Re: [PATCH v8 4/9] mfd: Add binding document for NVIDIA Tegra XUSB

[Jon Hunter <jonathanh-DDmLM1+adcrQT0dZR+AlfA@public.gmane.org>]

Hi Lee,

On 13/05/15 15:39, Lee Jones wrote:
> On Mon, 04 May 2015, Andrew Bresticker wrote:
> 
>> Add a binding document for the XUSB host complex on NVIDIA Tegra124
>> and later SoCs.  The XUSB host complex includes a mailbox for
>> communication with the XUSB micro-controller and an xHCI host-controller.
>>
>> Signed-off-by: Andrew Bresticker <abrestic-F7+t8E8rja9g9hUCZPvPmw@public.gmane.org>
>> Cc: Rob Herring <robh+dt-DgEjT+Ai2ygdnm+yROfE0A@public.gmane.org>
>> Cc: Pawel Moll <pawel.moll-5wv7dgnIgG8@public.gmane.org>
>> Cc: Mark Rutland <mark.rutland-5wv7dgnIgG8@public.gmane.org>
>> Cc: Ian Campbell <ijc+devicetree-KcIKpvwj1kUDXYZnReoRVg@public.gmane.org>
>> Cc: Kumar Gala <galak-sgV2jX0FEOL9JmXXK+q4OQ@public.gmane.org>
>> Cc: Samuel Ortiz <sameo-VuQAYsv1563Yd54FQh9/CA@public.gmane.org>
>> Cc: Lee Jones <lee.jones-QSEj5FYQhm4dnm+yROfE0A@public.gmane.org>
>> ---
>> Changes from v7:
>>  - Move non-shared resources into child nodes.
>> New for v7.
>> ---
>>  .../bindings/mfd/nvidia,tegra124-xusb.txt          | 37 ++++++++++++++++++++++
>>  1 file changed, 37 insertions(+)
>>  create mode 100644 Documentation/devicetree/bindings/mfd/nvidia,tegra124-xusb.txt
>>
>> diff --git a/Documentation/devicetree/bindings/mfd/nvidia,tegra124-xusb.txt b/Documentation/devicetree/bindings/mfd/nvidia,tegra124-xusb.txt
>> new file mode 100644
>> index 0000000..bc50110
>> --- /dev/null
>> +++ b/Documentation/devicetree/bindings/mfd/nvidia,tegra124-xusb.txt
>> @@ -0,0 +1,37 @@
>> +NVIDIA Tegra XUSB host copmlex
>> +==============================
>> +
>> +The XUSB host complex on Tegra124 and later SoCs contains an xHCI host
>> +controller and a mailbox for communication with the XUSB micro-controller.
>> +
>> +Required properties:
>> +--------------------
>> + - compatible: For Tegra124, must contain "nvidia,tegra124-xusb".
>> +   Otherwise, must contain '"nvidia,<chip>-xusb", "nvidia,tegra124-xusb"'
>> +   where <chip> is tegra132.
>> + - reg: Must contain the base and length of the XUSB FPCI registers.
>> + - ranges: Bus address mapping for the XUSB block.  Can be empty since the
>> +   mapping is 1:1.
>> + - #address-cells: Must be 2.
>> + - #size-cells: Must be 2.
>> +
>> +Example:
>> +--------
>> +	usb@0,70098000 {
>> +		compatible = "nvidia,tegra124-xusb";
>> +		reg = <0x0 0x70098000 0x0 0x1000>;
>> +		ranges;
>> +
>> +		#address-cells = <2>;
>> +		#size-cells = <2>;
>> +
>> +		usb-host@0,70090000 {
>> +			compatible = "nvidia,tegra124-xhci";
>> +			...
>> +		};
>> +
>> +		mailbox {
>> +			compatible = "nvidia,tegra124-xusb-mbox";
>> +			...
>> +		};
> 
> This doesn't appear to be a proper MFD.  I would have the USB and
> Mailbox devices probe seperately and use a phandle to point the USB
> device to its Mailbox.
> 
> usb@xyz {
> 	mboxes = <&xusb-mailbox, [chan]>;
> };
> 

I am assuming that Andrew had laid it out like this to reflect the hw
structure. The mailbox and xhci controller are part of the xusb
sub-system and hence appear as child nodes. My understanding is that for
device-tree we want the device-tree structure to reflect the actual hw.
Is this not the case?

Cheers
Jon