Hi Julien,
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Julien Grall <jul...@xen.org>
> Subject: Re: [PATCH v3 2/4] docs, xen/arm: Introduce static heap memory
>
> Hi Henry,
>
> While reviewing the binding sent by Penny I noticed some inconsistency
> with the one you introduced. See below.
>
> On 07/09/2022 09:36, Henry Wang wrote:
> > +- xen,static-heap
> > +
> > + Property under the top-level "chosen" node. It specifies the address
> > + and size of Xen static heap memory. Note that at least a 64KB
> > + alignment is required.
> > +
> > +- #xen,static-heap-address-cells and #xen,static-heap-size-cells
> > +
> > + Specify the number of cells used for the address and size of the
> > + "xen,static-heap" property under "chosen".
> > +
> > +Below is an example on how to specify the static heap in device tree:
> > +
> > + / {
> > + chosen {
> > + #xen,static-heap-address-cells = <0x2>;
> > + #xen,static-heap-size-cells = <0x2>;
>
> Your binding, is introduce #xen,static-heap-{address, size}-cells
> whereas Penny's one is using #{address, size}-cells even if the property
> is not "reg".
>
> I would like some consistency in the way we define bindings. Looking at
> the tree, we already seem to have introduced
> #xen-static-mem-address-cells. So maybe we should follow your approach?
>
> That said, I am wondering whether we should just use one set of property
> name.
IMO now we have the pair
#xen,static-heap-{address, size}-cells and xen,static-heap for static heap.
and the pair
#xen,static-mem-{address, size}-cells and xen,static-mem for static
memory allocation for dom0less.
So at least these two are consistent.
I guess the concern you raised is related to the static shared memory for
dom0less,
...
>
> I am open to suggestion here. My only request is we are consistent (i.e.
> this doesn't depend on who wrote the bindings).
I am not sure if Penny and Stefano have some specific requirements
regarding the static shared memory usage. So I will wait for Stefano's input.
But yeah we need to keep the consistency so if we are agreed that I need to
change the binding, I will do the corresponding change.
Kind regards,
Henry
>
> Cheers,
>
> --
> Julien Grall
