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-rw-r--r--dts/Bindings/serial/altera_jtaguart.txt5
-rw-r--r--dts/Bindings/serial/altera_uart.txt8
-rw-r--r--dts/Bindings/serial/arc-uart.txt26
-rw-r--r--dts/Bindings/serial/atmel-usart.txt53
-rw-r--r--dts/Bindings/serial/cavium-uart.txt19
-rw-r--r--dts/Bindings/serial/cirrus,clps711x-uart.txt28
-rw-r--r--dts/Bindings/serial/efm32-uart.txt20
-rw-r--r--dts/Bindings/serial/fsl-imx-uart.txt29
-rw-r--r--dts/Bindings/serial/fsl-lpuart.txt27
-rw-r--r--dts/Bindings/serial/fsl-mxs-auart.txt37
-rw-r--r--dts/Bindings/serial/lantiq_asc.txt16
-rw-r--r--dts/Bindings/serial/maxim,max310x.txt36
-rw-r--r--dts/Bindings/serial/mrvl,pxa-ssp.txt65
-rw-r--r--dts/Bindings/serial/mrvl-serial.txt4
-rw-r--r--dts/Bindings/serial/nvidia,tegra20-hsuart.txt37
-rw-r--r--dts/Bindings/serial/nxp-lpc32xx-hsuart.txt14
-rw-r--r--dts/Bindings/serial/of-serial.txt49
-rw-r--r--dts/Bindings/serial/omap_serial.txt10
-rw-r--r--dts/Bindings/serial/pl011.txt17
-rw-r--r--dts/Bindings/serial/qca,ar9330-uart.txt34
-rw-r--r--dts/Bindings/serial/qcom,msm-uart.txt25
-rw-r--r--dts/Bindings/serial/qcom,msm-uartdm.txt53
-rw-r--r--dts/Bindings/serial/renesas,sci-serial.txt46
-rw-r--r--dts/Bindings/serial/rs485.txt31
-rw-r--r--dts/Bindings/serial/samsung_uart.txt14
-rw-r--r--dts/Bindings/serial/sirf-uart.txt33
-rw-r--r--dts/Bindings/serial/snps-dw-apb-uart.txt25
-rw-r--r--dts/Bindings/serial/st-asc.txt18
-rw-r--r--dts/Bindings/serial/via,vt8500-uart.txt17
-rw-r--r--dts/Bindings/serial/vt8500-uart.txt26
30 files changed, 822 insertions, 0 deletions
diff --git a/dts/Bindings/serial/altera_jtaguart.txt b/dts/Bindings/serial/altera_jtaguart.txt
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..55a901051e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/dts/Bindings/serial/altera_jtaguart.txt
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+Altera JTAG UART
+
+Required properties:
+- compatible : should be "ALTR,juart-1.0" <DEPRECATED>
+- compatible : should be "altr,juart-1.0"
diff --git a/dts/Bindings/serial/altera_uart.txt b/dts/Bindings/serial/altera_uart.txt
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..81bf7ffb1a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/dts/Bindings/serial/altera_uart.txt
@@ -0,0 +1,8 @@
+Altera UART
+
+Required properties:
+- compatible : should be "ALTR,uart-1.0" <DEPRECATED>
+- compatible : should be "altr,uart-1.0"
+
+Optional properties:
+- clock-frequency : frequency of the clock input to the UART
diff --git a/dts/Bindings/serial/arc-uart.txt b/dts/Bindings/serial/arc-uart.txt
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..5cae2eb686
--- /dev/null
+++ b/dts/Bindings/serial/arc-uart.txt
@@ -0,0 +1,26 @@
+* Synopsys ARC UART : Non standard UART used in some of the ARC FPGA boards
+
+Required properties:
+- compatible : "snps,arc-uart"
+- reg : offset and length of the register set for the device.
+- interrupts : device interrupt
+- clock-frequency : the input clock frequency for the UART
+- current-speed : baud rate for UART
+
+e.g.
+
+arcuart0: serial@c0fc1000 {
+ compatible = "snps,arc-uart";
+ reg = <0xc0fc1000 0x100>;
+ interrupts = <5>;
+ clock-frequency = <80000000>;
+ current-speed = <115200>;
+ status = "okay";
+};
+
+Note: Each port should have an alias correctly numbered in "aliases" node.
+
+e.g.
+aliases {
+ serial0 = &arcuart0;
+};
diff --git a/dts/Bindings/serial/atmel-usart.txt b/dts/Bindings/serial/atmel-usart.txt
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..17c1042b2d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/dts/Bindings/serial/atmel-usart.txt
@@ -0,0 +1,53 @@
+* Atmel Universal Synchronous Asynchronous Receiver/Transmitter (USART)
+
+Required properties:
+- compatible: Should be "atmel,<chip>-usart"
+ The compatible <chip> indicated will be the first SoC to support an
+ additional mode or an USART new feature.
+- reg: Should contain registers location and length
+- interrupts: Should contain interrupt
+- clock-names: tuple listing input clock names.
+ Required elements: "usart"
+- clocks: phandles to input clocks.
