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author | Rafał Miłecki <rafal@milecki.pl> | 2022-02-16 11:41:35 +0100 |
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committer | Miquel Raynal <miquel.raynal@bootlin.com> | 2022-03-14 17:01:58 +0100 |
commit | d9a16830e10eafde6f0bce91047bb869c44425ab (patch) | |
tree | a10a7e00de62f56967a5152690ec253443bb119c /Documentation/devicetree | |
parent | ceef4cf97bec31403a73bd2facff8651a2ae4369 (diff) | |
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dt-bindings: mtd: partitions: convert BCM47xx to the json-schema
This helps validating DTS files.
Signed-off-by: Rafał Miłecki <rafal@milecki.pl>
Reviewed-by: Rob Herring <robh@kernel.org>
Signed-off-by: Miquel Raynal <miquel.raynal@bootlin.com>
Link: https://lore.kernel.org/linux-mtd/20220216104135.31307-1-zajec5@gmail.com
Diffstat (limited to 'Documentation/devicetree')
-rw-r--r-- | Documentation/devicetree/bindings/mtd/partitions/brcm,bcm947xx-cfe-partitions.txt | 42 | ||||
-rw-r--r-- | Documentation/devicetree/bindings/mtd/partitions/brcm,bcm947xx-cfe-partitions.yaml | 48 |
2 files changed, 48 insertions, 42 deletions
diff --git a/Documentation/devicetree/bindings/mtd/partitions/brcm,bcm947xx-cfe-partitions.txt b/Documentation/devicetree/bindings/mtd/partitions/brcm,bcm947xx-cfe-partitions.txt deleted file mode 100644 index 1d61a029395e..000000000000 --- a/Documentation/devicetree/bindings/mtd/partitions/brcm,bcm947xx-cfe-partitions.txt +++ /dev/null @@ -1,42 +0,0 @@ -Broadcom BCM47xx Partitions -=========================== - -Broadcom is one of hardware manufacturers providing SoCs (BCM47xx) used in -home routers. Their BCM947xx boards using CFE bootloader have several partitions -without any on-flash partition table. On some devices their sizes and/or -meanings can also vary so fixed partitioning can't be used. - -Discovering partitions on these devices is possible thanks to having a special -header and/or magic signature at the beginning of each of them. They are also -block aligned which is important for determinig a size. - -Most of partitions use ASCII text based magic for determining a type. More -complex partitions (like TRX with its HDR0 magic) may include extra header -containing some details, including a length. - -A list of supported partitions includes: -1) Bootloader with Broadcom's CFE (Common Firmware Environment) -2) NVRAM with configuration/calibration data -3) Device manufacturer's data with some default values (e.g. SSIDs) -4) TRX firmware container which can hold up to 4 subpartitions -5) Backup TRX firmware used after failed upgrade - -As mentioned earlier, role of some partitions may depend on extra configuration. -For example both: main firmware and backup firmware use the same TRX format with -the same header. To distinguish currently used firmware a CFE's environment -variable "bootpartition" is used. - - -Devices using Broadcom partitions described above should should have flash node -with a subnode named "partitions" using following properties: - -Required properties: -- compatible : (required) must be "brcm,bcm947xx-cfe-partitions" - -Example: - -flash@0 { - partitions { - compatible = "brcm,bcm947xx-cfe-partitions"; - }; -}; diff --git a/Documentation/devicetree/bindings/mtd/partitions/brcm,bcm947xx-cfe-partitions.yaml b/Documentation/devicetree/bindings/mtd/partitions/brcm,bcm947xx-cfe-partitions.yaml new file mode 100644 index 000000000000..3484e06d6bcb --- /dev/null +++ b/Documentation/devicetree/bindings/mtd/partitions/brcm,bcm947xx-cfe-partitions.yaml @@ -0,0 +1,48 @@ +# SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0-only OR BSD-2-Clause +%YAML 1.2 +--- +$id: http://devicetree.org/schemas/mtd/partitions/brcm,bcm947xx-cfe-partitions.yaml# +$schema: http://devicetree.org/meta-schemas/core.yaml# + +title: Broadcom BCM47xx Partitions + +description: | + Broadcom is one of hardware manufacturers providing SoCs (BCM47xx) used in + home routers. Their BCM947xx boards using CFE bootloader have several + partitions without any on-flash partition table. On some devices their sizes + and/or meanings can also vary so fixed partitioning can't be used. + + Discovering partitions on these devices is possible thanks to having a special + header and/or magic signature at the beginning of each of them. They are also + block aligned which is important for determinig a size. + + Most of partitions use ASCII text based magic for determining a type. More + complex partitions (like TRX with its HDR0 magic) may include extra header + containing some details, including a length. + + A list of supported partitions includes: + 1) Bootloader with Broadcom's CFE (Common Firmware Environment) + 2) NVRAM with configuration/calibration data + 3) Device manufacturer's data with some default values (e.g. SSIDs) + 4) TRX firmware container which can hold up to 4 subpartitions + 5) Backup TRX firmware used after failed upgrade + + As mentioned earlier, role of some partitions may depend on extra + configuration. For example both: main firmware and backup firmware use the + same TRX format with the same header. To distinguish currently used firmware a + CFE's environment variable "bootpartition" is used. + +maintainers: + - Rafał Miłecki <rafal@milecki.pl> + +properties: + compatible: + const: brcm,bcm947xx-cfe-partitions + +additionalProperties: false + +examples: + - | + partitions { + compatible = "brcm,bcm947xx-cfe-partitions"; + }; |