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-* Thermal Framework Device Tree descriptor
-
-This file describes a generic binding to provide a way of
-defining hardware thermal structure using device tree.
-A thermal structure includes thermal zones and their components,
-such as trip points, polling intervals, sensors and cooling devices
-binding descriptors.
-
-The target of device tree thermal descriptors is to describe only
-the hardware thermal aspects. The thermal device tree bindings are
-not about how the system must control or which algorithm or policy
-must be taken in place.
-
-There are five types of nodes involved to describe thermal bindings:
-- thermal sensors: devices which may be used to take temperature
- measurements.
-- cooling devices: devices which may be used to dissipate heat.
-- trip points: describe key temperatures at which cooling is recommended. The
- set of points should be chosen based on hardware limits.
-- cooling maps: used to describe links between trip points and cooling devices;
-- thermal zones: used to describe thermal data within the hardware;
-
-The following is a description of each of these node types.
-
-* Thermal sensor devices
-
-Thermal sensor devices are nodes providing temperature sensing capabilities on
-thermal zones. Typical devices are I2C ADC converters and bandgaps. These are
-nodes providing temperature data to thermal zones. Thermal sensor devices may
-control one or more internal sensors.
-
-Required property:
-- #thermal-sensor-cells: Used to provide sensor device specific information
- Type: unsigned while referring to it. Typically 0 on thermal sensor
- Size: one cell nodes with only one sensor, and at least 1 on nodes
- with several internal sensors, in order
- to identify uniquely the sensor instances within
- the IC. See thermal zone binding for more details
- on how consumers refer to sensor devices.
-
-* Cooling device nodes
-
-Cooling devices are nodes providing control on power dissipation. There
-are essentially two ways to provide control on power dissipation. First
-is by means of regulating device performance, which is known as passive
-cooling. A typical passive cooling is a CPU that has dynamic voltage and
-frequency scaling (DVFS), and uses lower frequencies as cooling states.
-Second is by means of activating devices in order to remove
-the dissipated heat, which is known as active cooling, e.g. regulating
-fan speeds. In both cases, cooling devices shall have a way to determine
-the state of cooling in which the device is.
-
-Any cooling device has a range of cooling states (i.e. different levels
-of heat dissipation). For example a fan's cooling states correspond to
-the different fan speeds possible. Cooling states are referred to by
-single unsigned integers, where larger numbers mean greater heat
-dissipation. The precise set of cooling states associated with a device
-should be defined in a particular device's binding.
-For more examples of cooling devices, refer to the example sections below.
-
-Required properties:
-- #cooling-cells: Used to provide cooling device specific information
- Type: unsigned while referring to it. Must be at least 2, in order
- Size: one cell to specify minimum and maximum cooling state used
- in the reference. The first cell is the minimum
- cooling state requested and the second cell is
- the maximum cooling state requested in the reference.
- See Cooling device maps section below for more details
- on how consumers refer to cooling devices.
-
-* Trip points
-
-The trip node is a node to describe a point in the temperature domain
-in which the system takes an action. This node describes just the point,
-not the action.
-
-Required properties:
-- temperature: An integer indicating the trip temperature level,
- Type: signed in millicelsius.
- Size: one cell
-
-- hysteresis: A low hysteresis value on temperature property (above).
- Type: unsigned This is a relative value, in millicelsius.
- Size: one cell
-
-- type: a string containing the trip type. Expected values are:
- "active": A trip point to enable active cooling
- "passive": A trip point to enable passive cooling
- "hot": A trip point to notify emergency
- "critical": Hardware not reliable.
- Type: string
-
-* Cooling device maps
-
-The cooling device maps node is a node to describe how cooling devices
-get assigned to trip points of the zone. The cooling devices are expected
-to be loaded in the target system.