+
+Optional properties:
+- atmel,use-dma-rx: use of PDC or DMA for receiving data
+- atmel,use-dma-tx: use of PDC or DMA for transmitting data
+- rts-gpios: specify a GPIO for RTS line. It will use specified PIO instead of the peripheral
+ function pin for the USART RTS feature. If unsure, don't specify this property.
+- add dma bindings for dma transfer:
+ - dmas: DMA specifier, consisting of a phandle to DMA controller node,
+ memory peripheral interface and USART DMA channel ID, FIFO configuration.
+ Refer to dma.txt and atmel-dma.txt for details.
+ - dma-names: "rx" for RX channel, "tx" for TX channel.
+
+<chip> compatible description:
+- at91rm9200: legacy USART support
+- at91sam9260: generic USART implementation for SAM9 SoCs
+
+Example:
+- use PDC:
+ usart0: serial@fff8c000 {
+ compatible = "atmel,at91sam9260-usart";
+ reg = <0xfff8c000 0x4000>;
+ interrupts = <7>;
+ clocks = <&usart0_clk>;
+ clock-names = "usart";
+ atmel,use-dma-rx;
+ atmel,use-dma-tx;
+ rts-gpios = <&pioD 15 0>;
+ };
+
+- use DMA:
+ usart0: serial@f001c000 {
+ compatible = "atmel,at91sam9260-usart";
+ reg = <0xf001c000 0x100>;
+ interrupts = <12 4 5>;
+ clocks = <&usart0_clk>;
+ clock-names = "usart";
+ atmel,use-dma-rx;
+ atmel,use-dma-tx;
+ dmas = <&dma0 2 0x3>,
+ <&dma0 2 0x204>;
+ dma-names = "tx", "rx";
+ };
diff --git a/dts/Bindings/serial/cavium-uart.txt b/dts/Bindings/serial/cavium-uart.txt
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..87a6c375cd
--- /dev/null
+++ b/dts/Bindings/serial/cavium-uart.txt
@@ -0,0 +1,19 @@
+* Universal Asynchronous Receiver/Transmitter (UART)
+
+- compatible: "cavium,octeon-3860-uart"
+
+ Compatibility with all cn3XXX, cn5XXX and cn6XXX SOCs.
+
+- reg: The base address of the UART register bank.
+
+- interrupts: A single interrupt specifier.
+
+- current-speed: Optional, the current bit rate in bits per second.
+
+Example:
+ uart1: serial@1180000000c00 {
+ compatible = "cavium,octeon-3860-uart","ns16550";
+ reg = <0x11800 0x00000c00 0x0 0x400>;
+ current-speed = <115200>;
+ interrupts = <0 35>;
+ };
diff --git a/dts/Bindings/serial/cirrus,clps711x-uart.txt b/dts/Bindings/serial/cirrus,clps711x-uart.txt
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..12f3cf834d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/dts/Bindings/serial/cirrus,clps711x-uart.txt
@@ -0,0 +1,28 @@
+* Cirrus Logic CLPS711X Universal Asynchronous Receiver/Transmitter (UART)
+
+Required properties:
+- compatible: Should be "cirrus,clps711x-uart".
+- reg: Address and length of the register set for the device.
+- interrupts: Should contain UART TX and RX interrupt.
+- clocks: Should contain UART core clock number.
+- syscon: Phandle to SYSCON node, which contain UART control bits.
+
+Optional properties:
+- uart-use-ms: Indicate the UART has modem signal (DCD, DSR, CTS).
+
+Note: Each UART port should have an alias correctly numbered
+in "aliases" node.
+
+Example:
+ aliases {
+ serial0 = &uart1;
+ };
+
+ uart1: uart@80000480 {
+ compatible = "cirrus,clps711x-uart";
+ reg = <0x80000480 0x80>;
+ interrupts = <12 13>;
+ clocks = <&clks 11>;
+ syscon = <&syscon1>;
+ uart-use-ms;
+ };
diff --git a/dts/Bindings/serial/efm32-uart.txt b/dts/Bindings/serial/efm32-uart.txt
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..3ca01336b8
--- /dev/null
+++ b/dts/Bindings/serial/efm32-uart.txt
@@ -0,0 +1,20 @@
+* Energymicro efm32 UART
+
+Required properties:
+- compatible : Should be "energymicro,efm32-uart"
+- reg : Address and length of the register set
+- interrupts : Should contain uart interrupt
+
+Optional properties:
+- efm32,location : Decides the location of the USART I/O pins.
+ Allowed range : [0 .. 5]
+ Default: 0
+
+Example:
+
+uart@0x4000c400 {
+ compatible = "energymicro,efm32-uart";
+ reg = <0x4000c400 0x400>;
+ interrupts = <15>;
+ efm32,location = <0>;
+};
diff --git a/dts/Bindings/serial/fsl-imx-uart.txt b/dts/Bindings/serial/fsl-imx-uart.txt
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..35ae1fb353
--- /dev/null
+++ b/dts/Bindings/serial/fsl-imx-uart.txt
@@ -0,0 +1,29 @@
+* Freescale i.MX Universal Asynchronous Receiver/Transmitter (UART)
+
+Required properties:
+- compatible : Should be "fsl,<soc>-uart"
+- reg : Address and length of the register set for the device
+- interrupts : Should contain uart interrupt
+
+Optional properties:
+- fsl,uart-has-rtscts : Indicate the uart has rts and cts
+- fsl,irda-mode : Indicate the uart supports irda mode
+- fsl,dte-mode : Indicate the uart works in DTE mode. The uart works
+ is DCE mode by default.
