Re: [PATCH 5/7] dt-bindings: cache: ax45mp-cache: rename ax45mp-cache to llcache

[Conor Dooley]

On Mon, Mar 30, 2026 at 06:27:22PM +0800, Hui Min Mina Chou wrote:
> The AX45MP-specific cache binding is renamed to a generic Last Level
> Cache (LLC) schema, as the driver now supports more Andes CPU cores
> beyond just AX45MP.
> 
> Updated compatible strings:
>   andestech,qilai-ax45mp-cache    -> andestech,qilai-llcache
>   renesas,r9a07g043f-ax45mp-cache -> renesas,r9a07g043f-llcache
>   andestech,ax45mp-cache          -> andestech,llcache
> 
> Signed-off-by: Hui Min Mina Chou <minachou@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> ---
>  ...ache.yaml => andestech,andes-llcache.yaml} | 20 +++++++++----------
>  1 file changed, 10 insertions(+), 10 deletions(-)
>  rename Documentation/devicetree/bindings/cache/{andestech,ax45mp-cache.yaml => andestech,andes-llcache.yaml} (76%)
> 
> diff --git a/Documentation/devicetree/bindings/cache/andestech,ax45mp-cache.yaml b/Documentation/devicetree/bindings/cache/andestech,andes-llcache.yaml
> similarity index 76%
> rename from Documentation/devicetree/bindings/cache/andestech,ax45mp-cache.yaml
> rename to Documentation/devicetree/bindings/cache/andestech,andes-llcache.yaml
> index b135ffa4ab6b..5b97625edd37 100644
> --- a/Documentation/devicetree/bindings/cache/andestech,ax45mp-cache.yaml
> +++ b/Documentation/devicetree/bindings/cache/andestech,andes-llcache.yaml
> @@ -2,17 +2,17 @@
>  # Copyright (C) 2023 Renesas Electronics Corp.
>  %YAML 1.2
>  ---
> -$id: http://devicetree.org/schemas/cache/andestech,ax45mp-cache.yaml#
> +$id: http://devicetree.org/schemas/cache/andestech,llcache.yaml#
>  $schema: http://devicetree.org/meta-schemas/core.yaml#
>  
> -title: Andestech AX45MP L2 Cache Controller
> +title: Andestech Last Level Cache Controller
>  
>  maintainers:
>    - Lad Prabhakar <prabhakar.mahadev-lad.rj@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
>  
>  description:
> -  A level-2 cache (L2C) is used to improve the system performance by providing
> -  a large amount of cache line entries and reasonable access delays. The L2C
> +  A last level cache (LLC) is used to improve the system performance by providing
> +  a large amount of cache line entries and reasonable access delays. The LLC
>    is shared between cores, and a non-inclusive non-exclusive policy is used.
>  
>  select:
> @@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ select:
>      compatible:
>        contains:
>          enum:
> -          - andestech,ax45mp-cache
> +          - andestech,llcache
>  
>    required:
>      - compatible
> @@ -29,9 +29,9 @@ properties:
>    compatible:
>      items:
>        - enum:
> -          - andestech,qilai-ax45mp-cache
> -          - renesas,r9a07g043f-ax45mp-cache
> -      - const: andestech,ax45mp-cache
> +          - andestech,qilai-llcache
> +          - renesas,r9a07g043f-llcache
> +      - const: andestech,llcache
>        - const: cache

If you want to add a more generalied compatible to use as a fallback,
insert it underneath andestech,ax45mp-cache. andestech,llcache is far
too generic though, and there appears to be no user that isn't an ax45mp
now anyway, so not sure what this even gives us right now?

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