-
-Required properties:
-- cooling-device: A list of phandles of cooling devices with their specifiers,
- Type: phandle + referring to which cooling devices are used in this
- cooling specifier binding. In the cooling specifier, the first cell
- is the minimum cooling state and the second cell
- is the maximum cooling state used in this map.
-- trip: A phandle of a trip point node within the same thermal
- Type: phandle of zone.
- trip point node
-
-Optional property:
-- contribution: The cooling contribution to the thermal zone of the
- Type: unsigned referred cooling device at the referred trip point.
- Size: one cell The contribution is a ratio of the sum
- of all cooling contributions within a thermal zone.
-
-Note: Using the THERMAL_NO_LIMIT (-1UL) constant in the cooling-device phandle
-limit specifier means:
-(i) - minimum state allowed for minimum cooling state used in the reference.
-(ii) - maximum state allowed for maximum cooling state used in the reference.
-Refer to include/dt-bindings/thermal/thermal.h for definition of this constant.
-
-* Thermal zone nodes
-
-The thermal zone node is the node containing all the required info
-for describing a thermal zone, including its cooling device bindings. The
-thermal zone node must contain, apart from its own properties, one sub-node
-containing trip nodes and one sub-node containing all the zone cooling maps.
-
-Required properties:
-- polling-delay: The maximum number of milliseconds to wait between polls
- Type: unsigned when checking this thermal zone.
- Size: one cell
-
-- polling-delay-passive: The maximum number of milliseconds to wait
- Type: unsigned between polls when performing passive cooling.
- Size: one cell
-
-- thermal-sensors: A list of thermal sensor phandles and sensor specifier
- Type: list of used while monitoring the thermal zone.
- phandles + sensor
- specifier
-
-- trips: A sub-node which is a container of only trip point nodes
- Type: sub-node required to describe the thermal zone.
-
-Optional property:
-- cooling-maps: A sub-node which is a container of only cooling device
- Type: sub-node map nodes, used to describe the relation between trips
- and cooling devices.
-
-- coefficients: An array of integers (one signed cell) containing
- Type: array coefficients to compose a linear relation between
- Elem size: one cell the sensors listed in the thermal-sensors property.
- Elem type: signed Coefficients defaults to 1, in case this property
- is not specified. A simple linear polynomial is used:
- Z = c0 * x0 + c1 * x1 + ... + c(n-1) * x(n-1) + cn.
-
- The coefficients are ordered and they match with sensors
- by means of sensor ID. Additional coefficients are
- interpreted as constant offset.
-
-- sustainable-power: An estimate of the sustainable power (in mW) that the
- Type: unsigned thermal zone can dissipate at the desired
- Size: one cell control temperature. For reference, the
- sustainable power of a 4'' phone is typically
- 2000mW, while on a 10'' tablet is around
- 4500mW.
-
-Note: The delay properties are bound to the maximum dT/dt (temperature
-derivative over time) in two situations for a thermal zone:
-(i) - when passive cooling is activated (polling-delay-passive); and
-(ii) - when the zone just needs to be monitored (polling-delay) or
-when active cooling is activated.
-
-The maximum dT/dt is highly bound to hardware power consumption and dissipation
-capability. The delays should be chosen to account for said max dT/dt,
-such that a device does not cross several trip boundaries unexpectedly
-between polls. Choosing the right polling delays shall avoid having the
-device in temperature ranges that may damage the silicon structures and
-reduce silicon lifetime.
-
-* The thermal-zones node
-
-The "thermal-zones" node is a container for all thermal zone nodes. It shall
-contain only sub-nodes describing thermal zones as in the section
-"Thermal zone nodes". The "thermal-zones" node appears under "/".
-
-* Examples
-
-Below are several examples on how to use thermal data descriptors
-using device tree bindings:
-
-(a) - CPU thermal zone
-
-The CPU thermal zone example below describes how to setup one thermal zone
-using one single sensor as temperature source and many cooling devices and
-power dissipation control sources.