+
+Note: Each uart controller should have an alias correctly numbered
+in "aliases" node.
+
+Example:
+
+aliases {
+ serial0 = &uart1;
+};
+
+uart1: serial@73fbc000 {
+ compatible = "fsl,imx51-uart", "fsl,imx21-uart";
+ reg = <0x73fbc000 0x4000>;
+ interrupts = <31>;
+ fsl,uart-has-rtscts;
+ fsl,dte-mode;
+};
diff --git a/dts/Bindings/serial/fsl-lpuart.txt b/dts/Bindings/serial/fsl-lpuart.txt
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..a1d1205d81
--- /dev/null
+++ b/dts/Bindings/serial/fsl-lpuart.txt
@@ -0,0 +1,27 @@
+* Freescale low power universal asynchronous receiver/transmitter (lpuart)
+
+Required properties:
+- compatible : Should be "fsl,<soc>-lpuart"
+- reg : Address and length of the register set for the device
+- interrupts : Should contain uart interrupt
+- clocks : phandle + clock specifier pairs, one for each entry in clock-names
+- clock-names : should contain: "ipg" - the uart clock
+
+Optional properties:
+- dmas: A list of two dma specifiers, one for each entry in dma-names.
+- dma-names: should contain "tx" and "rx".
+
+Note: Optional properties for DMA support. Write them both or both not.
+
+Example:
+
+uart0: serial@40027000 {
+ compatible = "fsl,vf610-lpuart";
+ reg = <0x40027000 0x1000>;
+ interrupts = <0 61 0x00>;
+ clocks = <&clks VF610_CLK_UART0>;
+ clock-names = "ipg";
+ dmas = <&edma0 0 2>,
+ <&edma0 0 3>;
+ dma-names = "rx","tx";
+ };
diff --git a/dts/Bindings/serial/fsl-mxs-auart.txt b/dts/Bindings/serial/fsl-mxs-auart.txt
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..59a40f18d5
--- /dev/null
+++ b/dts/Bindings/serial/fsl-mxs-auart.txt
@@ -0,0 +1,37 @@
+* Freescale MXS Application UART (AUART)
+
+Required properties:
+- compatible : Should be "fsl,<soc>-auart". The supported SoCs include
+ imx23 and imx28.
+- reg : Address and length of the register set for the device
+- interrupts : Should contain the auart interrupt numbers
+- dmas: DMA specifier, consisting of a phandle to DMA controller node
+ and AUART DMA channel ID.
+ Refer to dma.txt and fsl-mxs-dma.txt for details.
+- dma-names: "rx" for RX channel, "tx" for TX channel.
+
+Optional properties:
+- fsl,uart-has-rtscts : Indicate the UART has RTS and CTS lines,
+ it also means you enable the DMA support for this UART.
+
+Example:
+auart0: serial@8006a000 {
+ compatible = "fsl,imx28-auart", "fsl,imx23-auart";
+ reg = <0x8006a000 0x2000>;
+ interrupts = <112>;
+ dmas = <&dma_apbx 8>, <&dma_apbx 9>;
+ dma-names = "rx", "tx";
+};
+
+Note: Each auart port should have an alias correctly numbered in "aliases"
+node.
+
+Example:
+
+aliases {
+ serial0 = &auart0;
+ serial1 = &auart1;
+ serial2 = &auart2;
+ serial3 = &auart3;
+ serial4 = &auart4;
+};
diff --git a/dts/Bindings/serial/lantiq_asc.txt b/dts/Bindings/serial/lantiq_asc.txt
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..5b78591aaa
--- /dev/null
+++ b/dts/Bindings/serial/lantiq_asc.txt
@@ -0,0 +1,16 @@
+Lantiq SoC ASC serial controller
+
+Required properties:
+- compatible : Should be "lantiq,asc"
+- reg : Address and length of the register set for the device
+- interrupts: the 3 (tx rx err) interrupt numbers. The interrupt specifier
+ depends on the interrupt-parent interrupt controller.
+
+Example:
+
+asc1: serial@E100C00 {
+ compatible = "lantiq,asc";
+ reg = <0xE100C00 0x400>;
+ interrupt-parent = <&icu0>;
+ interrupts = <112 113 114>;
+};
diff --git a/dts/Bindings/serial/maxim,max310x.txt b/dts/Bindings/serial/maxim,max310x.txt
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..83a919c241
--- /dev/null
+++ b/dts/Bindings/serial/maxim,max310x.txt
@@ -0,0 +1,36 @@
+* Maxim MAX310X advanced Universal Asynchronous Receiver-Transmitter (UART)
+
+Required properties:
+- compatible: Should be one of the following:
+ - "maxim,max3107" for Maxim MAX3107,
+ - "maxim,max3108" for Maxim MAX3108,
+ - "maxim,max3109" for Maxim MAX3109,
+ - "maxim,max14830" for Maxim MAX14830.
