Re: [PATCH 1/7] dt-bindings: pci: xilinx-nwl: Add phys

[Rob Herring <robh@kernel.org>]

On Mon, Apr 22, 2024 at 03:58:58PM -0400, Sean Anderson wrote:
> Add phys properties so Linux can power-on/configure the GTR
> transcievers.
> 
> Signed-off-by: Sean Anderson <sean.anderson@linux.dev>
> ---
> 
>  Documentation/devicetree/bindings/pci/xlnx,nwl-pcie.yaml | 8 ++++++++
>  1 file changed, 8 insertions(+)
> 
> diff --git a/Documentation/devicetree/bindings/pci/xlnx,nwl-pcie.yaml b/Documentation/devicetree/bindings/pci/xlnx,nwl-pcie.yaml
> index 426f90a47f35..02315669b831 100644
> --- a/Documentation/devicetree/bindings/pci/xlnx,nwl-pcie.yaml
> +++ b/Documentation/devicetree/bindings/pci/xlnx,nwl-pcie.yaml
> @@ -61,6 +61,14 @@ properties:
>    interrupt-map:
>      maxItems: 4
>  
> +  phys:
> +    maxItems: 4
> +
> +  phy-names:
> +    maxItems: 4
> +    items:
> +      - pattern: '^pcie-phy[0-3]$'

The names here are pointless and redundant. Names are local to the 
device, so 'pcie' is redundant. They only refer to PHYs, so 'phy' is 
redundant too. All you are left with is the index of the entry.

Now if PCIe can work on only lanes 2 and 3 or similar, then maybe 
-names becomes useful.

Rob