-
-#include <dt-bindings/thermal/thermal.h>
-
-cpus {
- /*
- * Here is an example of describing a cooling device for a DVFS
- * capable CPU. The CPU node describes its four OPPs.
- * The cooling states possible are 0..3, and they are
- * used as OPP indexes. The minimum cooling state is 0, which means
- * all four OPPs can be available to the system. The maximum
- * cooling state is 3, which means only the lowest OPPs (198MHz@0.85V)
- * can be available in the system.
- */
- cpu0: cpu@0 {
- ...
- operating-points = <
- /* kHz uV */
- 970000 1200000
- 792000 1100000
- 396000 950000
- 198000 850000
- >;
- #cooling-cells = <2>; /* min followed by max */
- };
- ...
-};
-
-&i2c1 {
- ...
- /*
- * A simple fan controller which supports 10 speeds of operation
- * (represented as 0-9).
- */
- fan0: fan@48 {
- ...
- #cooling-cells = <2>; /* min followed by max */
- };
-};
-
-ocp {
- ...
- /*
- * A simple IC with a single bandgap temperature sensor.
- */
- bandgap0: bandgap@0000ed00 {
- ...
- #thermal-sensor-cells = <0>;
- };
-};
-
-thermal-zones {
- cpu_thermal: cpu-thermal {
- polling-delay-passive = <250>; /* milliseconds */
- polling-delay = <1000>; /* milliseconds */
-
- thermal-sensors = <&bandgap0>;
-
- trips {
- cpu_alert0: cpu-alert0 {
- temperature = <90000>; /* millicelsius */
- hysteresis = <2000>; /* millicelsius */
- type = "active";
- };
- cpu_alert1: cpu-alert1 {
- temperature = <100000>; /* millicelsius */
- hysteresis = <2000>; /* millicelsius */
- type = "passive";
- };
- cpu_crit: cpu-crit {
- temperature = <125000>; /* millicelsius */
- hysteresis = <2000>; /* millicelsius */
- type = "critical";
- };
- };
-
- cooling-maps {
- map0 {
- trip = <&cpu_alert0>;
- cooling-device = <&fan0 THERMAL_NO_LIMIT 4>;
- };
- map1 {
- trip = <&cpu_alert1>;
- cooling-device = <&fan0 5 THERMAL_NO_LIMIT>, <&cpu0 THERMAL_NO_LIMIT THERMAL_NO_LIMIT>;
- };
- };
- };
-};
-
-In the example above, the ADC sensor (bandgap0) at address 0x0000ED00 is
-used to monitor the zone 'cpu-thermal' using its sole sensor. A fan
-device (fan0) is controlled via I2C bus 1, at address 0x48, and has ten
-different cooling states 0-9. It is used to remove the heat out of
-the thermal zone 'cpu-thermal' using its cooling states
-from its minimum to 4, when it reaches trip point 'cpu_alert0'
-at 90C, as an example of active cooling. The same cooling device is used at
-'cpu_alert1', but from 5 to its maximum state. The cpu@0 device is also
-linked to the same thermal zone, 'cpu-thermal', as a passive cooling device,
-using all its cooling states at trip point 'cpu_alert1',
-which is a trip point at 100C. On the thermal zone 'cpu-thermal', at the
-temperature of 125C, represented by the trip point 'cpu_crit', the silicon
-is not reliable anymore.
-
-(b) - IC with several internal sensors
-
-The example below describes how to deploy several thermal zones based off a
-single sensor IC, assuming it has several internal sensors. This is a common
-case on SoC designs with several internal IPs that may need different thermal
-requirements, and thus may have their own sensor to monitor or detect internal
-hotspots in their silicon.
-
-#include <dt-bindings/thermal/thermal.h>
-
-ocp {
- ...
- /*
- * A simple IC with several bandgap temperature sensors.
- */
- bandgap0: bandgap@0000ed00 {
- ...