+- reg: SPI chip select number.
+- interrupt-parent: The phandle for the interrupt controller that
+ services interrupts for this IC.
+- interrupts: Specifies the interrupt source of the parent interrupt
+ controller. The format of the interrupt specifier depends on the
+ parent interrupt controller.
+- clocks: phandle to the IC source clock.
+- clock-names: Should be "xtal" if clock is an external crystal or
+ "osc" if an external clock source is used.
+
+Optional properties:
+- gpio-controller: Marks the device node as a GPIO controller.
+- #gpio-cells: Should be two. The first cell is the GPIO number and
+ the second cell is used to specify the GPIO polarity:
+ 0 = active high,
+ 1 = active low.
+
+Example:
+ max14830: max14830@0 {
+ compatible = "maxim,max14830";
+ reg = <0>;
+ clocks = <&clk20m>;
+ clock-names = "osc";
+ interrupt-parent = <&gpio3>;
+ interrupts = <7 IRQ_TYPE_EDGE_FALLING>;
+ gpio-controller;
+ #gpio-cells = <2>;
+ };
diff --git a/dts/Bindings/serial/mrvl,pxa-ssp.txt b/dts/Bindings/serial/mrvl,pxa-ssp.txt
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..669b8140dd
--- /dev/null
+++ b/dts/Bindings/serial/mrvl,pxa-ssp.txt
@@ -0,0 +1,65 @@
+Device tree bindings for Marvell PXA SSP ports
+
+Required properties:
+
+ - compatible: Must be one of
+ mrvl,pxa25x-ssp
+ mvrl,pxa25x-nssp
+ mrvl,pxa27x-ssp
+ mrvl,pxa3xx-ssp
+ mvrl,pxa168-ssp
+ mrvl,pxa910-ssp
+ mrvl,ce4100-ssp
+ mrvl,lpss-ssp
+
+ - reg: The memory base
+ - dmas: Two dma phandles, one for rx, one for tx
+ - dma-names: Must be "rx", "tx"
+
+
+Example for PXA3xx:
+
+ ssp0: ssp@41000000 {
+ compatible = "mrvl,pxa3xx-ssp";
+ reg = <0x41000000 0x40>;
+ ssp-id = <1>;
+ interrupts = <24>;
+ clock-names = "pxa27x-ssp.0";
+ dmas = <&dma 13
+ &dma 14>;
+ dma-names = "rx", "tx";
+ };
+
+ ssp1: ssp@41700000 {
+ compatible = "mrvl,pxa3xx-ssp";
+ reg = <0x41700000 0x40>;
+ ssp-id = <2>;
+ interrupts = <16>;
+ clock-names = "pxa27x-ssp.1";
+ dmas = <&dma 15
+ &dma 16>;
+ dma-names = "rx", "tx";
+ };
+
+ ssp2: ssp@41900000 {
+ compatibl3 = "mrvl,pxa3xx-ssp";
+ reg = <0x41900000 0x40>;
+ ssp-id = <3>;
+ interrupts = <0>;
+ clock-names = "pxa27x-ssp.2";
+ dmas = <&dma 66
+ &dma 67>;
+ dma-names = "rx", "tx";
+ };
+
+ ssp3: ssp@41a00000 {
+ compatible = "mrvl,pxa3xx-ssp";
+ reg = <0x41a00000 0x40>;
+ ssp-id = <4>;
+ interrupts = <13>;
+ clock-names = "pxa27x-ssp.3";
+ dmas = <&dma 2
+ &dma 3>;
+ dma-names = "rx", "tx";
+ };
+
diff --git a/dts/Bindings/serial/mrvl-serial.txt b/dts/Bindings/serial/mrvl-serial.txt
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..d744340de8
--- /dev/null
+++ b/dts/Bindings/serial/mrvl-serial.txt
@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
+PXA UART controller
+
+Required properties:
+- compatible : should be "mrvl,mmp-uart" or "mrvl,pxa-uart".
diff --git a/dts/Bindings/serial/nvidia,tegra20-hsuart.txt b/dts/Bindings/serial/nvidia,tegra20-hsuart.txt
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..845850caf0
--- /dev/null
+++ b/dts/Bindings/serial/nvidia,tegra20-hsuart.txt
@@ -0,0 +1,37 @@
+NVIDIA Tegra20/Tegra30 high speed (DMA based) UART controller driver.
+
+Required properties:
+- compatible : should be "nvidia,tegra30-hsuart", "nvidia,tegra20-hsuart".
+- reg: Should contain UART controller registers location and length.
+- interrupts: Should contain UART controller interrupts.
+- clocks: Must contain one entry, for the module clock.
+ See ../clocks/clock-bindings.txt for details.
+- resets : Must contain an entry for each entry in reset-names.
+ See ../reset/reset.txt for details.
+- reset-names : Must include the following entries:
+ - serial
+- dmas : Must contain an entry for each entry in clock-names.
