
> +
> +  renesas,rzv2m-pwc-power:
> +    description: The PWC is used to control the system power supplies.
> +    type: boolean

I'm wondering if there is some other way to represent this, e.g.
using DT topology? Some regulator relation?

Gr{oetje,eeting}s,

                        Geert

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