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| -rw-r--r-- | Documentation/devicetree/bindings/pmem/pmem-region.txt | 65 | ||||
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diff --git a/Documentation/devicetree/bindings/pmem/pmem-region.txt b/Documentation/devicetree/bindings/pmem/pmem-region.txt deleted file mode 100644 index cd79975e85ec..000000000000 --- a/Documentation/devicetree/bindings/pmem/pmem-region.txt +++ /dev/null @@ -1,65 +0,0 @@ -Device-tree bindings for persistent memory regions ------------------------------------------------------ - -Persistent memory refers to a class of memory devices that are: - - a) Usable as main system memory (i.e. cacheable), and - b) Retain their contents across power failure. - -Given b) it is best to think of persistent memory as a kind of memory mapped -storage device. To ensure data integrity the operating system needs to manage -persistent regions separately to the normal memory pool. To aid with that this -binding provides a standardised interface for discovering where persistent -memory regions exist inside the physical address space. - -Bindings for the region nodes: ------------------------------ - -Required properties: - - compatible = "pmem-region" - - - reg = <base, size>; - The reg property should specify an address range that is - translatable to a system physical address range. This address - range should be mappable as normal system memory would be - (i.e cacheable). - - If the reg property contains multiple address ranges - each address range will be treated as though it was specified - in a separate device node. Having multiple address ranges in a - node implies no special relationship between the two ranges. - -Optional properties: - - Any relevant NUMA associativity properties for the target platform. - - - volatile; This property indicates that this region is actually - backed by non-persistent memory. This lets the OS know that it - may skip the cache flushes required to ensure data is made - persistent after a write. - - If this property is absent then the OS must assume that the region - is backed by non-volatile memory. - -Examples: --------------------- - - /* - * This node specifies one 4KB region spanning from - * 0x5000 to 0x5fff that is backed by non-volatile memory. - */ - pmem@5000 { - compatible = "pmem-region"; - reg = <0x00005000 0x00001000>; - }; - - /* - * This node specifies two 4KB regions that are backed by - * volatile (normal) memory. - */ - pmem@6000 { - compatible = "pmem-region"; - reg = < 0x00006000 0x00001000 - 0x00008000 0x00001000 >; - volatile; - }; - diff --git a/Documentation/devicetree/bindings/pmem/pmem-region.yaml b/Documentation/devicetree/bindings/pmem/pmem-region.yaml new file mode 100644 index 000000000000..bd0f0c793f03 --- /dev/null +++ b/Documentation/devicetree/bindings/pmem/pmem-region.yaml @@ -0,0 +1,48 @@ +# SPDX-License-Identifier: (GPL-2.0-only OR BSD-2-Clause) +%YAML 1.2 +--- +$id: http://devicetree.org/schemas/pmem-region.yaml# +$schema: http://devicetree.org/meta-schemas/core.yaml# + +maintainers: + - Oliver O'Halloran <oohall@gmail.com> + +title: Persistent Memory Regions + +description: | + Persistent memory refers to a class of memory devices that are: + + a) Usable as main system memory (i.e. cacheable), and + b) Retain their contents across power failure. + + Given b) it is best to think of persistent memory as a kind of memory mapped + storage device. To ensure data integrity the operating system needs to manage + persistent regions separately to the normal memory pool. To aid with that this + binding provides a standardised interface for discovering where persistent + memory regions exist inside the physical address space. + +properties: + compatible: + const: pmem-region + + reg: + maxItems: 1 + + volatile: + description: + Indicates the region is volatile (non-persistent) and the OS can skip + cache flushes for writes + type: boolean + +required: + - compatible + - reg + +additionalProperties: false + +examples: + - | + pmem@5000 { + compatible = "pmem-region"; + reg = <0x00005000 0x00001000>; + }; diff --git a/MAINTAINERS b/MAINTAINERS index 39bcd328bccc..3ecb44458a7e 100644 --- a/MAINTAINERS +++ b/MAINTAINERS @@ -13800,7 +13800,7 @@ M: Oliver O'Halloran <oohall@gmail.com> L: nvdimm@lists.linux.dev S: Supported Q: https://patchwork.kernel.org/project/linux-nvdimm/list/ -F: Documentation/devicetree/bindings/pmem/pmem-region.txt +F: Documentation/devicetree/bindings/pmem/pmem-region.yaml F: drivers/nvdimm/of_pmem.c LIBNVDIMM: NON-VOLATILE MEMORY DEVICE SUBSYSTEM |