Re: [PATCH v5 6/7] dt-bindings: phy-qcom-usb2: Add support to override tuning values

[Rob Herring <robh@kernel.org>]

On Mon, May 7, 2018 at 10:57 AM, Doug Anderson <dianders@chromium.org> wrote:
> Rob,
>
> On Mon, May 7, 2018 at 8:53 AM, Rob Herring <robh@kernel.org> wrote:
>> On Thu, May 03, 2018 at 02:36:13AM +0530, Manu Gautam wrote:
>>> To improve eye diagram for PHYs on different boards of same SOC,
>>> some parameters may need to be changed. Provide device tree
>>> properties to override these from board specific device tree
>>> files. While at it, replace "qcom,qusb2-v2-phy" with compatible
>>> string for USB2 PHY on sdm845 which was earlier added for
>>> sdm845 only.
>>>
>>> Signed-off-by: Manu Gautam <mgautam@codeaurora.org>
>>> ---
>>>  .../devicetree/bindings/phy/qcom-qusb2-phy.txt     | 23 +++++++++++++-
>>>  include/dt-bindings/phy/phy-qcom-qusb2.h           | 37 ++++++++++++++++++++++
>>>  2 files changed, 59 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)
>>>  create mode 100644 include/dt-bindings/phy/phy-qcom-qusb2.h
>>>
>>> diff --git a/Documentation/devicetree/bindings/phy/qcom-qusb2-phy.txt b/Documentation/devicetree/bindings/phy/qcom-qusb2-phy.txt
>>> index 42c9742..03025d9 100644
>>> --- a/Documentation/devicetree/bindings/phy/qcom-qusb2-phy.txt
>>> +++ b/Documentation/devicetree/bindings/phy/qcom-qusb2-phy.txt
>>> @@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ QUSB2 controller supports LS/FS/HS usb connectivity on Qualcomm chipsets.
>>>  Required properties:
>>>   - compatible: compatible list, contains
>>>              "qcom,msm8996-qusb2-phy" for 14nm PHY on msm8996,
>>> -            "qcom,qusb2-v2-phy" for QUSB2 V2 PHY.
>>> +            "qcom,sdm845-qusb2-phy" for 10nm PHY on sdm845.
>>>
>>>   - reg: offset and length of the PHY register set.
>>>   - #phy-cells: must be 0.
>>> @@ -27,6 +27,27 @@ Optional properties:
>>>               tuning parameter value for qusb2 phy.
>>>
>>>   - qcom,tcsr-syscon: Phandle to TCSR syscon register region.
>>> + - qcom,imp-res-offset-value: It is a 6 bit value that specifies offset to be
>>> +             added to PHY refgen RESCODE via IMP_CTRL1 register. It is a PHY
>>> +             tuning parameter that may vary for different boards of same SOC.
>>> +             This property is applicable to only QUSB2 v2 PHY (sdm845).
>>> + - qcom,hstx-trim-value: It is a 4 bit value that specifies tuning for HSTX
>>> +             output current.
>>> +             Possible range is - 15mA to 24mA (stepsize of 600 uA).
>>> +             See dt-bindings/phy/phy-qcom-qusb2.h for applicable values.
>>> +             This property is applicable to only QUSB2 v2 PHY (sdm845).
>>> +             Default value is 22.2mA for sdm845.
>>> + - qcom,preemphasis-level: It is a 2 bit value that specifies pre-emphasis level.
>>> +             Possible range is 0 to 15% (stepsize of 5%).
>>> +             See dt-bindings/phy/phy-qcom-qusb2.h for applicable values.
>>> +             This property is applicable to only QUSB2 v2 PHY (sdm845).
>>> +             Default value is 10% for sdm845.
>>> +- qcom,preemphasis-width: It is a 1 bit value that specifies how long the HSTX
>>> +             pre-emphasis (specified using qcom,preemphasis-level) must be in
>>> +             effect. Duration could be half-bit of full-bit.
>>
>> s/of/or/
>>
>> But I'd just make this a boolean instead: qcom,preemphasis-half-bit
>
> I had this same comment in the post of v4.  See
> <https://patchwork.kernel.org/patch/10314923/>.  Specifically, I said:
>
>> Perhaps just make this a boolean property.  If it exists then you get
>> the non-default case.  AKA: if the default is full bit width, then
>> you'd allow a boolean property "qcom,preemphasis-half-width" to
>> override.  If the default is half bit width then you'd allow
>> "qcom,preemphasis-full-width" to override.
>
> Manu replied:
>
>> Default property value for an SOC is specified in driver and could vary from
>> soc to soc. Hence, from board devicetree for different SOCs we might need
>> to select separate widths overriding default driver values.
>> Alternative is to have two bool properties each for half and full-width. Did
>> you actually mean that?
>
>
> IMHO given Manu's argument it seems fine to specify it the way he did.
> Please advise if you agree or disagree.

Okay.

Reviewed-by: Rob Herring <robh@kernel.org>