Re: [PATCH v2 1/2] dt-bindings: riscv: Add optional DT property riscv,timer-can-wake-cpu

[Conor Dooley]

On Wed, Nov 23, 2022 at 09:16:55PM +0530, Anup Patel wrote:
> On Wed, Nov 23, 2022 at 7:17 PM Conor Dooley <conor.dooley@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

> > > Adding a new timer DT node would mean, the RISC-V timer driver
> > > will now be probed using the compatible to the new DT node whereas
> > > the RISC-V timer driver is currently probed using CPU DT nodes.
> >
> > In that case, we would have to retain the ability to match against the
> > "riscv". Spitballing:
> > - add a new timer node
> > - keep matching against "riscv"
> > - look up a timer node during init w/ of_find_matching_node() that
> >   contains any new timer properties
> >
> > I think it's unlikely that this will be the last time we have to add
> > some timer properties & we should avoid doing odd things in a DT to suit
> > an operating system?
> >
> > Would something along those lines work Anup, or am I, yet again, missing
> > something?
> 
> I was already working on v3 along these lines. I will try to post a v3 this
> week itself.

Cool, I'll keep my eyes peeled :)

Thanks Anup!