Re: [PATCH v5 3/7] dt-bindings: mikrobus: Add mikrobus-spi binding

Geert Uytterhoeven
2024-07-05T07:44:28Z

On Fri, Jun 28, 2024 at 6:48 PM Conor Dooley <conor@kernel.org> wrote:
> On Thu, Jun 27, 2024 at 09:56:13PM +0530, Ayush Singh wrote:
> > Add bindings for MikroBUS boards using SPI interface.
> >
> > Almost all of the properties that are valid for SPI devices can be used
> > except reg. Since the goal is to allow use of the same MikroBUS board
> > across different connectors, config needs to be independent of the actual
> > SPI controller in mikroBUS port(s), it is not possible to define the
> > chipselect by number in advance. Thus, `spi-cs-apply` property is used to
> > specify the chipselect(s) by name.
> >
> > Another important fact is that while there is a CS pin in the mikroBUS
> > connector, some boards (eg SPI Extend Click) use additional pins as
> > chipselect. Thus we need a way to specify the CS pin(s) in terms of
> > mikcrobus-connector which can then handle bindings the actual CS pin(s).
> >
> > Link: https://www.mikroe.com/spi-extend-click SPI Extend Click
> >
> > Signed-off-by: Ayush Singh <ayush@beagleboard.org>

Thanks for your patch!

> > --- /dev/null
> > +++ b/Documentation/devicetree/bindings/mikrobus/mikrobus-spi.yaml

> > +
> > +required:
> > + - compatible
> > +
> > +additionalProperties: false
> > +
> > +examples:
> > + - |
> > + thermo-click {
> > + compatible = "maxim,max31855k", "mikrobus,spi";
>
> I am really not keen on what this implies, as I think Rob and I have
> already mentioned, the connector should handle the "mapping" and the
> regular SPI/I2C/whatever bindings for the SPI devices themselves
> should be usable.

Indeed.

The (thermocouple component on the) click itself is not compatible with
"mikrobus,spi", but with "maxim,max31855k". "mikrobus,spi" here means
SPI is used as the transport layer.

I guess you need "mikrobus,spi" because the click is pointed to by the
"board" phandle in the connector, instead of being a subnode of the
connector, like it should be?

Gr{oetje,eeting}s,

Geert

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