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Date:   Mon, 21 Dec 2020 11:58:27 -0700
From:   Rob Herring <robh@kernel.org>
To:     Laurent Pinchart <laurent.pinchart@ideasonboard.com>
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Subject: Re: [PATCH v6 2/5] dt-bindings: media: max9286: Document
 'maxim,reverse-channel-microvolt'
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On Wed, Dec 16, 2020 at 07:17:05PM +0200, Laurent Pinchart wrote:
> On Wed, Dec 16, 2020 at 07:05:34PM +0200, Laurent Pinchart wrote:
> > Hi Jacopo,
> > 
> > Thank you for the patch.
> > 
> > On Tue, Dec 15, 2020 at 06:09:54PM +0100, Jacopo Mondi wrote:
> > > Document the 'reverse-channel-microvolt' vendor property in the
> > > bindings document of the max9286 driver.
> > > 
> > > The newly introduced property allows to specifying the initial
> > > configuration of the GMSL reverse control channel to accommodate
> > > remote serializers pre-programmed with the high threshold power
> > > supply noise immunity enabled.
> > > 
> > > Reviewed-by: Kieran Bingham <kieran.bingham+renesas@ideasonboard.com>
> > > Signed-off-by: Jacopo Mondi <jacopo+renesas@jmondi.org>
> > 
> > Reviewed-by: Laurent Pinchart <laurent.pinchart@ideasonboard.com>
> > 
> > > ---
> > > v5->v6:
> > > - Use standard unit suffix 'microvolt' for the custom property
> > > - Drop '$ref' as according to 'example-schema.yaml':
> > >   "Vendor specific properties having a standard unit suffix don't need a type."
> > > ---
> > >  .../bindings/media/i2c/maxim,max9286.yaml     | 23 +++++++++++++++++++
> > >  1 file changed, 23 insertions(+)
> > > 
> > > diff --git a/Documentation/devicetree/bindings/media/i2c/maxim,max9286.yaml b/Documentation/devicetree/bindings/media/i2c/maxim,max9286.yaml
> > > index 9ea827092fdd..b22ba3e0db4a 100644
> > > --- a/Documentation/devicetree/bindings/media/i2c/maxim,max9286.yaml
> > > +++ b/Documentation/devicetree/bindings/media/i2c/maxim,max9286.yaml
> > > @@ -51,6 +51,26 @@ properties:
> > >    '#gpio-cells':
> > >      const: 2
> > > 
> > > +  maxim,reverse-channel-microvolt:
> > > +    minimum: 30000
> > > +    maximum: 200000
> > > +    default: 170000
> > > +    description: |
> > > +      Initial amplitude of the reverse control channel, in micro volts.
> > > +
> > > +      The initial amplitude shall be adjusted to a value compatible with the
> > > +      configuration of the connected remote serializer.
> > > +
> > > +      Some camera modules (for example RDACM20) include an on-board MCU that
> > > +      pre-programs the embedded serializer with power supply noise immunity
> > > +      (high-threshold) enabled. A typical value of the deserializer's reverse
> > > +      channel amplitude to communicate with pre-programmed serializers is
> > > +      170000 micro volts.
> > > +
> > > +      A typical value for the reverse channel amplitude to communicate with
> > > +      a remote serializer whose high-threshold noise immunity is not enabled
> > > +      is 100000 micro volts
> > > +
> > >    ports:
> > >      type: object
> > >      description: |
> > > @@ -221,6 +241,7 @@ required:
> > >    - ports
> > >    - i2c-mux
> > >    - gpio-controller
> > > +  - maxim,reverse-channel-microvolt
> 
> One comment though: You specify a default value above, which isn't very
> useful when the property is required. Should we either drop the default
> value, or make the property optional ?

And generally added properties can't be required unless for some reason 
DT's without the property are broken.

With required dropped,

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

Rob