Re: [PATCH v6 1/3] dt-bindings: hwmon: fan: Add fan binding to schema

[Guenter Roeck]

On Wed, Nov 16, 2022 at 10:36:13PM +0100, Naresh Solanki wrote:
> Add common fan properties bindings to a schema.
> 
> Bindings for fan controllers can reference the common schema for the
> fan
> 
> child nodes:
> 
>   patternProperties:
>     "^fan@[0-2]":
>       type: object
>       $ref: fan-common.yaml#
> 
> Signed-off-by: Naresh Solanki <Naresh.Solanki@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> ---
>  .../devicetree/bindings/hwmon/fan-common.yaml | 42 +++++++++++++++++++
>  1 file changed, 42 insertions(+)
>  create mode 100644 Documentation/devicetree/bindings/hwmon/fan-common.yaml
> 
> diff --git a/Documentation/devicetree/bindings/hwmon/fan-common.yaml b/Documentation/devicetree/bindings/hwmon/fan-common.yaml
> new file mode 100644
> index 000000000000..1954882eed77
> --- /dev/null
> +++ b/Documentation/devicetree/bindings/hwmon/fan-common.yaml
> @@ -0,0 +1,42 @@
> +# SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0-or-later OR BSD-2-Clause
> +%YAML 1.2
> +---
> +$id: http://devicetree.org/schemas/hwmon/fan-common.yaml#
> +$schema: http://devicetree.org/meta-schemas/core.yaml#
> +
> +title: Common fan properties
> +
> +maintainers:
> +  - Naresh Solanki <naresh.solanki@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> +
> +properties:
> +  max-rpm:
> +    description:
> +      Max RPM supported by fan.
> +    $ref: /schemas/types.yaml#/definitions/uint32
> +
> +  pulses-per-revolution:
> +    description:
> +      The number of pulse from fan sensor per revolution.
> +    $ref: /schemas/types.yaml#/definitions/uint32
> +
> +  target-rpm:
> +    description:
> +      Target RPM the fan should be configured during driver probe.
> +    $ref: /schemas/types.yaml#/definitions/uint32
> +
> +  pwms:
> +    description:
> +      PWM provider.
> +
> +  label:
> +    description:
> +      Optional fan label
> +
> +  fan-supply:
> +    description:
> +      Power supply for fan.
> +

Another property which is definitely missing and needed
will be DC vs. PWM control. That is currently pwm[1-*]_mode
in sysfs attributes, but it is really a fan attribute.

Many fans are DC controlled, so this property is absolutely
necessary.

Guenter