[PATCH] [v3] powerpc/fsl: add device tree binding for QE firmware

[Grant Likely]

On Fri, Mar 26, 2010 at 4:42 PM, Timur Tabi <timur at freescale.com> wrote:
> Define a binding for embedding a QE firmware blob into the device tree.  Also
> define a new property for the QE node that links to a firmware node.
>
> Signed-off-by: Timur Tabi <timur at freescale.com>
> ---
>  .../powerpc/dts-bindings/fsl/cpm_qe/qe.txt         |   54 ++++++++++++++++++++
>  1 files changed, 54 insertions(+), 0 deletions(-)
>
> diff --git a/Documentation/powerpc/dts-bindings/fsl/cpm_qe/qe.txt b/Documentation/powerpc/dts-bindings/fsl/cpm_qe/qe.txt
> index 6e37be1..8b7246b 100644
> --- a/Documentation/powerpc/dts-bindings/fsl/cpm_qe/qe.txt
> +++ b/Documentation/powerpc/dts-bindings/fsl/cpm_qe/qe.txt
> @@ -21,6 +21,15 @@ Required properties:
>  - fsl,qe-num-snums: define how many serial number(SNUM) the QE can use for the
>   threads.
>
> +Optional properties:
> +- fsl,firmware-phandle:
> +    Usage: required only if there is no fsl,qe-firmware child node
> +    Value type: <phandle>
> +    Definition: Points to a firmware node (see "QE Firmware Node" below)
> +        that contains the firmware that should be uploaded for this QE.
> +        The compatible property for the firmware node should say,
> +        "fsl,qe-firmware".
> +
>  Recommended properties
>  - brg-frequency : the internal clock source frequency for baud-rate
>   generators in Hz.
> @@ -59,3 +68,48 @@ Example:
>                reg = <0 c000>;
>        };
>      };
> +
> +* QE Firmware Node
> +
> +This node defines a firmware binary that is embedded in the device tree, for
> +the purpose of passing the firmware from bootloader to the kernel, or from
> +the hypervisor to the guest.
> +
> +The firmware node itself contains the firmware binary contents, a compatible
> +property, and any firmware-specific properties.  The node should be placed
> +inside a QE node that needs it.  Doing so eliminates the need for a
> +fsl,firmware-phandle property.  Other QE nodes that need the same firmware
> +should define an fsl,firmware-phandle property that points to the firmware node
> +in the first QE node.
> +
> +The fsl,firmware property can be specified in the DTS (possibly using incbin)
> +or can be inserted by the boot loader at boot time.
> +
> +Required properties:
> +  - compatible
> +      Usage: required
> +      Value type: <string>
> +      Definition: A standard property.  Specify a string that indicates what
> +          kind of firmware it is.  For QE, this should be "fsl,qe-firmware".
> +
> +   - fsl,firmware
> +      Usage: required
> +      Value type: <prop-encoded-array>, encoded as an array of bytes
> +      Definition: A standard property.  This property contains the firmware
> +          binary "blob".
> +
> +Example:
> +       qe1 at e0080000 {
> +               compatible = "fsl,qe";
> +               qe_firmware:qe-firmware {
> +                       compatible = "fsl,qe-firmware";
> +                       fsl,firmware = <0x70 0xcd 0x00 0x00 0x01 0x46 0x45 ...>

This should actually be square brackets for 8-bit data (as opposed to
cells).  I'll fix it up when I merge the patch.

> +               }
> +               ...
> +       }
> +
> +       qe2 at e0090000 {
> +               compatible = "fsl,qe";
> +               fsl,firmware-phandle = <&qe_firmware>;
> +               ...
> +       }
> --
> 1.6.5
>
>



-- 
Grant Likely, B.Sc., P.Eng.
Secret Lab Technologies Ltd.