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SubjectRe: [RFC net-next 1/2] dt-bindings: net: dsa: add bindings for GSW Series switches
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On 27/10/2022 02:34, Camel Guo wrote:
> On 10/25/22 16:27, Krzysztof Kozlowski wrote:
> > On 25/10/2022 09:52, Camel Guo wrote:
> >> Add documentation and an example for Maxlinear's GSW Series Ethernet
> >> switches.
> >>
> >> Signed-off-by: Camel Guo <camel.guo@axis.com>
> >> ---
> >>  .../devicetree/bindings/net/dsa/mxl,gsw.yaml  | 140 ++++++++++++++++++
> >>  .../devicetree/bindings/vendor-prefixes.yaml  |   2 +
> >>  MAINTAINERS                                   |   6 +
> >>  3 files changed, 148 insertions(+)
> >>  create mode 100644
> Documentation/devicetree/bindings/net/dsa/mxl,gsw.yaml
> >>
> >> diff --git a/Documentation/devicetree/bindings/net/dsa/mxl,gsw.yaml
> b/Documentation/devicetree/bindings/net/dsa/mxl,gsw.yaml
> >> new file mode 100644
> >> index 000000000000..8e124b7ec58c
> >> --- /dev/null
> >> +++ b/Documentation/devicetree/bindings/net/dsa/mxl,gsw.yaml
> >
> > Filename based on compatible, so mxl,gsw145-mdio.yaml. But see below.
>
> I hope in future more gsw1xx chips (e.g: GSW150, GSW120) can be added
> and more management modes (e.g: uart, spi) can be supported.

Maybe you will add support, maybe not. If these compatibles were
mentioned now, would be different topic, but there are not.

> So I think
> maybe mxl.gsw.yaml is more generic. Otherwise maybe in future someone
> has to add files like mxl,gsw150-uart.yaml, mxl,gsw120-spi.yaml

No, they can be added here, with or without renaming the file.

>
> >
> >> @@ -0,0 +1,140 @@
> >> +# SPDX-License-Identifier: (GPL-2.0-only OR BSD-2-Clause)
> >> +%YAML 1.2
> >> +---
> >> +$id: http://devicetree.org/schemas/net/dsa/mxl,gsw.yaml#
> > <http://devicetree.org/schemas/net/dsa/mxl,gsw.yaml#>
> >> +$schema: http://devicetree.org/meta-schemas/core.yaml#
> > <http://devicetree.org/meta-schemas/core.yaml#>
> >> +
> >> +title: Maxlinear GSW Series Switch Device Tree Bindings
> >
> > Drop "Device Tree Bindings"
>
> Ack. will do in v2
>
> >
> >> +
> >> +allOf:
> >> +  - $ref: dsa.yaml#
> >> +
> >> +maintainers:
> >> +  - Camel Guo <camel.guo@axis.com>
> >> +
> >> +description:
> >> +  The Maxlinear's GSW Series Ethernet Switch is a highly
> integrated, low-power,
> >> +  non-blocking Gigabit Ethernet Switch.
> >> +
> >> +properties:
> >> +  compatible:
> >> +    oneOf:
> >
> > You do not have multiple choices, so no need for oneOf >
>
> Currently that is true. But according to the datasheet of gsw1xx, it
> could be easily to expand to other gsw1xx chips and other management
> interfaces (e.g: spi, uart). If so, we could add something like:
> mxl,gsw145-spi
> mxl,gsw150-mdio


So expand it now... Anyway enum allows you to add new types, so why why
oneOf?

> ...
>
>
> >> +      - enum:
> >> +          - mxl,gsw145-mdio
> >
> > Why "mdio" suffix?
>
> Inspired by others dsa chips.
> lan9303.txt:  - "smsc,lan9303-mdio" for mdio managed mode
> lantiq-gswip.txt:- compatible   : "lantiq,xrx200-mdio" for the MDIO bus
> inside the GSWIP
> nxp,sja1105.yaml:                  - nxp,sja1110-base-t1-mdio

As I replied to Andrew, this is discouraged.

Best regards,
Krzysztof

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