+ See ../dma/dma.txt for details.
+- dma-names : Must include the following entries:
+ - rx
+ - tx
+
+Optional properties:
+- nvidia,enable-modem-interrupt: Enable modem interrupts. Should be enable
+ only if all 8 lines of UART controller are pinmuxed.
+
+Example:
+
+serial@70006000 {
+ compatible = "nvidia,tegra30-hsuart", "nvidia,tegra20-hsuart";
+ reg = <0x70006000 0x40>;
+ reg-shift = <2>;
+ interrupts = <0 36 0x04>;
+ nvidia,enable-modem-interrupt;
+ clocks = <&tegra_car 6>;
+ resets = <&tegra_car 6>;
+ reset-names = "serial";
+ dmas = <&apbdma 8>, <&apbdma 8>;
+ dma-names = "rx", "tx";
+ status = "disabled";
+};
diff --git a/dts/Bindings/serial/nxp-lpc32xx-hsuart.txt b/dts/Bindings/serial/nxp-lpc32xx-hsuart.txt
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..0d439dfc1a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/dts/Bindings/serial/nxp-lpc32xx-hsuart.txt
@@ -0,0 +1,14 @@
+* NXP LPC32xx SoC High Speed UART
+
+Required properties:
+- compatible: Should be "nxp,lpc3220-hsuart"
+- reg: Should contain registers location and length
+- interrupts: Should contain interrupt
+
+Example:
+
+ uart1: serial@40014000 {
+ compatible = "nxp,lpc3220-hsuart";
+ reg = <0x40014000 0x1000>;
+ interrupts = <26 0>;
+ };
diff --git a/dts/Bindings/serial/of-serial.txt b/dts/Bindings/serial/of-serial.txt
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..1928a3e83c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/dts/Bindings/serial/of-serial.txt
@@ -0,0 +1,49 @@
+* UART (Universal Asynchronous Receiver/Transmitter)
+
+Required properties:
+- compatible : one of:
+ - "ns8250"
+ - "ns16450"
+ - "ns16550a"
+ - "ns16550"
+ - "ns16750"
+ - "ns16850"
+ - "nvidia,tegra20-uart"
+ - "nxp,lpc3220-uart"
+ - "ibm,qpace-nwp-serial"
+ - "altr,16550-FIFO32"
+ - "altr,16550-FIFO64"
+ - "altr,16550-FIFO128"
+ - "serial" if the port type is unknown.
+- reg : offset and length of the register set for the device.
+- interrupts : should contain uart interrupt.
+- clock-frequency : the input clock frequency for the UART
+ or
+ clocks phandle to refer to the clk used as per Documentation/devicetree
+ /bindings/clock/clock-bindings.txt
+
+Optional properties:
+- current-speed : the current active speed of the UART.
+- reg-offset : offset to apply to the mapbase from the start of the registers.
+- reg-shift : quantity to shift the register offsets by.
+- reg-io-width : the size (in bytes) of the IO accesses that should be
+ performed on the device. There are some systems that require 32-bit
+ accesses to the UART (e.g. TI davinci).
+- used-by-rtas : set to indicate that the port is in use by the OpenFirmware
+ RTAS and should not be registered.
+- no-loopback-test: set to indicate that the port does not implements loopback
+ test mode
+- fifo-size: the fifo size of the UART.
+- auto-flow-control: one way to enable automatic flow control support. The
+ driver is allowed to detect support for the capability even without this
+ property.
+
+Example:
+
+ uart@80230000 {
+ compatible = "ns8250";
+ reg = <0x80230000 0x100>;
+ clock-frequency = <3686400>;
+ interrupts = <10>;
+ reg-shift = <2>;
+ };
diff --git a/dts/Bindings/serial/omap_serial.txt b/dts/Bindings/serial/omap_serial.txt
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..342eedd100
--- /dev/null
+++ b/dts/Bindings/serial/omap_serial.txt
@@ -0,0 +1,10 @@
+OMAP UART controller
+
+Required properties:
+- compatible : should be "ti,omap2-uart" for OMAP2 controllers
+- compatible : should be "ti,omap3-uart" for OMAP3 controllers
+- compatible : should be "ti,omap4-uart" for OMAP4 controllers
+- ti,hwmods : Must be "uart<n>", n being the instance number (1-based)
+
+Optional properties:
+- clock-frequency : frequency of the clock input to the UART
diff --git a/dts/Bindings/serial/pl011.txt b/dts/Bindings/serial/pl011.txt
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..5d2e840ae6
--- /dev/null
+++ b/dts/Bindings/serial/pl011.txt
@@ -0,0 +1,17 @@
+* ARM AMBA Primecell PL011 serial UART
+
+Required properties:
+- compatible: must be "arm,primecell", "arm,pl011"
+- reg: exactly one register range with length 0x1000
+- interrupts: exactly one interrupt specifier
+
+Optional properties:
+- pinctrl: When present, must have one state named "sleep"
+ and one state named "default"
+- clocks: When present, must refer to exactly one clock named
+ "apb_pclk"
+- dmas: When present, may have one or two dma channels.