- #thermal-sensor-cells = <1>;
- };
-};
-
-thermal-zones {
- cpu_thermal: cpu-thermal {
- polling-delay-passive = <250>; /* milliseconds */
- polling-delay = <1000>; /* milliseconds */
-
- /* sensor ID */
- thermal-sensors = <&bandgap0 0>;
-
- trips {
- /* each zone within the SoC may have its own trips */
- cpu_alert: cpu-alert {
- temperature = <100000>; /* millicelsius */
- hysteresis = <2000>; /* millicelsius */
- type = "passive";
- };
- cpu_crit: cpu-crit {
- temperature = <125000>; /* millicelsius */
- hysteresis = <2000>; /* millicelsius */
- type = "critical";
- };
- };
-
- cooling-maps {
- /* each zone within the SoC may have its own cooling */
- ...
- };
- };
-
- gpu_thermal: gpu-thermal {
- polling-delay-passive = <120>; /* milliseconds */
- polling-delay = <1000>; /* milliseconds */
-
- /* sensor ID */
- thermal-sensors = <&bandgap0 1>;
-
- trips {
- /* each zone within the SoC may have its own trips */
- gpu_alert: gpu-alert {
- temperature = <90000>; /* millicelsius */
- hysteresis = <2000>; /* millicelsius */
- type = "passive";
- };
- gpu_crit: gpu-crit {
- temperature = <105000>; /* millicelsius */
- hysteresis = <2000>; /* millicelsius */
- type = "critical";
- };
- };
-
- cooling-maps {
- /* each zone within the SoC may have its own cooling */
- ...
- };
- };
-
- dsp_thermal: dsp-thermal {
- polling-delay-passive = <50>; /* milliseconds */
- polling-delay = <1000>; /* milliseconds */
-
- /* sensor ID */
- thermal-sensors = <&bandgap0 2>;
-
- trips {
- /* each zone within the SoC may have its own trips */
- dsp_alert: dsp-alert {
- temperature = <90000>; /* millicelsius */
- hysteresis = <2000>; /* millicelsius */
- type = "passive";
- };
- dsp_crit: gpu-crit {
- temperature = <135000>; /* millicelsius */
- hysteresis = <2000>; /* millicelsius */
- type = "critical";
- };
- };
-
- cooling-maps {
- /* each zone within the SoC may have its own cooling */
- ...
- };
- };
-};
-
-In the example above, there is one bandgap IC which has the capability to
-monitor three sensors. The hardware has been designed so that sensors are
-placed on different places in the DIE to monitor different temperature
-hotspots: one for CPU thermal zone, one for GPU thermal zone and the
-other to monitor a DSP thermal zone.
-
-Thus, there is a need to assign each sensor provided by the bandgap IC
-to different thermal zones. This is achieved by means of using the
-#thermal-sensor-cells property and using the first cell of the sensor
-specifier as sensor ID. In the example, then, <bandgap 0> is used to
-monitor CPU thermal zone, <bandgap 1> is used to monitor GPU thermal
-zone and <bandgap 2> is used to monitor DSP thermal zone. Each zone
-may be uncorrelated, having its own dT/dt requirements, trips
-and cooling maps.
-
-
-(c) - Several sensors within one single thermal zone
-
-The example below illustrates how to use more than one sensor within
-one thermal zone.
-
-#include <dt-bindings/thermal/thermal.h>
-
-&i2c1 {
- ...
- /*
- * A simple IC with a single temperature sensor.
- */
- adc: sensor@49 {
- ...
- #thermal-sensor-cells = <0>;
- };
-};
-
-ocp {
- ...
- /*
- * A simple IC with a single bandgap temperature sensor.
- */
- bandgap0: bandgap@0000ed00 {
- ...
