Before we update the bindings, document the current graph bindings
and usage of additional properties.

Reviewed-by: Mathieu Poirier <[email protected]>
Signed-off-by: Suzuki K Poulose <[email protected]>
---
 .../devicetree/bindings/arm/coresight.txt          | 30 +++++++++++++++++++---
 1 file changed, 26 insertions(+), 4 deletions(-)

diff --git a/Documentation/devicetree/bindings/arm/coresight.txt 
b/Documentation/devicetree/bindings/arm/coresight.txt
index 5d1ad09..8e21512 100644
--- a/Documentation/devicetree/bindings/arm/coresight.txt
+++ b/Documentation/devicetree/bindings/arm/coresight.txt
@@ -54,9 +54,7 @@ its hardware characteristcs.
          clocks the core of that coresight component. The latter clock
          is optional.
 
-       * port or ports: The representation of the component's port
-         layout using the generic DT graph presentation found in
-         "bindings/graph.txt".
+       * port or ports: see "Graph bindings for Coresight" below.
 
 * Additional required properties for System Trace Macrocells (STM):
        * reg: along with the physical base address and length of the register
@@ -73,7 +71,7 @@ its hardware characteristcs.
          AMBA markee):
                - "arm,coresight-replicator"
 
-       * port or ports: same as above.
+       * port or ports: see "Graph bindings for Coresight" below.
 
 * Optional properties for ETM/PTMs:
 
@@ -96,6 +94,30 @@ its hardware characteristcs.
        * interrupts : Exactly one SPI may be listed for reporting the address
          error
 
+Graph bindings for Coresight
+-------------------------------
+
+Coresight components are interconnected to create a data path for the flow of
+trace data generated from the "sources" to their collection points "sink".
+Each coresight component must describe the "input" and "output" connections.
+The connections must be described via generic DT graph bindings as described
+by the "bindings/graph.txt", where each "port" along with an "endpoint"
+component represents a hardware port and the connection.
+
+Since it is possible to have multiple connections for any coresight component
+with a specific direction of data flow, each connection must define the
+following properties to uniquely identify the connection details.
+
+ * Direction of the data flow w.r.t the component :
+   Each input port must have the following property defined at the "endpoint"
+   for the port.
+       "slave-mode"
+
+ * Hardware Port number at the component:
+     -  The hardware port number is assumed to be the address of the "port"
+         component.
+
+
 Example:
 
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