+ The first one must be named "rx", the second one
+ must be named "tx".
+
+See also bindings/arm/primecell.txt
diff --git a/dts/Bindings/serial/qca,ar9330-uart.txt b/dts/Bindings/serial/qca,ar9330-uart.txt
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..c5e032c85b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/dts/Bindings/serial/qca,ar9330-uart.txt
@@ -0,0 +1,34 @@
+* Qualcomm Atheros AR9330 High-Speed UART
+
+Required properties:
+
+- compatible: Must be "qca,ar9330-uart"
+
+- reg: Specifies the physical base address of the controller and
+ the length of the memory mapped region.
+
+- interrupt-parent: The phandle for the interrupt controller that
+ services interrupts for this device.
+
+- interrupts: Specifies the interrupt source of the parent interrupt
+ controller. The format of the interrupt specifier depends on the
+ parent interrupt controller.
+
+Additional requirements:
+
+ Each UART port must have an alias correctly numbered in "aliases"
+ node.
+
+Example:
+
+ aliases {
+ serial0 = &uart0;
+ };
+
+ uart0: uart@18020000 {
+ compatible = "qca,ar9330-uart";
+ reg = <0x18020000 0x14>;
+
+ interrupt-parent = <&intc>;
+ interrupts = <3>;
+ };
diff --git a/dts/Bindings/serial/qcom,msm-uart.txt b/dts/Bindings/serial/qcom,msm-uart.txt
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..ce8c901619
--- /dev/null
+++ b/dts/Bindings/serial/qcom,msm-uart.txt
@@ -0,0 +1,25 @@
+* MSM Serial UART
+
+The MSM serial UART hardware is designed for low-speed use cases where a
+dma-engine isn't needed. From a software perspective it's mostly compatible
+with the MSM serial UARTDM except that it only supports reading and writing one
+character at a time.
+
+Required properties:
+- compatible: Should contain "qcom,msm-uart"
+- reg: Should contain UART register location and length.
+- interrupts: Should contain UART interrupt.
+- clocks: Should contain the core clock.
+- clock-names: Should be "core".
+
+Example:
+
+A uart device at 0xa9c00000 with interrupt 11.
+
+serial@a9c00000 {
+ compatible = "qcom,msm-uart";
+ reg = <0xa9c00000 0x1000>;
+ interrupts = <11>;
+ clocks = <&uart_cxc>;
+ clock-names = "core";
+};
diff --git a/dts/Bindings/serial/qcom,msm-uartdm.txt b/dts/Bindings/serial/qcom,msm-uartdm.txt
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..ffa5b784c6
--- /dev/null
+++ b/dts/Bindings/serial/qcom,msm-uartdm.txt
@@ -0,0 +1,53 @@
+* MSM Serial UARTDM
+
+The MSM serial UARTDM hardware is designed for high-speed use cases where the
+transmit and/or receive channels can be offloaded to a dma-engine. From a
+software perspective it's mostly compatible with the MSM serial UART except
+that it supports reading and writing multiple characters at a time.
+
+Required properties:
+- compatible: Should contain at least "qcom,msm-uartdm".
+ A more specific property should be specified as follows depending
+ on the version:
+ "qcom,msm-uartdm-v1.1"
+ "qcom,msm-uartdm-v1.2"
+ "qcom,msm-uartdm-v1.3"
+ "qcom,msm-uartdm-v1.4"
+- reg: Should contain UART register locations and lengths. The first
+ register shall specify the main control registers. An optional second
+ register location shall specify the GSBI control region.
+ "qcom,msm-uartdm-v1.3" is the only compatible value that might
+ need the GSBI control region.
+- interrupts: Should contain UART interrupt.
+- clocks: Should contain the core clock and the AHB clock.
+- clock-names: Should be "core" for the core clock and "iface" for the
+ AHB clock.
+
+Optional properties:
+- dmas: Should contain dma specifiers for transmit and receive channels
+- dma-names: Should contain "tx" for transmit and "rx" for receive channels
+
+Examples:
+
+A uartdm v1.4 device with dma capabilities.
+
+serial@f991e000 {
+ compatible = "qcom,msm-uartdm-v1.4", "qcom,msm-uartdm";
+ reg = <0xf991e000 0x1000>;
+ interrupts = <0 108 0x0>;
+ clocks = <&blsp1_uart2_apps_cxc>, <&blsp1_ahb_cxc>;
+ clock-names = "core", "iface";
+ dmas = <&dma0 0>, <&dma0 1>;
+ dma-names = "tx", "rx";
+};
+
+A uartdm v1.3 device without dma capabilities and part of a GSBI complex.
+
+serial@19c40000 {
+ compatible = "qcom,msm-uartdm-v1.3", "qcom,msm-uartdm";
+ reg = <0x19c40000 0x1000>,
+ <0x19c00000 0x1000>;
+ interrupts = <0 195 0x0>;
+ clocks = <&gsbi5_uart_cxc>, <&gsbi5_ahb_cxc>;
+ clock-names = "core", "iface";
+};
diff --git a/dts/Bindings/serial/renesas,sci-serial.txt b/dts/Bindings/serial/renesas,sci-serial.txt
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..53e6c175db
--- /dev/null
+++ b/dts/Bindings/serial/renesas,sci-serial.txt
@@ -0,0 +1,46 @@
+* Renesas SH-Mobile Serial Communication Interface
+
+Required properties:
+
+ - compatible: Must contain one of the following:
+
+ - "renesas,scif-r8a7790" for R8A7790 (R-Car H2) SCIF compatible UART.
