Re: [PATCH v4 17/23] dt-bindings: ata: ahci: Add DWC AHCI SATA controller DT schema

Rob Herring
2022-07-06T23:01:23Z

On Fri, Jun 17, 2022 at 10:37:44PM +0300, Serge Semin wrote:
> On Tue, Jun 14, 2022 at 04:27:54PM -0600, Rob Herring wrote:
> > On Fri, Jun 10, 2022 at 11:17:55AM +0300, Serge Semin wrote:
> > > Synopsys AHCI SATA controller is mainly compatible with the generic AHCI
> > > SATA controller except a few peculiarities and the platform environment
> > > requirements. In particular it can have one or two reference clocks to
> > > feed up its AXI/AHB interface and SATA PHYs domain and at least one reset
> > > control for the application clock domain. In addition to that the DMA
> > > interface of each port can be tuned up to work with the predefined maximum
> > > data chunk size. Note unlike generic AHCI controller DWC AHCI can't have
> > > more than 8 ports. All of that is reflected in the new DWC AHCI SATA
> > > device DT binding.
> > >
> > > Note the DWC AHCI SATA controller DT-schema has been created in a way so
> > > to be reused for the vendor-specific DT-schemas (see for example the
> > > "snps,dwc-ahci" compatible string binding). One of which we are about to
> > > introduce.
> > >
> > > Signed-off-by: Serge Semin <Sergey.Semin@baikalelectronics.ru>
> > >
> > > ---
> > >
> > > Changelog v2:
> > > - Replace min/max constraints of the snps,{tx,rx}-ts-max property with
> > > enum [ 1, 2, 4, ..., 1024 ]. (@Rob)
> > >
> > > Changelog v4:
> > > - Decrease the "additionalProperties" property identation otherwise it's
> > > percieved as the node property instead of the key one. (@Rob)
> > > - Use the ahci-port properties definition from the AHCI common schema
> > > in order to extend it with DWC AHCI SATA port properties. (@Rob)
> > > - Remove the Hannes' rb tag since the patch content has changed.
> > > ---
> > > .../bindings/ata/ahci-platform.yaml | 8 --
> > > .../bindings/ata/snps,dwc-ahci.yaml | 129 ++++++++++++++++++
> > > 2 files changed, 129 insertions(+), 8 deletions(-)
> > > create mode 100644 Documentation/devicetree/bindings/ata/snps,dwc-ahci.yaml
> > >
> > > diff --git a/Documentation/devicetree/bindings/ata/ahci-platform.yaml b/Documentation/devicetree/bindings/ata/ahci-platform.yaml
> > > index e19cf9828e68..7dc2a2e8f598 100644
> > > --- a/Documentation/devicetree/bindings/ata/ahci-platform.yaml
> > > +++ b/Documentation/devicetree/bindings/ata/ahci-platform.yaml
> > > @@ -30,8 +30,6 @@ select:
> > > - marvell,armada-3700-ahci
> > > - marvell,armada-8k-ahci
> > > - marvell,berlin2q-ahci
> > > - - snps,dwc-ahci
> > > - - snps,spear-ahci
> > > required:
> > > - compatible
> > >
> > > @@ -48,17 +46,11 @@ properties:
> > > - marvell,berlin2-ahci
> > > - marvell,berlin2q-ahci
> > > - const: generic-ahci
> > > - - items:
> > > - - enum:
> > > - - rockchip,rk3568-dwc-ahci
> > > - - const: snps,dwc-ahci
> > > - enum:
> > > - cavium,octeon-7130-ahci
> > > - hisilicon,hisi-ahci
> > > - ibm,476gtr-ahci
> > > - marvell,armada-3700-ahci
> > > - - snps,dwc-ahci
> > > - - snps,spear-ahci
> > >
> > > reg:
> > > minItems: 1
> > > diff --git a/Documentation/devicetree/bindings/ata/snps,dwc-ahci.yaml b/Documentation/devicetree/bindings/ata/snps,dwc-ahci.yaml
> > > new file mode 100644
> > > index 000000000000..af78f6c9b857
> > > --- /dev/null
> > > +++ b/Documentation/devicetree/bindings/ata/snps,dwc-ahci.yaml
> > > @@ -0,0 +1,129 @@
> > > +# SPDX-License-Identifier: (GPL-2.0-only OR BSD-2-Clause)
> > > +%YAML 1.2
> > > +---
> > > +$id: http://devicetree.org/schemas/ata/snps,dwc-ahci.yaml#
> > > +$schema: http://devicetree.org/meta-schemas/core.yaml#
> > > +
> > > +title: Synopsys DWC AHCI SATA controller
> > > +
> > > +maintainers:
> > > + - Serge Semin <fancer.lancer@gmail.com>
> > > +
> > > +description:
> > > + This document defines device tree bindings for the Synopsys DWC
> > > + implementation of the AHCI SATA controller.
> > > +
> > > +allOf:
> > > + - $ref: ahci-common.yaml#
> > > +
> > > +properties:
> > > + compatible:
> > > + oneOf:
> > > + - description: Synopsys AHCI SATA-compatible devices
> > > + contains:
> > > + const: snps,dwc-ahci
> > > + - description: SPEAr1340 AHCI SATA device
> > > + const: snps,spear-ahci
> > > + - description: Rockhip RK3568 ahci controller
> > > + const: rockchip,rk3568-dwc-ahci
> >
>
> > This is never true because there is a fallback. We should keep what we
> > had before.
>
> Could you be more specific what you meant? I don't see
> "snps,spear-ahci" and "rockchip,rk3568-dwc-ahci" used with the fallback
> string so modification is correct in that case.

