Subject: Re: [PATCH v5 08/31] dt-bindings: soc: fsl: cpm_qe: cpm1-scc-qmc: Add support for QMC HDLC

From: Conor Dooley <[email-masked]>
Date: Tue, 12 Sep 2023 18:21:58 +0100

On Tue, Sep 12, 2023 at 12:10:18PM +0200, Herve Codina wrote:
> The QMC (QUICC mutichannel controller) is a controller present in some
> PowerQUICC SoC such as MPC885.
> The QMC HDLC uses the QMC controller to transfer HDLC data.
> 
> Additionally, a framer can be connected to the QMC HDLC.
> If present, this framer is the interface between the TDM bus used by the
> QMC HDLC and the E1/T1 line.
> The QMC HDLC can use this framer to get information about the E1/T1 line
> and configure the E1/T1 line.
> 
> Signed-off-by: Herve Codina <[email-masked]>
> ---
>  .../bindings/soc/fsl/cpm_qe/fsl,cpm1-scc-qmc.yaml   | 13 +++++++++++++
>  1 file changed, 13 insertions(+)
> 
> diff --git a/Documentation/devicetree/bindings/soc/fsl/cpm_qe/fsl,cpm1-scc-qmc.yaml b/Documentation/devicetree/bindings/soc/fsl/cpm_qe/fsl,cpm1-scc-qmc.yaml
> index 82d9beb48e00..b5073531f3f1 100644
> --- a/Documentation/devicetree/bindings/soc/fsl/cpm_qe/fsl,cpm1-scc-qmc.yaml
> +++ b/Documentation/devicetree/bindings/soc/fsl/cpm_qe/fsl,cpm1-scc-qmc.yaml
> @@ -101,6 +101,16 @@ patternProperties:
>            Channel assigned Rx time-slots within the Rx time-slots routed by the
>            TSA to this cell.
>  
> +      compatible:
> +        const: fsl,qmc-hdlc
> +
> +      fsl,framer:
> +        $ref: /schemas/types.yaml#/definitions/phandle
> +        description:
> +          phandle to the framer node. The framer is in charge of an E1/T1 line
> +          interface connected to the TDM bus. It can be used to get the E1/T1 line
> +          status such as link up/down.

Sounds like this fsl,framer property should depend on the compatible
being present, no?

Thanks,
Conor.

> +
>      required:
>        - reg
>        - fsl,tx-ts-mask
> @@ -159,5 +169,8 @@ examples:
>              fsl,operational-mode = "hdlc";
>              fsl,tx-ts-mask = <0x00000000 0x0000ff00>;
>              fsl,rx-ts-mask = <0x00000000 0x0000ff00>;
> +
> +            compatible = "fsl,qmc-hdlc";
> +            fsl,framer = <&framer>;
>          };
>      };
> -- 
> 2.41.0
>