+ - "renesas,scifa-r8a7790" for R8A7790 (R-Car H2) SCIFA compatible UART.
+ - "renesas,scifb-r8a7790" for R8A7790 (R-Car H2) SCIFB compatible UART.
+ - "renesas,hscif-r8a7790" for R8A7790 (R-Car H2) HSCIF compatible UART.
+ - "renesas,scif-r8a7791" for R8A7791 (R-Car M2) SCIF compatible UART.
+ - "renesas,scifa-r8a7791" for R8A7791 (R-Car M2) SCIFA compatible UART.
+ - "renesas,scifb-r8a7791" for R8A7791 (R-Car M2) SCIFB compatible UART.
+ - "renesas,hscif-r8a7791" for R8A7791 (R-Car M2) HSCIF compatible UART.
+ - "renesas,scif" for generic SCIF compatible UART.
+ - "renesas,scifa" for generic SCIFA compatible UART.
+ - "renesas,scifb" for generic SCIFB compatible UART.
+ - "renesas,hscif" for generic HSCIF compatible UART.
+
+ When compatible with the generic version, nodes must list the
+ SoC-specific version corresponding to the platform first followed by the
+ generic version.
+
+ - reg: Base address and length of the I/O registers used by the UART.
+ - interrupts: Must contain an interrupt-specifier for the SCIx interrupt.
+
+ - clocks: Must contain a phandle and clock-specifier pair for each entry
+ in clock-names.
+ - clock-names: Must contain "sci_ick" for the SCIx UART interface clock.
+
+Note: Each enabled SCIx UART should have an alias correctly numbered in the
+"aliases" node.
+
+Example:
+ aliases {
+ serial0 = &scifa0;
+ };
+
+ scifa0: serial@e6c40000 {
+ compatible = "renesas,scifa-r8a7790", "renesas,scifa";
+ reg = <0 0xe6c40000 0 64>;
+ interrupt-parent = <&gic>;
+ interrupts = <0 144 IRQ_TYPE_LEVEL_HIGH>;
+ clocks = <&mstp2_clks R8A7790_CLK_SCIFA0>;
+ clock-names = "sci_ick";
+ };
diff --git a/dts/Bindings/serial/rs485.txt b/dts/Bindings/serial/rs485.txt
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..32b1fa1f2a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/dts/Bindings/serial/rs485.txt
@@ -0,0 +1,31 @@
+* RS485 serial communications
+
+The RTS signal is capable of automatically controlling line direction for
+the built-in half-duplex mode.
+The properties described hereafter shall be given to a half-duplex capable
+UART node.
+
+Required properties:
+- rs485-rts-delay: prop-encoded-array <a b> where:
+ * a is the delay between rts signal and beginning of data sent in milliseconds.
+ it corresponds to the delay before sending data.
+ * b is the delay between end of data sent and rts signal in milliseconds
+ it corresponds to the delay after sending data and actual release of the line.
+
+Optional properties:
+- linux,rs485-enabled-at-boot-time: empty property telling to enable the rs485
+ feature at boot time. It can be disabled later with proper ioctl.
+- rs485-rx-during-tx: empty property that enables the receiving of data even
+ whilst sending data.
+
+RS485 example for Atmel USART:
+ usart0: serial@fff8c000 {
+ compatible = "atmel,at91sam9260-usart";
+ reg = <0xfff8c000 0x4000>;
+ interrupts = <7>;
+ atmel,use-dma-rx;
+ atmel,use-dma-tx;
+ linux,rs485-enabled-at-boot-time;
+ rs485-rts-delay = <0 200>; // in milliseconds
+ };
+
diff --git a/dts/Bindings/serial/samsung_uart.txt b/dts/Bindings/serial/samsung_uart.txt
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..2c8a17cf5c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/dts/Bindings/serial/samsung_uart.txt
@@ -0,0 +1,14 @@
+* Samsung's UART Controller
+
+The Samsung's UART controller is used for interfacing SoC with serial communicaion
+devices.
+
+Required properties:
+- compatible: should be
+ - "samsung,exynos4210-uart", for UART's compatible with Exynos4210 uart ports.
+
+- reg: base physical address of the controller and length of memory mapped
+ region.