Spear does not, just rockchip:

arch/arm64/boot/dts/rockchip/rk3568.dtsi: compatible = "rockchip,rk3568-dwc-ahci", "snps,dwc-ahci";
arch/arm64/boot/dts/rockchip/rk356x.dtsi: compatible = "rockchip,rk3568-dwc-ahci", "snps,dwc-ahci";
arch/arm64/boot/dts/rockchip/rk356x.dtsi: compatible = "rockchip,rk3568-dwc-ahci", "snps,dwc-ahci";

So the 3rd entry is never true.

> My idea was to have the compatible strings with the required generic
> fallback "snps,dwc-ahci" for all new devices thus identifying the
> controller IP-core origin. But later you said "The generic IP block
> fallbacks have proven to be useless." I do agree that functionally it
> isn't that often used, but in some cases it can be handy for instance
> to implement quirks in the generic code or use the fallback as an
> additional info regarding the IP-core origin/version. So if I were you
> I wouldn't be that strict about dropping the generic IP-core fallback
> identifier. It's much easier to have it specified from the very
> beginning than adding it after it has been declared as not required.

I wish they were useful, but experience has shown they are not.

> > > + reg:
> > > + maxItems: 1
> > > +
> > > + interrupts:
> > > + maxItems: 1
> > > +
> > > + clocks:
> > > + description:
> > > + Basic DWC AHCI SATA clock sources like application AXI/AHB BIU clock
> > > + and embedded PHYs reference clock together with vendor-specific set
> > > + of clocks.
> > > + minItems: 1
> > > + maxItems: 4
> > > +
> > > + clock-names:
> > > + contains:
> > > + anyOf:
> > > + - description: Application AXI/AHB BIU clock source
> > > + enum:
> > > + - aclk
> > > + - sata
> > > + - description: SATA Ports reference clock
> > > + enum:
> > > + - ref
> > > + - sata_ref
> > > +
> > > + resets:
> > > + description:
> > > + At least basic core and application clock domains reset is normally
> > > + supported by the DWC AHCI SATA controller. Some platform specific
> > > + clocks can be also specified though.
> >
>
> > s/clocks/resets/ ?
>
> Right, but only in the reference to "platform specific clocks" -> "... resets".
>
> >
> > This allows any number of resets which isn't great. I think this schema
> > should just be the 'simple' cases where there's only 1 reset and 1
> > clock (or how many the DWC block actually has if you have that info).
> > More complicated cases get there own schema.
>
> DWC SATA reference manual claims there can be resets implemented to
> each clock domain.
> 1) PM-clk <- PM-rst - PM keep-alive clock/reset.
> 2) aclk/hclk <- aresetn/hresetn - AXI/AHB clock domain/reset.
> 3) rbc*_clk <- rbc*_rst - PHY Receive Clock domain/reset. (Up to
> number of ports <= 8.)
> 4) asic*_clk <- asic*_rst - PHY Transmit Clock domain/reset. (Up to
> number of ports <= 8.)
> 5) rxoob*_clk <- rxoob*_rst - RxOOB Detection Clock domain/reset. (Up
> to number of ports <= 8.)
>
> So to speak the IP-core can be equipped with up to 26 clocks and
> resets. Should we be more strict we would have needed to define the
> properties with all the names above and permit up to 26 clocks/resets
> items. (Do you want it to be done?). In our case for instance there
> is "aclk" and a single common "ref" clock for all 3, 4 and 5 domain
> (clock 1 is missing).

I imagine most implementations just tie most clocks together.

I guess there's not going to be much new SATA h/w, so perhaps fine
as-is.

Rob