- #thermal-sensor-cells = <0>;
- };
-};
-
-thermal-zones {
- cpu_thermal: cpu-thermal {
- polling-delay-passive = <250>; /* milliseconds */
- polling-delay = <1000>; /* milliseconds */
-
- thermal-sensors = <&bandgap0>, /* cpu */
- <&adc>; /* pcb north */
-
- /* hotspot = 100 * bandgap - 120 * adc + 484 */
- coefficients = <100 -120 484>;
-
- trips {
- ...
- };
-
- cooling-maps {
- ...
- };
- };
-};
-
-In some cases, there is a need to use more than one sensor to extrapolate
-a thermal hotspot in the silicon. The above example illustrates this situation.
-For instance, it may be the case that a sensor external to CPU IP may be placed
-close to CPU hotspot and together with internal CPU sensor, it is used
-to determine the hotspot. Assuming this is the case for the above example,
-the hypothetical extrapolation rule would be:
- hotspot = 100 * bandgap - 120 * adc + 484
-
-In other context, the same idea can be used to add fixed offset. For instance,
-consider the hotspot extrapolation rule below:
- hotspot = 1 * adc + 6000
-
-In the above equation, the hotspot is always 6C higher than what is read
-from the ADC sensor. The binding would be then:
- thermal-sensors = <&adc>;
-
- /* hotspot = 1 * adc + 6000 */
- coefficients = <1 6000>;
-
-(d) - Board thermal
-
-The board thermal example below illustrates how to setup one thermal zone
-with many sensors and many cooling devices.
-
-#include <dt-bindings/thermal/thermal.h>
-
-&i2c1 {
- ...
- /*
- * An IC with several temperature sensor.
- */
- adc_dummy: sensor@50 {
- ...
- #thermal-sensor-cells = <1>; /* sensor internal ID */
- };
-};
-
-thermal-zones {
- batt-thermal {
- polling-delay-passive = <500>; /* milliseconds */
- polling-delay = <2500>; /* milliseconds */
-
- /* sensor ID */
- thermal-sensors = <&adc_dummy 4>;
-
- trips {
- ...
- };
-
- cooling-maps {
- ...
- };
- };
-
- board_thermal: board-thermal {
- polling-delay-passive = <1000>; /* milliseconds */
- polling-delay = <2500>; /* milliseconds */
-
- /* sensor ID */
- thermal-sensors = <&adc_dummy 0>, /* pcb top edge */
- <&adc_dummy 1>, /* lcd */
- <&adc_dummy 2>; /* back cover */
- /*
- * An array of coefficients describing the sensor
- * linear relation. E.g.:
- * z = c1*x1 + c2*x2 + c3*x3
- */
- coefficients = <1200 -345 890>;
-
- sustainable-power = <2500>;
-
- trips {
- /* Trips are based on resulting linear equation */
- cpu_trip: cpu-trip {
- temperature = <60000>; /* millicelsius */
- hysteresis = <2000>; /* millicelsius */
- type = "passive";
- };
- gpu_trip: gpu-trip {
- temperature = <55000>; /* millicelsius */
- hysteresis = <2000>; /* millicelsius */
- type = "passive";
- }
- lcd_trip: lcp-trip {
- temperature = <53000>; /* millicelsius */
- hysteresis = <2000>; /* millicelsius */
- type = "passive";
- };
- crit_trip: crit-trip {
- temperature = <68000>; /* millicelsius */
- hysteresis = <2000>; /* millicelsius */
- type = "critical";
- };
- };
-
- cooling-maps {
- map0 {
- trip = <&cpu_trip>;
- cooling-device = <&cpu0 0 2>;
- contribution = <55>;
- };
- map1 {
- trip = <&gpu_trip>;
- cooling-device = <&gpu0 0 2>;
- contribution = <20>;
- };
- map2 {
- trip = <&lcd_trip>;
- cooling-device = <&lcd0 5 10>;
- contribution = <15>;
- };
- };
- };
-};
-
-The above example is a mix of previous examples, a sensor IP with several internal
-sensors used to monitor different zones, one of them is composed by several sensors and
-with different cooling devices.