+
+- interrupts: interrupt number to the cpu. The interrupt specifier format depends
+ on the interrupt controller parent.
diff --git a/dts/Bindings/serial/sirf-uart.txt b/dts/Bindings/serial/sirf-uart.txt
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..a2dfc6522a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/dts/Bindings/serial/sirf-uart.txt
@@ -0,0 +1,33 @@
+* CSR SiRFprimaII/atlasVI Universal Synchronous Asynchronous Receiver/Transmitter *
+
+Required properties:
+- compatible : Should be "sirf,prima2-uart" or "sirf, prima2-usp-uart"
+- reg : Offset and length of the register set for the device
+- interrupts : Should contain uart interrupt
+- fifosize : Should define hardware rx/tx fifo size
+- clocks : Should contain uart clock number
+
+Optional properties:
+- sirf,uart-has-rtscts: we have hardware flow controller pins in hardware
+- rts-gpios: RTS pin for USP-based UART if sirf,uart-has-rtscts is true
+- cts-gpios: CTS pin for USP-based UART if sirf,uart-has-rtscts is true
+
+Example:
+
+uart0: uart@b0050000 {
+ cell-index = <0>;
+ compatible = "sirf,prima2-uart";
+ reg = <0xb0050000 0x1000>;
+ interrupts = <17>;
+ fifosize = <128>;
+ clocks = <&clks 13>;
+};
+
+On the board-specific dts, we can put rts-gpios and cts-gpios like
+
+usp@b0090000 {
+ compatible = "sirf,prima2-usp-uart";
+ sirf,uart-has-rtscts;
+ rts-gpios = <&gpio 15 0>;
+ cts-gpios = <&gpio 46 0>;
+};
diff --git a/dts/Bindings/serial/snps-dw-apb-uart.txt b/dts/Bindings/serial/snps-dw-apb-uart.txt
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..f13f1c5be9
--- /dev/null
+++ b/dts/Bindings/serial/snps-dw-apb-uart.txt
@@ -0,0 +1,25 @@
+* Synopsys DesignWare ABP UART
+
+Required properties:
+- compatible : "snps,dw-apb-uart"
+- reg : offset and length of the register set for the device.
+- interrupts : should contain uart interrupt.
+- clock-frequency : the input clock frequency for the UART.
+
+Optional properties:
+- reg-shift : quantity to shift the register offsets by. If this property is
+ not present then the register offsets are not shifted.
+- reg-io-width : the size (in bytes) of the IO accesses that should be
+ performed on the device. If this property is not present then single byte
+ accesses are used.
+
+Example:
+
+ uart@80230000 {
+ compatible = "snps,dw-apb-uart";
+ reg = <0x80230000 0x100>;
+ clock-frequency = <3686400>;
+ interrupts = <10>;
+ reg-shift = <2>;
+ reg-io-width = <4>;
+ };
diff --git a/dts/Bindings/serial/st-asc.txt b/dts/Bindings/serial/st-asc.txt
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..75d877f596
--- /dev/null
+++ b/dts/Bindings/serial/st-asc.txt
@@ -0,0 +1,18 @@
+*st-asc(Serial Port)
+
+Required properties:
+- compatible : Should be "st,asc".
+- reg, reg-names, interrupts, interrupt-names : Standard way to define device
+ resources with names. look in
+ Documentation/devicetree/bindings/resource-names.txt
+
+Optional properties:
+- st,hw-flow-ctrl bool flag to enable hardware flow control.
+- st,force-m1 bool flat to force asc to be in Mode-1 recommeded
+ for high bit rates (above 19.2K)
+Example:
+serial@fe440000{
+ compatible = "st,asc";
+ reg = <0xfe440000 0x2c>;
+ interrupts = <0 209 0>;
+};
diff --git a/dts/Bindings/serial/via,vt8500-uart.txt b/dts/Bindings/serial/via,vt8500-uart.txt
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..5feef1ef16
--- /dev/null
+++ b/dts/Bindings/serial/via,vt8500-uart.txt
@@ -0,0 +1,17 @@
+VIA/Wondermedia VT8500 UART Controller
+-----------------------------------------------------
+
+Required properties:
+- compatible : "via,vt8500-uart"
+- reg : Should contain 1 register ranges(address and length)
+- interrupts : UART interrupt
+- clocks : phandle to the uart source clock (usually a 24Mhz fixed clock)
+
+Example:
+
+ uart@d8210000 {
+ compatible = "via,vt8500-uart";
+ reg = <0xd8210000 0x1040>;
+ interrupts = <47>;
+ clocks = <&ref24>;
+ };
diff --git a/dts/Bindings/serial/vt8500-uart.txt b/dts/Bindings/serial/vt8500-uart.txt
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..795c393d09
--- /dev/null
+++ b/dts/Bindings/serial/vt8500-uart.txt
@@ -0,0 +1,26 @@
+* VIA VT8500 and WonderMedia WM8xxx UART Controller
+
+Required properties:
+- compatible: should be "via,vt8500-uart"
+
+- reg: base physical address of the controller and length of memory mapped
+ region.
+
+- interrupts: hardware interrupt number
+
+- clocks: shall be the input parent clock phandle for the clock. This should
+ be the 24Mhz reference clock.
+
+Aliases may be defined to ensure the correct ordering of the uarts.
+
+Example:
+ aliases {
+ serial0 = &uart0;
+ };
+
+ uart0: serial@d8200000 {
+ compatible = "via,vt8500-uart";
+ reg = <0xd8200000 0x1040>;
+ interrupts = <32>;
+ clocks = <&clkuart0>;
+ };