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diff --git a/Documentation/devicetree/bindings/arm/bcm/brcm,brcmstb.txt b/Documentation/devicetree/bindings/arm/bcm/brcm,brcmstb.txt index 94429649687e..0d0c1ae81bed 100644 --- a/Documentation/devicetree/bindings/arm/bcm/brcm,brcmstb.txt +++ b/Documentation/devicetree/bindings/arm/bcm/brcm,brcmstb.txt @@ -20,6 +20,25 @@ system control is required: - compatible: "brcm,bcm<chip_id>-hif-cpubiuctrl", "syscon" - compatible: "brcm,bcm<chip_id>-hif-continuation", "syscon" +hif-cpubiuctrl node +------------------- +SoCs with Broadcom Brahma15 ARM-based CPUs have a specific Bus Interface Unit +(BIU) block which controls and interfaces the CPU complex to the different +Memory Controller Ports (MCP), one per memory controller (MEMC). This BIU block +offers a feature called Write Pairing which consists in collapsing two adjacent +cache lines into a single (bursted) write transaction towards the memory +controller (MEMC) to maximize write bandwidth. + +Required properties: + + - compatible: must be "brcm,bcm7445-hif-cpubiuctrl", "syscon" + +Optional properties: + + - brcm,write-pairing: + Boolean property, which when present indicates that the chip + supports write-pairing. + example: rdb { #address-cells = <1>; @@ -35,6 +54,7 @@ example: hif_cpubiuctrl: syscon@3e2400 { compatible = "brcm,bcm7445-hif-cpubiuctrl", "syscon"; reg = <0x3e2400 0x5b4>; + brcm,write-pairing; }; hif_continuation: syscon@452000 { |